How can I best protect an investment I just made to help someone else make mortgage payments and avoid foreclosure??

As Mr. Boyer indicates, your "investment" is already in jeopardy of being lost. You have not taken any appropriate steps to protect yourself. The...

Sold my house buyer agreed pay closings costs but closing papers have me paying it

Now that you have identified the error, you need to correct it prior to the closing transaction. Notify the Title Company that the documents are...

Yes, you can include whatever defenses and evidence that is available to contradict the allegations that are being made against you. Make sure you...

Litigation. Can a judge dismiss a claim based on a defense, or a legal ground, which the Ds didn't raise in their Rule 12 brief?

Most Judges will do everything possible to maintain their neutrality in a case. They will not actively raise issues that have not been raised by...

Does reopening a discharged chapter 7 bankruptcy restart the 7-10 year time frame to remain on your credit?

No, the time period always revolves around the date you file the bankruptcy. Even when you reopen the bankruptcy, it doesn't change the date you...

Title company made a mistake and I only noticed 5 years later.

A Title Company actually represents neither the Seller or the Buyer in a real property transaction, but they have a fiduciary duty owed to all...

Do I have to respond to a subpoena that was not hand delivered, but stuck in a gate?

Although service of the subpoena is questionable, ignoring it is not wise. At some point, the party will get the service correct, and playing games...

My subletter has missed rent payments and the landlord is trying make me pay their late rent and fees-am I liable?

I have redirected your question to the Landlord & Tenant area rather than debt settlement. Whether you can break your lease or not really comes...

Entering Discharged Property for Maintanance.?

No Attorney is going to be willing to accept your rendition of the facts without actually reviewing the billing statements you are referring to....

How do I find out if a restraining order from 2008 in California has been renewed if I now live in Utah?

Were there any Attorneys involved in the process? If there were, contact one of them to see if they can assist you in locating the file that...