In medicaid divorce, could it be considered abandonment if mentally capable spouse takes 1mil & leaves the dementia spouse 700k?

Short answer--no. The bottom line here is that your dad, for better or for worse, set this into motion when he married your step-mother. If you...

Depending upon your driving history you should be able to have this case dismissed without going to trial. Contact a criminal defense attorney...

A friend of mine stole her grandmothers credit card and spent $2,000, the bank is pressing charges. What will happen?

She is a juvenile so most likely her folks will have to pay the restitution and she will wind up on probation with plenty of social services...

If there is a child support case being heard in CT, can the other party open a de novo masters hearing in PA?

Someone in PA needs to enter a special appearance to contest jurisdiction. Anyone can file anything, and if its not contested the can even...

As you guessed, if you rock the boat it may tip over. However if you think you believe that the administrator is not being a good fiduciary, you...

I was hired with a base salary + a commission based on sales generated.Now after 2 years they took away my commission to save $

If you have a contract and it has a term of employment you may be able to enforce it. If not, Connecticut is an at-will employment state so time...

Can Wal-Mart switch up my hours to avoid over-time?

As long as they are not asking you to work off of the clock they can set your hours at will. I'm sure you are not in a union and I'm sure that...

My hours have been cut from 30 to 8 per week. I have not been informed of the change by my boss. Is this legal?

If its retaliation it is not legal but that is hard to prove. Either way you will need an attorney who does workers compensation in order to get...

I have been charged with unemployment fraud, first degree larceny and forgery. This is my first offense and my income tax has...

your public defender is wrong if he really said that. A judge would have to find good cause if its forgery 1st because it's a class C felony. I'm...

Is it legal for a Director of a company to poke an employee's head with her finger (to make sure they are listening) to her ?

This depends upon the circumstances, but probably not from the sound of it. If you decide to take action you should contact the Connecticut CHRO...