Ms. Bennett is correct, and you should see an attorney immediately. If you never received (by delivery or mail) a copy of the summons and...

Received an amendment to complaint, do I have to file a new answer? New defendants were added, nothing else changed.

I think the only reason you would have to answer the complaint again after receiving an amendment adding a doe's name is if that doe involves a...

Can a coauthor terminate a contract even though the other coauthor upheld their side of the contract?

Much depends upon what your contract called for and exactly what you wrote to your coauthor as well as how she responded to it and when. It sounds...

Put the recovered amount into the space for paragraph 4. This figure will also go into paragraph 14 of the writ of execution. Calculate...

Wage Garnishment Question - Exemptions

In the context of wage garnishment, spending more for lodging wouldn't do you any good; just the opposite. The employer has to withhold a...

A few more facts would be helpful here. I am guessing that you are quoting something from the answer to a complaint against an employer. If so,...

I agree with attorney Spirtos. I wonder, however, why you want to let the mechanic's lien expire. If you have a valid claim and a valid lien, why...

What can a home owner do? A licensed Contractor with very poor performance and extensive delay to finish on the work?

The contractor has no right to payment in excess of the work actually installed, and he should finish it within the time specified in the contract....

I live with my ex wife which i have been divorced for 3 years i want her to move shes not on my rental agreement

Since she has lived there more than a year, you will need to give her a 60-day notice. You may serve her yourself, then you will be able to...

If you are in breach of the lease, you could be evicted for that. True, your co-tenant may also have breached the lease, but two wrongs don't make...