First you must respond to the lawsuit or the neighbor can get a Default Judgment against you and anyone else who does not file a response. I recommend you and your other neighborhood friends all get together and hire one lawyer to represent all of you; it’s much less expensive that way. What the one neighbor is doing… Read More »
Monthly Archives: November 2015
I was in an auto accident. Who pays for my damages?
Answer: Good question. Your insurance company is responsible for paying for the damage to your car. If you have a deductible, you can recover it from the other driver, up to $1,000, in what is known as a mini-tort claim. For your injuries, you may have two types of claims: first party and third party…. Read More »
Can I get a ticket for drunk driving, even if I wasn’t driving at the time!?!?
Question: Last weekend I was driving home from the bar, and I felt that I wasn’t ok to drive, so I pulled over to the side of the road to sleep it off. I woke up to a police office tapping on my window, and next thing I knew he was writing me a ticket… Read More »
Is Filing for Divorce considered a Breach of Contract?
No, but this is a very interesting question. At its most basic level, marriage is a binding contractual relationship between a man and a woman. All of the elements of a valid contract exist, those being Offer (“Will you marry me?”), Acceptance (“YES!!”), and Mutual Consideration (merging of assets and debts etc.). Marriage is regulated… Read More »