Arizona Recent Legal Answers from Lawyers

While most family members act for free, those who do not are generally limited by state law.  Most states do reimburse an agent for expenses.  While a trustee or guardian can be reimburse for flying cross country to check on the well-being of someone if needed, it is not at all clear that this would extend to an agent under a DPOA.  That is because the agent's duties are with regard to the person's finances, not with regard to the person's well-being.... Read More

What was the undisclosed amount?  They are only entitled to receive up to $6000.  Resad the fine print and if you no longer feel comfortable try to communicate  this with them first, allow them to explain and then go elsewhere if you are not satisfied.    Attorney Scott F. Bocchio Legal Rights Advocates  ... Read More

Only your grandmother can decide who she does and does not see, who she talks to on the phone or does not accept calls from -- unless that person has abused or exploited her.  If you are certain that your grandmother would like contact with you despite your relationship with your uncle, report your fear that he is isolating her to Adult Protective Services.... Read More

Of course you would have to look at the actual contracts to know whether the non-compete was still in effect, but most likely it is.  You don't say (probably don't know) if the second sale was an asset sale or a stock sale, but either way the business's right to prevent your competition would have been one of the assets sold to the successor... Read More

There is no potential ward until the child is born so no application for guardianship can be filed before then. Ask the local probate court or state bar for a list of guardianship attorneys who practice in the county in which the child is expected to be born.  That is where the application must be filed.... Read More

Go look at the Department of State visa bulletin to see what priority date is current. That will give you an idea of how long the wait is for your preference category. Since you don't seem to qualify as an immediate relative since I assume your over 21, you would have to be in status in order to adjust status when your priority date becomes current. ... Read More

  If your relative has an appreciable amount of money, and is from a country that has an E-2 investor treaty with the United States, he may be able to start up a trucking firm in the US. He could not, however, be a one-person operation and he would have to ultimately obtain a commercial drivers license in the state in which he wishes to operate. The E-2 visa is temporary and does not lead to the green card unless he is able to also qualify for the EB-5 permanent investor program in which an investment of $1.8 million is required in most cases and $900,000 in a targeted employment area or rural area. I note that certain countries have a long waiting period for EB-5 immigrant visas, notably China which in the visa chart of June 2020 has visa availability only for those who filed EB-5 cases prior to July 15, 2015. Other than that, a good chance of obtaining permanent residence through work could likely be through an entity like an ongoing transportation concern sponsoring him for a PERM labor certification, perhaps in a supervisory position if he is qualified. For other options, your relative may wish to make an appointment with an immigration lawyer. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.... Read More

  Although this is new, it would not appear that you are allowed to visit during the time of the Administration/ CDC orders unless traveling by air with a US visa or under the visa waiver program since those orders seemingly only exempt US citizens and permanent residents, persons having valid travel documents, or those under the visa waiver program, students and workers. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.... Read More

I do not know whether there is a true correlation for time between U.S.C.I.S. saying "Your benefit request has been accepted and is under review" until a final adjudication. In a number of these situations in our experience, the action has been slow in arriving even after receiving such word, and we have generally not put too much stock in that wording although it seems to indicate that the case is moving along as opposed to just sitting. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.    ... Read More

Generally speaking, there is no expedite for the F-4 petition request for sibling that you are contemplating. This type of petition takes approximately 12 years to complete. You can try to have her come over under a humanitarian parole, but the instructions say that the use of humanitarian parole is not to speed up immigrant processing. I imagine that you would have to supply much evidence of the desperate nature of the circumstance before the case would even be considered. Forms and instructions can be accessed on the U.S.C.I.S. website under form I-131. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.    ... Read More

There is no reason that an operating llc can't have the same members as a holding company llc.  They often do, in an attempt to minimize potential liability for any particular project.  For example, real estate development businesses often form new entities for each new project.  To avoid shared iability, though, you need to operate as if the entities are separate and acting at arms' length, for example charging market rate rent to the initial llc.... Read More

You are not required to return to you date of injury employer.  You can leave the job and find a less physically demanding job if you choose.  Even if you leave your date of injury employer, you can always reopen your case in the future in you need to.  You do not have to be stuck at a physically demanding job.   ... Read More

If your mother put all her assets in a trust, there is no need to probate a Will:  the terms of the trust govern.  The trust may have been a revocable trust which became irrevocable on your mother's death.  It may or may not have named you as a beneficiary.  In some states beneficiaries 25 and older are entitled to an annual accounting.  A year has not yet passed.... Read More