You always have to look before you open your car door.

Search and seizure

If he had probable cause to arrest you and handcuff you (which depends on how reliable the woman's statement was), then he had a right to search...

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In order to adopt my girl friends child. Do we need to be married.

The adoption statute does not state that the adopting parent must be married to the birth parent, but it is a good idea. Also, her daughter is only...

"He has agreed to stop drinking and get therapy." - When he is sober for several months, you should think about allowing him back into your life....

Can a parent sue their child for the last 5 years of raising them?

Unless she promised to pay them back, they have no case. Since college lasts more than one year, they would have to have something in writing from...

Generally, the police does not have a right to enter a private residence just because they smelled marijuana, however your friend might have given...

If I withdraw my petition/request in court during the proceeding,for custody, is it treated the same as "losing" the case?

You should absolutely not go to your scheduled hearing and tell the judge you do not wish to argue the case before that judge, because the judge...

I had surgery in September, and they left 13 staples in my leg, its been 4 months and my leg is still in tremendous pain

Sorry you are going through this ordeal. I am assuming that you feel as though the doctor's failure to act upon your complaints of pain in your leg...

Who is responsible, in the end, for my injury?

Great answers from everyone and you should do all of the mentioned suggestions: restitution through the criminal case, seek compensation as a...

Once they have an arrest warrant, they can enter the premises, search the premises, (limited to securing safety for the officers) and they can...