CPS is Child Protective Services. In many households, serially abused spouses sometimes file and withdraw orders of protection, so the CPS folks...

The judge can pretty much do anything he or she wants with this information. Lying to the government has consequences. One that can be possible...

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Tax on foreign gift question.

Not to be crass, but only a gift is a gift. The IRS has definitions of what constitutes a gift, and if your parents are on the deed (or on the...

My husband left because he claims he was miserable..we got a car i put the money down but is on hes name...can he take the car

Sadly, the answer is that it depends. If the car was purchased during the marriage, it MAY be considered a marital asset. Since you do not say...

My employment rights have been violated and I want to pursue legal action

While I agree with my colleagues, I have to point out a few things: 1. The sexist remarks are a SEPARATE issue from the disability claim. They do...

Can a temporary certificate of occupancy be granted for simply renting out a room for a few months?

If planned construction will create a new building, or will result in a change of use, egress, or occupancy for an existing building, a new or...

My father passed away in April, he lives in San Diego and I am based in NY, how do I become executor of his estate?

You CAN handle the CA estate matters from here, but you are going to need a CA attorney to handle all of his estate matters in CA. You mention...

The answer is that it depends. Any position as a fiduciary, such as a bank teller, mortgage officer, insurance or financial worker, and most...

Can a deficiency judgment from foreclosure of a 2 family home, owned by siblings, target a non-owning spouse's personal assets?

Depends on whose name is on the Note for the house, and how the mortgage is written. Definitely consult a real estate attorney for assistance with...

Dear Asker, you're asking the wrong questions. The real issue here is whether the additional "bedrooms" are an illegal subdivision of the...