Considering purchasing land and builder built neighbor house backwards using our front yard for driveway. What are our options?

One of the most common types of easements is for ingress/egress; in other words, for a driveway or road in order to get on and off a piece of...

What would happen if ran away across the state to a friends house with my 18 year old boyfriend?

It is not clear from your setup whether you would be running to Oregon, or out of Oregon to somewhere else. I will answer based on Oregon's laws. ...

Is it worth pursuing a suit against the seller of our new house if leaking walls were not disclosed during a house purchase?

I am surprised no one has answered this yet. I don't have a lot of experience in real estate, so take this with a grain of salt. First person...

In the state of Oregon is it against the law to "light oneself on fire" in protest, if said party has a permit to protest?

Depends mostly on where and when. Arson, reckless burning, and criminal mischief (aka vandalism) all relate to property damage. So you can't do...

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I recommend flagging it as 'prohibited' and seeing if Craigslist will take it down. If you reply to these 'ads' you might go to jail for...

If the law ORS 339.012 is exempted by ORS 339.031b, as my child more than exceeds schools standards, are we wrongfully accused?

I agree with Mr. Berkus' read of the statute. I would add that, in my experience, schools don't really WANT to issue citations/tickets to...

Long story but I'm 25 but at 16 my parents got legal guardianship of me so in the state of Texas I'm considered a minor still.

There is a lot about this situation that I'm not sure of. Normally parents wouldn't need a guardianship in order to make decisions for their own...

Obviously a big difference between a Theft 2 (less than $1000, misdemeanor) and Theft 1 ($1000 or more, felony). The statutes say value = market...

Is it illegal for someone to represent themselves as a law firm?

There are two possible crimes here. Unauthorized Practice of Law and/or Simulating Legal Process. Based on your description, Unauthorized...

Oregon expungment law.

Since your reporting requirement stems from a Juvenile adjudication, there are some other options available to you besides expungement. First, you...