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Hello. Once legally married a person with status (US citizen/permanent resident) can petition for their spouse.  There is more information required to properly advise you of which steps to take, ie, what is your status, is he in the US and if so how did he enter the US (legally or illegally), his immigration/criminal history, etc... My firm has clients throughout the United States.  I would be happy to assist you with your immigration matter. Please call for a free initial consultation, we offer payment plans. 915-219-4070 Samuel J. Zermeno, Esq. sjzermeno@zermenolaw.com www.zermenolaw.com... Read More

This should not cause a problem in sponsoring a fiancée. However, the arrest and the disposition of the offense must be revealed in your application. Please be sure to obtain a clerk certified or attested copy of the judgment dismissing your case. I would urge you to consult with and hire an immigration lawyer to assist you with this case. Not because I think you’re not capable of handling it, you may will be, but in order for the lawyer to debrief and brief you, analyze, assess and evaluate your case in order to maximize the possibilities for a successful result.  ... Read More

You and your spouse can file a marriage-based adjustment of status case. This is the process through which you can obtain a green card. A green card would allow to reside and work in the United States as well as travel abroad. You can click on family-based immigration for more information about the process. ... Read More

If you know the date that your request for hearing was submitted, you can estimate "the average time (in months) from the hearing request date until a hearing was held for cases closed" in your local Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR). The SSA publishes statistics online. Type the name of your ODAR office in the box to the right of the word FILTER: Read carefully the description at the top of the page that explains exactly what this number means. It is difficult from your question to provide any further information, but hopefully this is helpful and answers your questions.... Read More

If you paid for the goods without any reason to suspect, and no reaonable means of checking, that the son was not the true owner, you will probably be considered what is known as a "bona fide purchaser for value", and will be able to keep the stuff.  The mother would have to get redress from her son.  If, however, a Judge or jury finds that you knew or should have known that the son was not the true owner, than you will have to return the goods to the mother, and you will have to seek redress from the son (who probably, based on what you've written, has no assets with which to pay you.)... Read More

In a liaison meeting, CBP officials did say recently that in a situation like yours, you can hold two I-94 cards (one with each employer), but that after you have finished your work with the original employer, you must surrender  the I-94 that you received at the border with the name of the original employer on it. 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

 Probably not.  Your claim would probably be barred by the parol evidence rule, which prohibits evidence of any prior oral agreement which contradicts the written one.  Basically, the law considers your contract to be what you sign.  You're required to read it and, if it is not what you agreed to, don't sign it.  If the rule were different, if anyone could challenge a contract based on a claim that they were told something else orally, there would be a flood of litigation and the certainty of written contracts would be seriously undermined.... Read More

 You do not need to get your child emancipated, you simply need to file a motion for modification of child support. As long as she is over 18, has completed school and the fact that she has her own business and making her own money should be sufficient reason for you to be able to terminate your child support obligations. Although if your divorce settlement agreement states that child support must be paid up until a certain age and does not address the situations of completing school or obtaining gainful employment to her own business, you may still be on the hook for child support until the settlement agreement from divorce is over. I have responded to your inquiry according to the laws of Massachusetts, where my firm is located. Laws can vary significantly from state to state and cases tend to be rather fact-specific, so you are best served by consulting with a knowledgeable attorney in weighing your options. Email messages/Online Correspondence are akin to conversations and do not reflect the level of analysis applied to formal legal opinions. Email/Online responses do not form an attorney-client relationship.    Joseph F. Botelho, Esq.   BOTELHO LAW GROUP Attorneys At Law   901 Eastern Ave.  Unit 2 Fall River, MA 02723    Office:  888-269-0688 FAX:    877-475-8147   http://massachusettslawyeronline.com/     #child, #support, #custody, #divorce, #lawyer, #attorney, #separation, #family, #probate, #alimony... Read More

It really all depends on the fact that the complaining party alleges that they have. If there is absolutely nothing supporting it, you should do everything in your power to fight this. There is nothing more disturbing than a fraudulent civil rights complaint and I feel that your civil duty to fight if it's not true. That being said if there is even the slightest hint that this might possibly be true or that they have evidence that would support it even if it's not true, $1500 is a cheap way out. I have responded to your inquiry according to the laws of Massachusetts, where my firm is located. Laws can vary significantly from state to state and cases tend to be rather fact-specific, so you are best served by consulting with a knowledgeable attorney in weighing your options. Email messages/Online Correspondence are akin to conversations and do not reflect the level of analysis applied to formal legal opinions. Email/Online responses do not form an attorney-client relationship.    Joseph F. Botelho, Esq. BOTELHO LAW GROUP Attorneys At Law 901 Eastern Ave.  Unit 2 Fall River, MA 02723  Office:  888-269-0688 FAX:    877-475-8147 http://discriminationandevictionlawyers.com/   #Employer, #Employee, #Fired, #Landlord, #tenant, #eviction, #lease, #bedbugs, #mold, #discrimination, #rental, #agreement, #summary, #process, #civil, #rights... Read More

If you're a resident of certain states, you can obtain a drivers license even though you are not legal. The states at last count were Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, New Hampshire, Nevada, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and the areas Washington DC, and Puerto Rico. States that are slated to begin soon are California and Connecticut. However, to qualify, you must actually reside in those states. If you do not, there is a chance that you may be arrested for fraud. 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

If your girlfriend is a US citizen and you plan to marry, she can either marry you and petition for you as a spouse or petition you for a fiance visa so that you can enter the US and then get married and apply for a green card. Please let me know if you have any additional questions or how I can be of further assistance to you in this matter.... Read More

No, if your husband already got his green card, then you are no longer in valid L-2 status (because he is not in L-1 status anymore) and your visa is no longer valid. However, if he has a green card, you are eligible for a green card on your own so you can enter the US and apply for adjustment of status or get an approval of his green card to the US Embassy in your home country and consular process for the immigrant visa.... Read More

The general rule is that when a gift is given in contemplation of marriage, and the donee breaks off the engagement, the gift is revoked and must be returned.  Thus, the ring doesn't belong to your eldest son's ex, but to him (in my view the ring belongs to him, not his brother who financed its purchase, but the eldest son owes its purchase price to his brother) and he can sue her for its return or its value (or the price she sold it for, whichever is higher) if she sold or otherwise disposed of it.... Read More

You can refuse, and try to negotiate a better package, but it doesn't look to me as if you have much leverage.  What would be the basis of your suit?  Do you have an employment contract which is being breached?  Are you being discriminated against due to your age, race, religion, etc.?  Do you have claims for unpaid wages or unused accrued vacation time? Absent a contract which provides for it, you have no inherent right to severance pay.  Presumably the new company is willing to pay you severance in exchange for something (as well as maintaining a good relationship with its labor force.)  It may have agreed with the prior owners to provide severance.  It will certainly want your release of any claims you may have against your employer.  Based on your age (the same as mine), your new employer may be worried about an age discrimination claim.  Based on your question, however, in which that all employees, young and old, are being let go if they won't relocate, it doesn't seem to me that you have a very good claim.  ... Read More

I'm not sure what you mean by "liability protection passes through the corporate veil if an owner made the mistake", but if I understand you correctly, it depends on what kind of mistake you mean.  Individuals are personally liable for their torts (negligence, malpractice, fraud, libel, etc.), so that if you slander someone, you will be personally liable regardless of whether  you did it in the course and scope of your duties as an employee of the llc.  Individuals, however, are not personally liable for the contractual obligations of the entities they own.  For example, if you form an llc and operate it properly (observe the distinction between the corporation or llc and yourself, individually, for example don't commingle funds), you would not be personally liable on the llc's lease, a purchase order for equipment, or any other contract of the llc (unless you personally guarantee it.)  If you've got a lot of personal assets to protect, it makes sense to form an llc or corporation for the extra protection it gives you.  The expenses for doing so should not be that large.  ... Read More