In all states in the US, the consent of both natural parents is required for an adoption to take place, unless the parent is considered'unfit' by the court. In that case, an adoption can go forward ev...
In general, one spouse is not obligated to pay the medical bills of the other spouse. Unfortunately, there are several exceptions to this rule. If you live in a community property state, you would ty...
The legal marriage age without a parent's consent vary from state to state. Under most states marriage age laws, if you want to get married without parental consent, you need to be at least 18 years o...
A putative marriage is a marriage where one or both parties did not realize that their marriage was not legal until they began the process of seeking a marital dissolution. In some states, the innocen...
Legal separation has many benefits and advantages, including financial and insurance benefits, and providing parameters for co-parenting, child support, and spousal support while maintaining the statu...
This article discusses how to choose a divorce lawyer, including the types of expertise a client should look for and the types of questions a client should ask a prospective divorce attorney....
Community property is a system used by some states to divide property at the dissolution of a marriage, otherwise known as a divorce. Communtiy property is generally considered to be all property that...
If you are getting a divorce and you moved into your spouse's house after you were married, then the house would not normally be part of the property distribution because it was acquired before the ma...
Whether or not an accident settlement is considered community property and thus subject to division by the courts in the event of a divorce will depend on what the settlement was for. When the settlem...
When a person or business files for bankruptcy, there's no evidence that it causes the IRS to look at their tax returns more carefully or examine them for fraud. While the question is often asked by t...
It may be possible to keep a credit card after your bankruptcy case is filed and/or discharged. Whether or not you may do this depends on what the credit card company is willing to do and on whether y...
Filing for bankruptcy automatically protects the debtor by providing him with an automatic stay. An automatic stay means the debtor or debtors filing for bankruptcy are legally protected from creditor...
The defendant's bankruptcy acts as an automatic stay of any civil lawsuit against him in every court or administrative agency. Ordinarily, the defendant's attorney will file a Suggestion of Bankruptcy...
A utility company may not shut off service solely because you file bankruptcy or because you owe them money at the time you file bankruptcy. However, if you or the bankruptcy trustee does not give the...
If you owe money to a creditor (or debt collector), it can obtain a money judgment against you and have the funds in your bank account frozen and paid over to them. If a creditor takes you to court t...
Each state has its own laws which exempt certain property from being subject to execution and levy. However, it is important to note that even within these exemptions, there are exceptions to these ex...
When a business files Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation, that business essentially no longer exists. The assets of the business are sold and the proceeds distributed among the creditors the business ow...
There are times when you may need to know whether a company is in bankruptcy. Because both individual and corporate bankruptcy are considered public information under federal law, there are several wa...
If you invest in stock that loses its value completely, it is possible to claim this loss as a tax deduction, but you must do so at the correct time and only after making sure that the stock has actua...
Federal rules regulate the order in which creditors receive payment when a company is liquidated through a business bankruptcy. That order is generally based on who assumed the most risk when issuing ...
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