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Since they brought it to court, a judge will probably look at your documentation and decide. What you need to do is to follow all the procedure that is required so they cannot get a summary judgment against you just because you did not know what you had to do. It depends on the kind of court...

Hm, I think your ambition to go to college is very commendable. Sadly I don't know anything about Texas law, so I cannot help you here. But have you talked to a college guidance counselor or someone in your college's financial aid department already? May be they have ideas how to help.

Actually the courts call this an "inventory search". The Supreme Court held that a police officer can search a car without consent or warrant when the car has been towed or is about to be towed and it is standard police practice to inventory its contents.

Well, this is not really a matter the government (police) has to resolve, this is a civil matter. You as the landlord have a contractual duty towards the tenants. They have a duty towards their neighbors. Tenant A here has violated tenant B's right to enjoy her lease, that is what the law...

it depends on your state's laws. But since you yourself state that you neither have a written contract nor a "legal apartment" (I assume you mean it violates a building code) you kind of can give the answer to yourself: If you want to stay there you probably have to go along with the increase...

it depends on the country's laws. Some countries allow it, some not.

well, all this is nice and fine but doesn't actually affect your claim against this Chris. You can send as many demand letters as you want but I would now think about suing him. Of course, one thing you need to carefully think about: it looks like this guy does not have much. So you need to...

since the proceedings are "under oath" you can expect them to be covered by the state's perjury laws. Perjury is a serious offense that can easily bring jail time.

This is a tough situation. You could try to negotiate a small minimum payment, but of course that means that the interest on the sum you owe piles up more and more. BUt this is the way to go if you can anticipate that you situation will change for the better. If not, there usually is only...

it depends on the underlying contract you had. Probably you can, but since she moved out of state, you probably would have to sue her there. The letter acknowledging the debt surely is helping. Try to find out if the place where she lives has a small claims court and what the rules and...

She might be successful doing this for a while but some day she might run into problems and be no longer admitted to the U.S. To live in the United States she needs to be either a legal permanent resident (Green Card holder) or have a non-immigrant visa allowing her to stay. Basically there...

In almost all of these cases courts have decided that you have to sue in the jurisdiction of the defendant's residence, that is in this case in Nevada. These kind of con artists actually bet on this, that you will find it too cumbersome to sue them across the nation.

A C felony in Missouri carries a maximum sentence of 7 years in prison. Sentencing, though, is pretty complicated because a lot of factors are included: -the nature of the crime -any prior convictions -other factors Therefore it is hard to say what actual sentence will come from a crime...

Criminal Possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree is § 220.03 of the New York Penal Code: A person is guilty of... when he knowingly and unlawfully possesses a controlled substance. It is an A misdemeanor. This is the basic charge for any possession of a controlled...

I sympathize with your situation. But legally this is not easy. If your contract says 30 days, then it is 30 days. It will be tough to argue otherwise, though it might be possible. But let me phrase it this way: Is the difference of 15 days worth the trouble of a lawsuit or similar problems...

Have a look at this website: there are several articles that might help you in your search: http://www.abanet.org/publiced/practical/needlawyer.html

German law says that a court can only issue a divorce decree once the couple has lived apart for at least one year. So there is no way to shorten that time. If one of them does not want the divorce the court can actually prolong that time to three years, but this is seldom done. He...

Excessive drinking? Under what law have you been charged? I assume it is a charge for disorderly conduct under 720 ILCS 5/26-1 which is a misdemeanor, but not considered to be a crime of moral turpitude. If this is your only conviction on the record it usually does not influence your...

This is a very common problem with Gyms. First of all, most probably your signed and written contract rules. Usually any oral agreements you might have had with the owner don't count. So you should look at what your copy of the contract says. Second, that contract can be what the law...

This is very tricky. It is not defamation, libel or slander, if he publishes true facts about you. Defamation etc. is the publication of false facts. But, if he publishes all that about you with the intention to hurt you, it still is very likely illegal. it might be intentional infliction of...