Do i have to wait a year if i have been separated from my husband for 6 months and have a 15 year old and 17 year old

Hi, My name is Ricky Gallagher and I am a lawyer from New Orleans. Generally, if you have minor children (under 18) you must wait a year to...

Am I able to file a lawsuit against my doctor?

Courtney, To win a malpractice case, you need three things: a mistake, harm, and a relation between the mistake and the harm. It's hard to...

I agree with the other lawyers that your question cannot be answered on such limited information. For a lawyer to answer this question, he or she...

Multiple errors in hospital stay results in suffering and death.

What a terrible situation. I'm so sorry for your loss and sorry that things happened the way they did. I am a Louisiana attorney based out of...

18 Wheeler car accident

I cannot give you a specific number with knowing a lot more information, reviewing your medical records and asking you quite a few questions....

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My husband has admitted to committing adultery. What are the divorce laws in LA? Does adultery make a difference in alimony?

I am a lawyer in Metairie, Louisiana, and I practice all over the State. The last poster was answering for Los Angeles, but it turns out his answer...

What am i obligated to answer if a policeman asks about the wherabouts of another person who is wanted for minor offenses?

You may want to post this reply in the Criminal area. This is the divorce area, and not all lawyer know the ins and outs of criminal law. I don't...

Divorce was filed in TX in 2009 but we both have since moved to LA. Divorce is pending in TX. Can it be finalized in TX?

I agree that you should leave the divorce in Texas and finish it there. I gave someone else the same advice last week, except they started in LA...

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We lived in NYC and now back in Louisiana. The money that my husband earn in NYC and put in his 401K while we lived there.

If you were married in Louisiana, then you were in a community property marriage. This means that everything either of you earned while married is...

Of all the areas of personal injury, Medical Malpractice is the last one I would recommend a client go without a lawyer. Two reasons. First, as...