I purchased a SMALL interest in an oil well for $5000.00. Only to find out that the land the well was to be drilled ---

It's not possible to give you a definitive answer Without reviewing the paper you signed and the disclosures that were made. From your brief...

Live in MA and as I am an attorney, my elderly mother has asked me to help with the valuation and possible sale of oil and gas

It sounds like the property has not been developed for oil and gas. Fortunately, Texas is not a state where mineral rights are lost by the...

I have invested in and worked on an oil and gas lease for a large company and have been cut out of the deal

Maybe, but your case might be difficult to win if you are trying to recover an interest in the oil and gas lease or a commission and you do not...

Internet service not installed after signing contract 8 months ago. Can we get out of the contract?

Where a contract does not fix a time for performance, the law allows “reasonable time” for performance, defined as such time as is necessary,...

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In TExas are husbands required to pay the spouses attorneys fees?

You don't state the context of your question but I infer that you are asking about attorneys' fees in marriage dissolution proceedings. The award...

A landlord skipped w/ 4 tenants without heat, a gas bill over $3,000. , electric bill over $2,000. is there any emergency help?

You might try calling the Building Department of the City of Mount Vernon at 914-665-2348. New York does have a Home Energy Assistance program...

Discrimination Settlement of $90,000 designated as "emotional distress damage/Tax

The IRS web site explains that "Emotional distress. Emotional distress itself is not a physical injury or physical sickness, but damages you...

I took out a life insurance on the man i lived with years ago said i was his spouse, he died can i am beneficiary

There are two issues: (i) could your misrepresentation give the insurance company a defense to payment on the insurance contract; and (ii) did you...

If someone gets less than $500 in social security each month and no other income, are they required to file taxes?

There is a questionnaire you can complete at the IRS web site that will tell you whether you need to file a tax return. See the link below

Can you be evicted from your home if you are on the title as joint owner and other person has made all payments on mortgage?

I agree with Ms. Walters' answer. You asked about eviction but another legal issue here is your debt to your son. As I understand the facts, you...