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A very close friend of mine and his fiance went to Arkansas last year (November), applied for a marriage certificate, then were married at the county courthouse in Fort Smith. Early in February, he received a copy of a bond notice, saying the marr

Hello all. I have never had insurance on my car, as my state (Wisconsin) doesn't require it. Is it legal to drive in to California without insurance on the car you are driving if you are able to drive it legally in your home state? I know in Florida

What do I have to tell the police? (This is a US question.) I understand the Supreme Court has recently ruled that I must identify myself if asked. Do I have to prove it, or simply say who I am? I assume I can be charged with something if I lie.

I was a first semester law student at a law school. I am told I failed a final exam in Legal Research and Writing. I asked for a copy of the exam and my answer. The professor refused me a copy. There was nothing in the student handbook or syllabus

Greetings all. In reviewing some recent history of the posts on this newsgroup, it seems like somewhere people go w/ legal questions. If I'm incorrect, please let me know a better place to post this. We can all assume that any advice, comments, etc.

When I got my apartment from the landlord (in Rhode Island) it was not spotless. It needed about an hour of dusting and cleaning before it was at the stage in which I would live in it. Does this mean that the landlord failed in his duties? How clean

Hi I hope someone can help me please.. Running alongside the garden to my house there is a lane. My garden borders the lane completely down the right hand side. On the other left side of the lane are 9 houses. These houses all have access to rear

mjacobslaw@comcast.net (Michael Jacobs) wrote in message news:<i1oah0hb75o97dgk36mapcjon2s85gmvbq@4ax.com>... > mas_it_2000@yahoo.com (Michael) wrote in message > news:<ui35h0h990mh5vgaqo52o8rsjj235at5gf@4ax.com>... > > Hi everyone, > > > > Can any

"cbreitel" <charlesbreitel@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:32d9i0tgpp9iah3p3furcfgcjaqp6min44@4ax.com... > maidak@comcast.net (PG) wrote in message > news:<37v4i058ktildmhpk39sol182vkcikkkbv@4ax.com>... > > Hello, I have a problem with my lasik sur

In article <i2oah05vppl9ug4jirjs5sip32sj1sfaco@4ax.com>, Day Bird Loft <loft@pigeons.ws> wrote: >I was speaking of case law. any cases regarding blogs? Not quite involving a blog, but a court cited a blog as legal authority: <http://sentencing.typep

Hello B.M.T.: You wrote in conference misc.legal.moderated on Tue, 17 Aug 2004 18:07:50 -0400: BT> 1. Is the payor bank, US Bank in Arizona, liable for the $498.00 since BT> they took so long to return the check? BT> I read "Regulation CC (12

Hello steve: You wrote in conference misc.legal.moderated on Thu, 19 Aug 2004 10:08:52 -0400: s> We have a small home based business. We recently started accepting s> credit cards. To make a long story short, we accepted a credit card s> fro

Looking for some advice, I'm dealing with a legal case right now where my options are either to accept an infraction or misdemeanor regarding a petty theft case in California. I have no idea what is the better choice for me. I'm a professional and

Hello, Is this legal or standard procedure: I recently found and importer in Cameroon however he says that in order for him to make the payment in foreign currency, he has to make an "Application for Foreign Currency transfer" to the Ministry of

"Hank" <yeahright@dude.com> wrote in message news:<d1d9i0db2km5fdlfp6mjgbel8csru6jiri@4ax.com>... > I had broken a natural gas line at my home property while planting a tree. I > had failed to call to have the lines marked. The gas company sent me a >

My father died this year (2004.) We paid for much of his funeral/other with his credit card minus a life insurance policy. (around $9000) -- His will states that his debts are part of the estate, however, he makes one exception that the credit ca

My grandfather is elderly (93y/o) and owns a small apartment complex in Los Angeles. We are trying to help him out as he is starting to feel the effects of his age both mentally and physically—but he doesn't want to admit it or let the units go just ye

(This may not be the best newsgroup, so I'd appreciate any directions to a better source of information.) A long-time California resident inherits the family home in Ohio. (Title is transferred to the new owner, the California resident.) The new

"A" is a wealthy man, "B" is his non-wealthy son married to "C" who together have a minor child "D", when B deserts and divorces C. At some point during or after the divorce A establishes a minimal trust fund for D, which is used up on a college educa

My potential future landlords asked for two months rent and a $400 deposit up front. From looking up the law in the state I live, the maximum allowed security deposit for a year lease is two months rent. My question is, since they aren't calling the tw

On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 10:08:44 -0400, "Hank" <yeahright@dude.com> wrote: >I had broken a natural gas line at my home property while planting a tree. I >had failed to call to have the lines marked. The gas company sent me a >repair bill for $1250.00. Th

On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 10:08:36 -0400, Rich Carreiro <rlcarr@animato.arlington.ma.us> wrote: >sethb@panix.com (Seth Breidbart) writes: >> >But the Clinton-supported soi-disant "Defense of Marriage Act" >> >specifically allows states not to recognize

On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 12:04:59 -0400, "Arthur L. Rubin" <ronnirubin@sprintmail.com> wrote: >Daniel R. Reitman wrote: >> Of course, if any of those debtors has filed for bankruptcy, the >> poster is in big trouble. >I don't see it. Have you a c

Can someone explain under what cirmstances remitting or accepting a payment is considered acknowledgement of the amount owed, and under what circumstances is it not? Examples: You pay a portion of the amount you owe on your credit card. The comp

Seth Breidbart wrote: > > In article <a7v4i0hd367as9rtrpc2n6kklvnmjerr9n@4ax.com>, > Arthur L. Rubin <ronnirubin@sprintmail.com> wrote: > > >And the beneficiaries have no right to ask the bank > >customer service representative. The father would,

Jeff Guay wrote: [leased residence to a non-profit commercial enterprise. Now tenant demands improvements to meet ADA type regs] " > However they say I am required to have a "warranty of habitability" which > requires me to meet all codes. > This

>>>>> On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 10:08:52 -0400, steve ("steve") writes: steve> Instead, Card Services International is coming after us for steve> the charges. Is this right? What does your contract with them say? (I'm sure we can already guess, and

"Jeff Guay" <jeffnospamguay@adelphia.net> wrote in message news:<v0d9i0h4nh2uroamvgg0f59hg1ao4ucgv3@4ax.com>... > Hi > In May this year, I entered into a commercial lease for a house I own. The > tenant is a non-profit orginization that works with lo

> > The gas company was not very sympathetic to my plight. They offered to break > it into 6 monthly payments (starting in less than 2 weeks) but to do this I > would have to sign and notarize an agreement that states that I will not > only pay the f

On 19 Aug 2004, "steve" <steve@somewhere.com> wrote in substance: > Our small business accepted a credit card from someone > online who had all the correct information (credit card number, > 4 digit number, expiration and owner address) which we the

On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 10:08:52 -0400, "steve" <steve@somewhere.com> wrote: >Instead, Card Services International is coming after us for the charges. Is >this right? Yes, read the contract you signed with CSI.

On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 10:08:45 -0400, bgreer24@comcast.net (HB2) wrote: >I am trying to prevent the possibility of work place violence. > >Any legal advice would be appreciated. Stay out of it, if it doesn't directly involve you then you are askin

> We have a small home based business. We recently started accepting credit > cards. To make a long story short, we accepted a credit card from someone > online who had all the correct information (credit card number, 4 digit > number, expiration and

On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 10:08:44 -0400, "Hank" <yeahright@dude.com> wrote: >If I sign and don't pay, I'm screwed. I'll be paying for their attorneys to >sue me. But what if I don't sign and don't pay? What they said in this case >is that they will send m

In article <90d9i0t4hcd4og0q21qe021b5sv0ot47ft@4ax.com>, kanner@deadspam.com (Herbert Kanner) writes: | There is a practice that the banks, or at least customer service at my | bank, confuse with Check21. It is the practice of a creditor of mine

On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 10:08:45 -0400, bgreer24@comcast.net (HB2) wrote: >I work in a manufacturing plant. I witnessed an (#1) employee push >another (#2) employee, trying to instigate a fight. The superviser on >duty witnessed this event. He said he

swh@simplyrad.com (Scott Nicks) wrote in message news:<91d9i09iq68pidaejsecua382jl14hkn4n@4ax.com>... > Last week a debt collector put a writ of garnishment on my account > naming my ex-wife as defendant. > > My ex-wife never took herself off the jo

botony@talk21.com (BoAnthony42) wrote in message news:<71d9i0dtv9v6rt96c6sa4nem2p8lrgkl99@4ax.com>... > Can anyone point out a book or an Internet article that outlines how > this is done and if and where an attorney's assistance is needed in > the pr

mabelmapleleaf@yahoo.com (Mabel Hudson) wrote in message news:<u1d9i09b0pjd2oosinudjk6rmae980stiq@4ax.com>... > Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote in message > news:<66v4i0lqs9mj0k1cmijtvnfq4ga4vavm5t@4ax.com>... > > "Mabel Hudson" <mabelma

In article <01d9i01mfujguujl5hsejpu1hspgolq2oh@4ax.com>, Michael Jacobs <mjacobslaw@comcast.net> wrote: >tom@tarbell.com (Tom M.) wrote in message >news:<83g2i0d135t6aehlbio8bn253ne92lsdnu@4ax.com>... >> Hi, I am in need of serious help in California.

On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 10:08:28 -0400, sethb@panix.com (Seth Breidbart) wrote: >In article <k7v4i094h9q9ccautd8neo4gnmoa484a99@4ax.com>, >Merlin <Merlin@camelot.avalon.org> wrote: <snip> > >Remember, my advice was that she should have left the g

I need some clarification on the powers of the executor of a will in US law, please. (I'm British but have lived in the States for almost six years; I'm more familiar with English than American law). My late wife and I made out wills five years ago

"Stan Brown" <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote in message news:96v4i09q660ajv342u0511ts2a0d67ppkp@4ax.com... > Even if there is a violation, why are you bothered? You say they are > both "very clean and quiet", and you don't mention any problems lik

"Ray R" <do@not.reply> wrote in message news:64g2i0that7tmcsp8u7reej89ef8bb4tlc@4ax.com... > I am renting a house. On previous rentals we have always had a > move out walk through. We have always gotten all the security > deposit returned. Our pr

I am developing a website with a picture of Howard Dean on the opening page and it plays the infamous Dean Scream when accessed. If I go ahead and try to sell something on this site is that an inappropriate use of his image and voice? I havn't posted t

BoAnthony42 wrote: > Can anyone point out a book or an Internet article that outlines how > this is done and if and where an attorney's assistance is needed in > the process? > It won't hurt to get an attorney involved if the house is really wor

Hank wrote: [broke a gas line and now has demand that he sign a payment plan or pay in full] > > If I sign and don't pay, I'm screwed. I'll be paying for their attorneys to > sue me. But what if I don't sign and don't pay? What they said in thi

I live next door to the neighborhood weed pit. My prolem is that they have large brazilian pepper (florida holly) trees in the back yard that hang way over into my yard; and also a bouganvilla with big thorns that I end up bleeding every time I try to