misc.legal.moderated

When are signatures by minors considered legally binding ? I was setting up a joint checking account for my teenager, and was told by the credit union that he had to come in person to sign the application form. I asked why, as I thought his signat

Tony <tony23@dslextreme.WHATISTHIS.com> wrote: > You would think California would recognize common-law marriage. > But they don't. California recognizes common-law marriages that were created in states in which such marriages are provided by law.

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Internet has created a forum for trademark infringement, what do you think?

"Carlos" <brastras@terra.com.br> wrote in message news:q5r222the53g69ifrb9re1h2s7osb2us9e@4ax.com... > I've just meant that IMO the ones who have handled my case > have done so in an unfair, unlawful and unconstitutional manner. You opinion about

"Carlos" <brastras@terra.com.br> wrote in message news:n5r222pmtr3teo61fv95fvt77u3pfpnmkk@4ax.com... > How can anyone pledge allegiance to the US Constitution and then > "forget about it"? The SSA *is not* the appropriate organization to determin

"Carlos" <brastras@terra.com.br> wrote in message news:l5r222titlvd7dk887uv7smv6s8ltpvp18@4ax.com... > I haven't "blown-off" anything nor failed to appear in any Court... To the contrary, as *you admitted* in your original post, *you* failed to

Jay wrote: > <slimick@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:2io5229scctjuo2ho040bb77lsc6r48v2t@4ax.com... > > My 76-year-old mother tripped and fell on an upturned carpet in the > > entrance to our post office. She bruised her hip and head... <snip> >

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:08:33 -0500 from Jonathan Sachs <xxxxxxx@earthlink.not>: > Maybe the post office will treat your mother fairly if you properly > document her claim. Maybe not. Even if it does, its conception of > "fair" may be much narrower tha

Hello. I'm signing an agreement to provide programming services on a "1099" basis. I have to keep my hours worked until the end of the month. Then I submit an invoice and wait to be paid up to 30 days. So I'm essentially providing services and

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:08:28 -0500 from <fredfighter@spamcop.net>: > > Stan Brown wrote: > > Wed, 22 Mar 2006 10:50:28 -0500 from <fredfighter@spamcop.net>: > > > There are laws for abandoned property that might apply to dumpster > > > diving, or not

I've had so many colleagues tell me if a New Jersey resident travels to your office in Manhattan to have his will signed, you're not practising in NJ without a license; that this is permissible practice. I can hardly believe this is correct, but appa

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My wife has received a letter which reads in part: FEDERAL CONSOLIDATION DIVISION Goal Financial, LLC 9477 Waples Street, Suite 100 San Diego, CA 92121 RE: YOUR STUDENT LOAN PAYMENT File #: <snipped> <Inside address snipped> ATTENT

My girlfriend is already living with me in my house, and I'm not married to her. She has a son (i'm NOT the father). Another member of her family has custody of her son, and has had custody for a long time. Supposedly the other family member is going

prabbit1@shamrocksgf.com wrote: > Robert Bonomi <bonomi@host122.r-bonomi.com> wrote: > > In article <8qsv12tqprd62faj8u4moq4b4d1v7hq9a5@4ax.com>, > > <kjhosein@gmail.com> wrote: SNIPPED > > "working" for a corporation does *NOT* mean that you

prabbit1@shamrocksgf.com wrote: > Exactly. As I understand it, if you form a corp. it shields you > from anything your employees or other stockholders (i.e. those > persons who would be partners if this was a partnership instead > of a corp.) might

> Anyway, it the sales rep verbally assured him of service, isn't that a > legally binding? At least on one of the occasions when my wife or I changed cell phone companies, we had to sign a statement, that the store printed, acknowledging, among oth

prabbit1@shamrocksgf.com wrote: > > Would a five-line sentence qualify as an "overly long [sentence]"? <innocent > look> > How about five *words*? "This contract is for service." Max

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:08:16 -0500 from <prabbit1@shamrocksgf.com>: > But yet it can be done. When/if a jury returns and says "not guilty" there's > not a thing that can be done about it. There are no appeals, there's no > explanations required, nothing.

my son receivd a notification for jury duty in my name. Howeer, i've been living out of the country for more than a year now. Am i excluded? How do i respond to the jury duty letter? Thank you

Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote: > Thu, 23 Mar 2006 13:02:37 -0500 from <prabbit1@shamrocksgf.com>: >> Barry Gold <bgold@nyx.net> wrote: >> > http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/jurisdiction?view=uk >> >> Heck, I'd start with the fac

On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:08:00 -0500, Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote: >Thu, 23 Mar 2006 13:02:37 -0500 from <prabbit1@shamrocksgf.com>: >> Barry Gold <bgold@nyx.net> wrote: >> > http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/jurisdiction?view=uk

In article <g86822l30cpo734n6q1vjsacv8ob85busv@4ax.com>, Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote: >Thu, 23 Mar 2006 13:02:37 -0500 from <prabbit1@shamrocksgf.com>: >> Barry Gold <bgold@nyx.net> wrote: >> > http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/

Tony <tony23@dslextreme.WHATISTHIS.com> wrote: > "Your honor, I am an atheist, and I consider any oath made to or > before a god in which I do not believe to be non-binding." At least in California you can elect to either swear or simply affirm,

Greetings To All: I have a question pertaining to a person's rights to free expression when it comes to posting on message boards. My internet service provider is AOL. For almost a year, I have been posting on an AOL stock investing message boa

Mark A <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote: > Your comment about the gift over $12K not being immediately taxable may be > misleading to some people. What you mean is that unless the amount is over > $1,000,000, the taxes are not due until some later date, su

Seth Breidbart <sethb@panix.com> wrote: > In article <m4r222hg2t2n21urevvib51hsn4cs8vcsl@4ax.com>, > Mark A <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote: >><pami1968@aol.com> wrote in message >>news:opsv12910l9tmbesl29s77hcpn7k6vgdc5@4ax.com... >>> I am the executo

In article <e86822tu6uv9i4c87d4dmkjs47srfsctqi@4ax.com>, Mark A <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote: >"Seth Breidbart" <sethb@panix.com> wrote in message >news:0ho522l0217dhm4aei2ansos7ahmnf46kk@4ax.com... >> >> Then she wouldn't have an estate with an execu

>"Seth Breidbart" <sethb@panix.com> wrote: [snip] >> First, the limit is $12,000, doubled if the giver or recipient (and >> quadrupled if both) is married. >> >> Second, gifts above that limit aren't immediately taxable until they >> total more

"Mark A" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote: > He could have been designated as executor of the estate before > she died. It was hard for me to fathom that someone could be in > such dire need of the small percentage of his inheritance if the > mother had a

"G Wheelock" <gwheelock@comcast.net> wrote in message news:c868221m6odjov0makv44en152h1pruqg5@4ax.com... > Last Saturday; I received the following letter from the association manager > of the townhome association that my wife & I own a rental townhom

On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:07:51 -0500, "G Wheelock" <gwheelock@comcast.net> wrote: >Last Saturday; I received the following letter from the association manager >of the townhome association that my wife & I own a rental townhome in... (According to an

G Wheelock wrote: [is not sure who made a false claim against him Only knows the person who is taking action based on that claim. Action person knows the ID of the accuser.] > The problem that I have is that I will need to initially file a "John

Guy, Someone sprayed Silly String around the complex where you rent out a unit, and the HOA is assessing you for the cost of cleanup because their child has been fingered as the culprit. Problem is, no child has lived at your place for five years

G Wheelock wrote: >believe that I will be able to prove "malice" in both >the defamation sense. How do you know it's not just a case of mistaken indentity? Defamation law is not very plaintiff friendly in the US. Not familiar with Minnesota but

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Quack <spacefarmer@hotmail.com> wrote: > I left my former employer for a better job just after a working >a complete quarter where I was elligible for a sales bonus but before >the payout date. Upon my resignation I asked about the bonus and was

Quack <spacefarmer@hotmail.com> wrote: : I left my former employer for a better job just after a working : a complete quarter where I was elligible for a sales bonus but before : the payout date. Upon my resignation I asked about the bonus an

> Quoting and paraphrasing what Quack wrote: "I left my former > employer for a better job just after a working a complete > quarter where I was eligible for a sales bonus but before the > payout date. [I was not paid any bonus and my former > emplo

Mike Jacobs <mjacobslaw@gmail.com> wrote: > prabbit1@shamrocksgf.com wrote: >> Stuart A. Bronstein <spamtrap@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >> > But to be sure, you should check with a local estate planning lawyer, >> > who can review your documents and let

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:07:41 -0500 from Don <dwzimm@telus.net>: > The ticket has a > place on the back where you sign your name and give your address before > sending it in, via registered mail, to the lottery headquarters. So, unless > I get contrary

"Don" <dwzimm@telus.net> wrote in message news:7868229pe5a6duo1tfel00tfkvgubpt16s@4ax.com... >So, unless > I get contrary advice, I believe it will be best to give it to my daughter > and let her fill out the name and address and claim the winnings

I have a few questions about my net worth and how it relates to my liklihood of being sued in the event of an auto accident. I have high liability limits under my California auto insurance policy ($500/500/100), but I'm wondering if they are too high

Tony <tony23@dslextreme.whatisthis.com> wrote: > Stan Brown wrote: >> Wed, 22 Mar 2006 10:49:35 -0500 from rick++ <rick303@hotmail.com>: >> >>>Every year I get a letter from Experian saying I am entitled to free >>>credit report because of the numbe

"Tony" <tony23@dslextreme.WHATISTHIS.com> wrote in message > ?? You're entitled to a free credit report once a year from any or >> all of the Big Three, under a Federal law that went into effect in >> 2005. > > What law is that? The last I knew, you

In article <586822pas2ah4qdgpmhs2se80jostdju2f@4ax.com>, Tony <tony23@dslextreme.WHATISTHIS.com> wrote: > Stan Brown wrote: > > Wed, 22 Mar 2006 10:49:35 -0500 from rick++ <rick303@hotmail.com>: > > > >>Every year I get a letter from Experian say

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:07:38 -0500 from Tony <tony23 @dslextreme.WHATISTHIS.com>: [free annual credit report] > What law is that? The last I knew, you could get a credit report, but > for a "reasonable fee" http://www.ftc.gov/credit/ I can't belie

Hello, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois sent me a letter informing that they are investigating my medical claim, suspecting it was preexisting condition. Fine, it's their right. But one sentence in the letter attracted my attention: until the i