It depends. You might be able to acquire the land through what's known as adverse possession if you meet several statutory requirements in your state. You may also try possession under a claim of righ...
In a situation where your landlord stops paying their mortgage, you as a tenant are still required to pay rent to the landlord until the landlord is no longer the legal owner of the property. ...
A subtenant is a person who has the right to use and occupy rental property leased by a tenant from a landlord. A subtenant has responsibilities to both the landlord and the tenant. A tenant can suble...
Landlords are liable for dangerous conditions on the property they own if they knew or should have known about the danger...
The first child custody order in many paternity and divorce suits is actually a temporary order. Despite being a temporary order, this preliminary custody order can have an impact on future custody de...
If you co-sign a mortgage and are listed on the property title, you can bring a partition action to have the property divided between owners. If the property is owned by two people, then one will rece...
A divorce decree that forbids'overnight guests of the opposite sex' during parenting time is inviting a trip back to court sooner or later....
As with a civilian divorce, a spouse of a military member has a right to a share of their spouse's disposable retired pay. The Uniformed Services Former Spouses Protection Act (USFSPA) was originally...
DUI's are not limited to a person's home state. When a DUI arrest occurs in a location you would rather not visit again, the temptation is to reason that you are never going back, so why worry about t...
Not all states permit law enforcement to conduct DUI checkpoints. Those states that do permit drunk driving checkpoints have very specific rules for conducting and enforcing DUI checkpoints that polic...
Refusing a DUI test may be tempting if you only consumed a small amount of alcohol, or if you didn't drink at all and feel the officer is treating you unfairly. However, it is important to understand ...
You have several options if you are stopped by law enforcement for suspicion of drunk driving, and you are asked if you've had anything to drink. All of these options have their own potential conseque...
What are damages for 'loss of consortium'?...
Generally, your landlord is responsible for providing a habitable living space for tenants and renters. However, even though this is the general rule, exceptions may apply which would shift the duty ...
A will is a written or oral communication by a person stating how they want their property disposed of at death. There are several different types of wills....
One question that many divorced individuals often have is whether a court will continue to enforce an agreement to pay alimony for a set number of years even if the ex-spouse who was receiving the pay...
In a car accident where defective brakes are at fault, and if you can prove the brake failure contributed to your injuries, product liability law may hold the car manufacturer liable....
Alimony can at times be a huge burden for the supporting party. It may even become impossible to pay alimony, and the rigidity of many support orders do not allow for easy changes. For some ex-spouses...
If you have unpaid alimony in a state that you no longer live in, your new home state may have options to pursue criminal charges or otherwise punish you for non-payment....
If someone leaves a viable job shortly before filing for divorce in what is'or can be readily painted as'a transparent attempt to increase the support he or she would receive, courts would NOT look at...
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