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I doubt it. Give it the "tummy test" - if this was a real situation, and you were sleeping with this woman and giving her money, how afraid would you be that the two of you were engaging in prostitution? I am not a New Jersey criminal lawyer, but I would hazard a guess that being her sugar...

Talk to a divorce lawyer. Noone here is an expert on international divorce. Here's my two cents anyways: I'm not sure what that means. I would strongly suggest you talk to a divorce lawyer in the state you were married or resided. You might still be subject to its divorce laws, and you...

Thank you for clarifying. A lawyer might be retained to send you a demand letter without seeing the legal contract. But that is not a "legal notice" per se. A lawyer might be retained to commence legal action against you - file suit in court - without seeing the written contract. The...

she is cutting parts of trees, she is taking all income as her own. I don't know California's laws, but if she is damaging joint property, she is quite likely liable to compensate the other owners for the loss. If she is appropriating profits from the joint property, she is quite likely liable...

What kinds of things is she doing to the property? Is it impairing the value? Is she demanding contribution from the other owners? Is she doing it to the particular part she is living on, or to the whole thing? I would suggest you canvass the possibility of drawing up a tenancy in common...

I don't know what that question means. In answer to your original post, Define "correct". If you are asking whether such a lawsuit has any hope of success, the answer is no. Mr. Party A is a jerk, but in and of itself, that is not actionable. If you are asking whether this might be useful...

The answer to this question depends on the assumption that this equals this I am not so sure that is correct. And thus I suspect that the malevolent force would not be able to cause any trouble, legally, for the cop or for the woman. I am not a criminal lawyer, but I suspect that receiving...

What difference does it make to you? Or is this of purely academic interest? You don't have "recourse". You might have a duty. But if you're just someone who happened on it by accident, you probably don't have any legal obligation. If you want to do something morally decent, report what you...

Yes. Depends on whether you are confronted with a lot of legal terminology requiring your response. Depends on the case. If you don't have an excellent grasp of the rules of civil procedure and evidence, the relevant laws, and whatever else you might need (or if you don't know what else you...

A trustee is often entitled to have legal counsel and to have the trust pay the costs of that counsel. There's nothing improper per se about that particular aspect. However, it does mean they are represented, while the beneficiaries are not. All the beneficiaries who are interested in having...

She's a 1/5 owner of the property. She's allowed to make changes if she likes. She can't do so over the wishes of the other owners. So you all get together and tell her to stop. Not without a court order, which is unlikely to issue as long as she is a part owner.

Why does he say is cannot do anything about it? I don't see why the plumbers would be liable. Unless they were asked to look at whether your house was on city lines or septic tank, or it somehow made some difference to what they were doing and they should have reported it to you, they were...

The court has already determined what your rights are, pending the outcome of the trial de novo. Because the court said you DO have to owe him the money. Good luck in your trial de novo. Why do you think the outcome will be different?

Her first step should be to contact the insurance company to ascertain whether she is the beneficiary and whether she can still receive the benefits. Everything else is speculative at this point.

A couple things... Well, that's your policy. Whether a court thinks its a good one is another thing entirely. If you did a crappy job and she sues you, I doubt a court will let you off just because of your policy. Now, what mightymoose said above is absolutely correct: whether or not you...

As I understand the doctrine of controlling precedent (in other words, "Wikipedia tells me...") in the US judicial system, it prevents lower courts from coming to a contrary conclusion when presented with the precise issues the Court necessarily considered in dismissing the case. I'm guessing...

The parents of Conor are liable for allowing their boy to run around in the street unsupervised. The city is liable for not putting flashing lights and a mariachi band around the "Children at Play" sign. And the customers of Verizon have the right to bring a derivative action on behalf of the...

A similar situation was discussed in this thread: http://www.thelaw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37193 If his ailment is physical, you have a good chance. If it is not physical, you probably have a good chance on the grounds that he concealed his intent not to engage in sexual relations from...

It's been two weeks. And you get what you pay for. Did those agreements ever get developed? He can dismiss your wife because he is her employer and he has the power to do so. IANA Florida employment lawyer, so post in the Employment forum for further details on that particular issue. He...

Why wait until your court date? Talk to the lawyers now. If you avoid them having to go to court and deal with your answer, you cut down their costs and benefit their client.