misc.legal.moderated

[long story made short: OP traveled to Ukraine in 1994 for the purpose of meeting a prospective bride and there married a Ukrainian woman. The proceedings were irregular according to Ukrainian law and conducted in Russian, which he did not understand.

I recently had a new will made up. This is my fourth will I have. I try to update them every 6-7 years. Anyway is there any reason to keep copies of prior wills? I have kept all my wills. I am just wondering if there is any reason to keep them.

Barry Gold wrote: > Let us assume that at some future time the Democratic party manages to > recapture both houses of Congress and the Presidency. Let us further > assume that it's better to have assured rule over a smaller country than > precariou

Katrinka wrote: > I need some advice on what to expect: > > At 7:55 am this Sunday morning(in Southern California where I live)I > pulled my car into a grocery store parking space when I heard this > sharp sound on the front bumper. I stopped the car

On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 22:23:14 -0500, smoke_dc@yahoo.com wrote: I am not a lawyer. Consult legal counsel before doing anything that could get you in hot water. >I'm considering creating a blog and inviting third parties to post >comments on it. I'm

On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 19:23:17 -0500, Jeff Wisnia <jwisnia@110.net> wrote: >David W. wrote: >>Most banks won't guarantee that a check won't be honored even with a valid >>stop payment order. Same with stale dating... most business check have an >>

I am involved in a home business and real estate and wanted to "chat" with a lawyer about different things I would like to do. How do I go about finding someone who is experienced in small business and real estate? How much should I expect to pay for a

In article <hl84t0pc4vocngcs22s0bns61vju11qq1r@4ax.com>, kacr@bellatlantic.net wrote: > Ok, so that was last month. I haven't heard from the store. I'm a bit > miffed that they haven't even *followed up* with me either through > themselves or thei

In article <2l84t0pl94oc7ev4rd17vmtq8jtjl4co7a@4ax.com>, smoke_dc@yahoo.com wrote: > Regardless, I'm wondering if it isn't a good idea to incorporate a blog > regardless of content. If I take that step and for some reason I am > sued, would being i

In article <1l84t0118cl3k0au6q6umo0dfvepsu0fvr@4ax.com>, "Mary Lou" <baylynx@world123.net> wrote: > I believe that Thrifty acted in bad faith by renting me a car that was unfit > and unsafe. Therefore, they invalidated their own agreement. What do

In article <vk84t0hvd9o1lshqmrjevbj2lj4aeu9cvd@4ax.com>, "Katrinka" <khernandez1@dc.rr.com> wrote: > I'm now very concerned. I'm concerned about a PI attorney getting > involved. I am financially fragile and have already been contemplating > bankru

I am a pro se litigant in a Case that a discovery conference was held and a leave of court placed strict time limitations that I was unable to fulfill. I appealed this Order to the Superior Court, giving the Court and all defendants copies of all fil

"Robert E. Lewis" wrote: > A slightly silly, perhaps, hypothetical: [OP ponders libel by a dead person, e.g. saying something nasty about somebody in your will] > If the hypothetical Bill Smith learned of the slanderous statement in John > Do

alkemyst@shadow.net wrote: > This is a national employer, retail and about 100 stores across the > country since 1984... [snip] > The Regional guy told her 'You are just robots, I don't care what > matters to you, you will work it'...Basicall

Ed Roberts Jr wrote: > X purchased real property from Y several years ago (outright, not > financed). X and all of X's children have recently decided to sell the > property. It turns out that X asked Y to make out the deed (which has > still not b

FScott2240 wrote: > > I'm going for a mortgage and I noticed that the bank requires my hazard > insurance company to name the bank as an additional loss payee and that the > insurance amount must at least equal to the amount of the mortgage. Does thi

> Arthur L. Rubin wrote: > > Second, specifically referring to the computer professional > > exemption in CA labor law section 515.5, does that only > > exempt the employee from being paid time-and-a-half for > > CA overtime, but he still must be

Jeff Wisnia wrote: > > What is the general course of events for ex-employees of a company which > slinks away in the night away and doesen't issue W-2s to their > employees, and probably also didn't make all the federal, state and > maybe municipa

smoke_dc@yahoo.com wrote: > I'm considering creating a blog and inviting third parties to post > comments on it. I'm worried, however, that a third party may post > comments that may libel other parties. I could moderate and screen > comments before p

Mary Lou wrote: [says she rented a car that was unsafe and with a registration that expired during the rental period] ----------------------------- > > I received my credit card bill from MBNA Visa and promptly contacted them to > dispute the

Bravo8500 wrote: > I signed a training contract with a small airline as first officer > (co-pilot). I left just before training was finished because the job > was too stressful for me to accomplish safely. They want to sue me now > for breach of contr

kacr@bellatlantic.net wrote: [Got biffed in the nose by a muffin box while reaching for same at grocery store. Hasn't heard from store and wonders what's up] > Basically I don't know what to do- I was certain that the supermarket > would have

In article <rj84t09shvddi5fg1t0phtleq7iglvg4nk@4ax.com>, Dick Adams <rdadams@smart.net> wrote: >> Not to mention that some states now have marital rape statutes >> overruling any common law rules so suggesting. > >Rape connotes violence and violence

In article <fl84t0542j54v35fbcug49dtpsl2invovc@4ax.com>, Bravo8500 <JBravo8500@hotmail.com> wrote: >I signed a training contract with a small airline as first officer >(co-pilot). That means they would train you as a co-pilot, then hire you as one,

In article <0k84t0tfsol5nvp0ep00thfh97fdoes8du@4ax.com>, Barry Gold <barrydgold@comcast.net> wrote: >The judge _can_ grant a new trial -- at the defendant's request. >Defendant may move for a mistrial (e.g., misconduct by prosecutor or a >juror),

In article <bk84t01anohm3cerikj551hi5mbofjqfhi@4ax.com>, Scott Hedrick <dinehnm@yahoo.com> wrote: >ISTR a case of a man applying to be a waiter at Hooters here in >Florida. It was painfully obvious that the man didn't want to be a >waiter- he just w

On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 22:23:22 -0500, "andyp" <apatros@stny.rr.com> wrote: >I'm thinking about registering the >domain name/website address as a service mark... > >1- How long will the entire process, after filing with the USPTO, take? >Just a guess

Im trying to consolidate all the defaulted students loans I have out there. I got a copy of my credit report and put all the lenders on my Direct Loans application. Five of my loans were consolidated. I thought I was done, but now Im recieving calls fr

Arthur L. Rubin wrote: > >>Does the mortgage company then rebuild it for me? > > > Perhaps. > I'd like to know why you think that. The question seemed silly to me, but then you say it may be true so I'd like to know if you have an examp

"Barry Gold" wrote in misc.legal.moderated: >And they remember that 11 of the most strongly Republican states have >passed resolutions of secession from the United States. Granted, those >resolutions are kind of old -- about 150 years. But they exist

[cc'd to previous poster; follow-ups in newsgroup suggested] "Katrinka" wrote in misc.legal.moderated: >At 7:55 am this Sunday morning(in Southern California where I live)I >pulled my car into a grocery store parking space when I heard this >sharp s

"Mary Lou" wrote in misc.legal.moderated: >I received my credit card bill from MBNA Visa and promptly contacted them to >dispute the charge. They tried to discourage me and suggested that I try to >resolve the issue directly with Thrifty. I opted to

"Rick" wrote in misc.legal.moderated: >What is a good strategy for getting a lawyer for my court date? I thought >that maybe I could go to court a day I'm not required to be there, and ask >someone who looks like a lawyer about availability for my dat

"Bravo8500" wrote in misc.legal.moderated: >I signed a training contract with a small airline as first officer >(co-pilot). I left just before training was finished because the job >was too stressful for me to accomplish safely. They want to sue me now

"Kelly A Gomas" wrote in misc.legal.moderated: >Anyone know of any other countries wherein marriages are required to be in >both languages and comments please....... Annulment action brought in >Florida. H. 60 W. 40 I believe you have misinterpreted

Dick Adams wrote: > I don't agree that retention of alienation-of-affection laws is > an indicator of backwardness. The problem with these laws is > that they were abused so that a high percentage of divorces > included an alienation-of-affect

On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 22:22:52 -0500, Barry Gold <barrydgold@comcast.net> wrote: >. . . . >And they remember that 11 . . . states have >passed resolutions of secession from the United States. Granted, those >resolutions are kind of old -- about 15

"Mary Lou" <baylynx@world123.net> wrote in message news:1l84t0118cl3k0au6q6umo0dfvepsu0fvr@4ax.com... > I believe that Thrifty acted in bad faith by renting me a car that was unfit > and unsafe. Therefore, they invalidated their own agreement. Wha

<kacr@bellatlantic.net> wrote in message news:hl84t0pc4vocngcs22s0bns61vju11qq1r@4ax.com... > Ok, so that was last month. I haven't heard from the store. I'm a bit > miffed that they haven't even *followed up* with me either through > themselves or

"Stan Brown" <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote in message news:ij84t0hpuvoipghqr9635mlg18sro7dold@4ax.com... > I don't believe it's legal to discriminate in entertainment -- with > the usual caveats about size of employer, connection with interstate

>At 7:55 am this Sunday morning(in Southern California where I live)I >pulled my car into a grocery store parking space when I heard this >sharp sound on the front bumper. I stopped the car. It was a young >woman who had slapped both hands on the car h

"Mike Jacobs" <mjacobslaw@comcast.net> wrote in message news:ok84t09k2ta6qmla86rrpcrgvfm449qlbl@4ax.com... > Chances are, if CA follows the usual rule, service by cert. mail is > considered complete only when it is received, not when it it put in the