Do I need to find an attorney for my 67 year old mother who was in the hospital ? Iam her daughter and was not treated right.

Firstly, I am so sorry you went though that. I would first suggest filing a complaint for elder abuse with the local police. I would also...

To sell the family home of a deceased owner, (with no will) do the children need a real estate atty, or a probate atty?

Yes, you will want a probate attorney. An estate will need to be opened, if not done so already. Any living heirs must waive their rights to the...

Can you help?

Absolutely call the police. Also contact the FBI Cyber Crimes unit, a link is below. https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/cyber

Child support

Child support orders can be revisited for changes in circumstance. If the spouse receiving the support has a significant change in income the...

A few years ago my daughter used my social security number without my consent to get a master's degree. She hasn't been working

I strongly suggest making an appointment with a debt collection attorney. You have options if she did in fact fraudulently use your name and...

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How long back can a collecter collect a very old credit card debt?

I would need to see clearly where, procedurally, this action is. Are these just collectors making phone calls? Were you recently served with a...

Do I qualify for my ex-husbands pension eventhough we got a divorce and neither of us remarried? According to Michigan law?

As already stated, it depends on the language of the judgment of divorce and any accompanying Qualified domestic relations order or QDRO; it could...

Can I be forced to pay my spouse's child support?

No. But another issue could be certain garnishments of jointly held assets. If your spouse owes back child support and you hold a joint bank...

Can my wife file bankruptcy without it directly affecting me?

In some circumstances, yes. But I strongly suggest consulting with bankruptcy counsel. You will need an experienced eye to go over both her and...

You get letters of authority from the probate court, but first you need to have an estate opened up. It sounds to me that what you really need...