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There is no way I can tell you that because I don't know what the laws are that you are complaining about. Being poor is not a crime, but it does make a lot of things much more difficult. The government generally is not required to bend its rules simply based on the wealth (or lack of wealth) of...

In order to answer that I would need to know what kind of investment is paying the interest. Any income that is nontaxble/excluded from gross income won't eveh show up on the return and would not be an issue. When it comes to interest, the most common nontaxable interest comes from government...

The malpractice attorney will go over that. Claims for future damages are often included in the complaint the plaintiff files, whether the court will grant that and how much it would be are impossible for me to say. The problem with future wage claims for kids with any disability is that the...

What kind of income did he have that resulted in the liability? And was each application for relief based only on innocent spouse? What tax year(s) are involved and were they filed on time? That's what I'll need to get a sense of what might help you. Note that the reason the IRS doesn't care...

In a case in federal court based on diversity jurisdiction the court applies the state substantive law, including its laws on what damages are available. In this regard the same damages are available whether the action is brought in federal court or state court. While federal judges tend to be...

If you sign the release, you won't be signing it under duress. In the law, duress means the use of force (e.g. physically harming you), the threat of using force (threatening to kill or harm you), or some other illegal means to compel you to do or not do something. Simply stonewalling, refusing...

Those guidelines are just that, guidelines. That leaves open the possibility that what the doctor did is still within the bounds of medical practice. In order to prove perjury you have to more than just show the statement he made on the stand was untrue and that the doctor knew at the time he...

That's not correct as stated. It's much too broad. The IRS calls to communicate with taxpayers every day. But the initial contact on any noncriminal matter is nearly always done by letter.

In general the state may not demand that the OP pay off a discharged debt in order to get a benefit the OP otherwise is entitled to receive from the state. So that is one problem that bankruptcy might solve in addition to discharging debt that he/she will otherwise never be able to pay. The...

Where did you buy the phone? Did you buy it directly from AT&T, an independent store that sells AT&T products and slapped an AT&T sign on it, or someplace else? Remember that while the service contract is with AT&T if it didn't sell you the phone then you would need to sue the place that did...

They might try suing the dog in the small claims court for the $500 loss. Maybe they could seize his dog toys to sell to help recoup the lost money. :D

Yep, it was quite a surprise when I moved back here from DC. In DC the wait times were starting to get longer, but not all that much worse than what I was used to in the past. I learned, though, that DC also has one of the highest rate of doctors per capita of any other place in the country...

I've not had recent personal experience with foreign medicine to know how well other nations have progressed in their level of care provided. When I was in Britain nearly 40 years and a friend traveling with me needed to go to a hospital, she got good care but it was very evident that the...

Correct, and that broad understanding of the law is something that most people in this country lack. They don't need it in their day to day lives. They may become well acquainted with the particular area law that relates to their profession or other activities. Some of them will know that...

Moving to Belize would be quite a life change. As you already have a home there you at least know what the area is like and what your standard of living would be. The cost of living is probably lower there and I've heard some good things about Belize, a smaller country that lots of people...

Because (1) it's not clear that it is her dog, chipped ear notwithstanding, and if she gets it wrong, she's guilty of theft and (2) in order to take the dog back that way, she'd likely either have to commit trespass or a breach of the peace, either of which could get her in legal trouble too...

It's illegal for you to aid your son in law in falsifying a CPS drug test. That would work out badly for both you and the son in law should the court be aware it. More to the point, why would you want to do that? Do you think it's appropriate for your grandchild to be living with someone who is...

Under the law of most states, that's true. And the same principle applies, the presumption is the person possessing it is the owner of it. The spouse died, so that ended the marriage. Depending on the law of the state involved, it may well be the case that either spouse may make a gift of...

There isn't a "private international law". The laws that govern divorce are the laws of each individual country. Typically a person who files for a divorce must have been a resident of that country for some specified period of time. In the U.S. the rules for divorce are set by the states and...

Yes, because that's the votes that were counted and Trump, despite his legion of attorneys never got anywhere close to proving his claim that the election was "stolen" from him. Every case they brought to try to some traction on their claim they lost. The 2016 and 2020 elections were not about...