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as far as I understand you are an alien in the US and might be charged with larceny. Now, since there is a lot at stake here you should consult an attorney who knows about the impact of such a charge on your immigration status. An attorney might be helpful in dealing with both the store...

they put you on the next plane back to where you came from

It depends. If you have done the painting yourself and she can prove that paint has spattered on her car, then she has a claim against you. If a contractor has done the painting, she might have the case against the contractor, but might also have a case against you. Courts sometimes hold a...

Under American law all of you can be an American and a Canadian citizen. Canadian law has changed. Since all of you were born before 1977 there are certain conditions you must have fulfilled. This is what the Canadian government says on its website: Between January 1, 1947, and February...

First of all you need to be aware that alimony and child support are two totally independent issues. Generally non-custodial parents are required to pay child support until the children reach maturity. There are certain standard amounts the courts view as a base. Alimony, however, the...

The police is charged with enforcing public laws, or in other words, they handle disputes between the public in general and an individual who is breaking the law. The settling of disputes between private parties is not part of the duties of the police. "Private nuisance" is a civil tort...

I am sorry to hear that this has not gotten better. You have these possibilities: -press the D.A.'s office to prosecute. The decision about this, though, is the D.A's. -press the issue with the Sherriff's office that you feel threatened, that you have the R.O. and that you want arrests...

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If she was swerving all over the road the cops had the right to pull her over. If a light on the car was out they also had the right to pull her over. You mention a curfew. I don't know if there is any such curfew law, but if there is and they reasonably suspected you of breaking that law...

This is a very difficult situation. The first step would be to get a court order granting legal and physical custody to you. Even with such an order there still is a problem: the visitation rights. You would probably need another court order, or incorporate this matter into the above...

There are several laws or treaties that rule here: One is the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act http://www.law.cornell.edu/uniform/vol9.html#child that governs in matters of interstate custody and international custody with countries that are not signatory partners of the Hague...

hasn't this question been asked and answered before? It sounds very familiar. May be you use the search button

Actually these are two different issues: Under German law unless the "child" is mentally so retarded that a court has appointed a guardian, a person reaches the age of maturity on his or her 18th birthday. On that day any parental custody rights cease, even if the person is not able economically...

Let's start with the second issue. The police is right, if the landowner doesn't complain about those kids trespassing, they cannot do anything about it. He has the right to let anyone onto his property. Unless there is a city ordinance about using ATVs on private property or those kids break...

You are right, these are very complicated jurisdictional questions. Usually courts follow one guideline based on certain international agreements and some federal acts that have been acknowledged by most or all states: A motion has to be filed in the court that has jurisdiction over the child. A...

Were you born in the U.S.? Then you are automatically an U.S. citizen. Since your mother is a Canadian citizen and you were born after 2/14/1977 you also are automatically a Canadian citizen. Was your mother born in Canada? If not, there might be some steps you have to undertake to...

I am not an expert in Canadian immigration law, but usually things there are similar to the process here in the States: if you enter as a "tourist" repeatedly in a year it is only a matter of time and the sophistication of the border police's computer system that you will be flagged some day and...

Oh, this is a very very tricky situation. I assume you are the landlord? New York City laws protect tenants very extensively and it is very hard for a landlord to evict a tenant. First thing you should do is record all incidents as extensively as possible, by video, signed statements of...

what he meant was what kind of debt is this, based on what kind of contract? Was it a purchase, a service contract, ...

Now to evaluate this case one would neet to know all the details. You should contact a lawyer about this. You might want to proceed not only with a (or instead of a ) defamation theory, but with one or both of these tort theories: Interference with Contractual Relations The tort of...