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have a look at the many threads that deal here with foreigners and theft convictions (in the immigration thread). What you want to avoid is to plead guilty and be convicted. A conviction makes you potentially deportable (though there is a provision which you will read about in the threads...

Well, it takes a little more to make a harassment charge stick, but if he does not want to be bothered in any way any more you should heed his wishes.

Germany and the U.S. have very similar attitudes when it comes to the legal aspects of marriage. So there is not that much to be wary of. You need to decide where you want to marry, marriage in one country is legally valid in the other, but might need to be registered separately. When it...

Is this in New York City or somewhere outside the City? I ask because the city has slightly different laws then the rest of the state.

(1) If this is the first offense you will most probably not go to jail (2) May be. I don't know the details of Georgia law, but many states have some provisions that some convictions can be expunged. (3) If you can get a public defender, it is always a good idea. You talk to him about (2)

What is important here is to check what your contract says. It could very well be that expedia is not the company you have to deal with but the airline. Expedia might only be the agent for the airline, so that if you want to sue for a refund you would have to sue the airline directly. It all...

have a look in this forum, we had the same question before and it was answered

I cannot answer this without knowing his insurance contract. It might be that there is a provision that he has to file a claim within a certain time. But since they only filed a claim against him now, he might be able to bargain with his insurance. A good and trustworthy agent can be of great...

You want to make sure that your attorney is aware of the implications of any conviction for her immigrant status! Basicaly the rule is this: An alien (LPR) is deportable when convicted for the following crimes : -crimes of moral turpitude where within 5 years of her arrival she was...

When was that oral agreement made? Before or after the written contract? If it was made before the written contract and it would materially alter the written contract, it cannot be introduced in court because of the so called parol evidence rule. The written contract is binding. If it was...

This is a serious charge. Depending on your state's wiretapping laws you might bring criminal charges against the landlord. You might bring civil claims for invasion of privacy and for the money you paid for his bill. Of course, as always in law, you need proof. If you have it and want to...

I have answered this question a couple of times already in this forum. Have a look for the same topic here. Look for keyword "German" It is a very difficult question. First of all you have to distinguish between "custody" and "visitation rights", or "Sorgerecht" and "Umgangsrecht" in German...

Most foreigners are pretty surprised by the way American sentencing works. In Europe, if you are convicted for a crime, the judge will tell you exactly how many days you will spend in jail and you can start drawing a calendar onto your cell wall and count. If he says 180 days, it will be 180...

Hm, if all is like you say, I fear that is the only smart way to go about it: redo the class. You know how difficult it is to get a bureaucrazy (!) to admit that they did something wrong. Probably fighting this would cost you more time and money than just redoing this class. At least that is...

Hm, legally you are right, since this causes your girlfriend a lot of concern and anxiety, this probably is stalking in the 4th degree. Practically it is true that the police are not really eager to do something about this. But it is not true that those calls cannot be traced. One would...

This is what the law says: One call in this matter probably cannot yet be considered harassment, but if they continue to do that, it surely is. But the agency's call to your parents clearly violated the law: What you can do is this: request that they cease to contact you pointing to this...

Hm, this sounds pretty fishy. If you have the original bill and it is clearly a bill from this business, and the check, present it all to the judge together with your story. The day when you called them to revoke/repudiate, had they done the work before you called or after you called?

You can file a civil suit for assault and battery. In the criminal law area it is out of your hands: if the police -or rather the prosecutor- decide that they want only to file harassment charges, then you cannot do anything about that, It is their decision to make. But you can file suit in...

Well well, never underestimate Wal-Mart security. Famous last words of convicted thiefs are "But they could not have had me on camera..." and the like. Actually Wal-Mart is pretty good at catching thieves, so you really were lucky. Chances are very unlikely they would or could prosecute you...

hm, that is not really user-friendly of them. Regarding the first question, read the instructions on the ticket, if in doubt call the friendly court clerk again and ask. If you just don't show up you very likely will rake up additional fees if not worse. I would not go this way.