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While it will not matter for your RE transaction, you might consider an OREC complaint against your realtor. You can make the complaint via their online complaint form. As for the RE transaction, it sounds like you decided to not cancel the sale before the end of your inspection period. Something I would have recomended given the late discovery of material defects effecting the value of the dwelling.  ... Read More

Whether an individual has a valid passport or not has no effect upon the adjudication of an I-751 petition to remove the conditional basis of residence. USCIS is only looking for evidence that the marriage upon which the conditional green card was approved was or is still bona fide. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee & Arthur Lee, Esqs.’ (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

A H-4 EAD does not limit you to the type of work you can do. So if you wish to make money with your blog, USCIS should have no objection. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee & Arthur Lee, Esqs.’ (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

Karen, unfortunately, Social Security denies almost everyone your age at the beggining of the process despite the severity of your conditions.  In my 22 years of handling only Social Security cases, I have seen plenty of people meet the blue book defenition of a condition be denied.  If you want a free consultation, please call my office and I would be happy to speak with you.  ... Read More

If the claimant(s) will not accept the policy limits offer to settle, then you will be personally liable for any judgment over the policy limits unless you have other insurance. If you owned your own vehicle that had insurance or are insured under another auto policy, that other policy usually will provide additional or excess policy limits over and above the policy that covered your girlfriend's vehicle that you were driving.  if so, you need to notify the other insurance company of the accident.... Read More

Applicants seeking extension always have the choice of a paper filing. Online filing is only one option. For a timely extension, a paper filing must be received by the date of expiration of the current visa status. Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee & Arthur Lee, Esqs.’ (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

Do you have a copy of the Trust document?  Did your mother have a Will? Was your mother married?  Do you have brothers or sisters through your mother?  These are questions that would help determine what you need to do next.  If you are one of mother's heirs, you can file a probate to have the court determine the status of the house and who should inherit it. ... Read More

There are a few options you have.  Some depend on whether you and the mother can come to agreement or not.  Option 1.  You can file for a modification in Colorado, which would not be practical if this will be a contested proceeding requiring court appearances in Colorado.  If you were both in agreement to updating child support, then you could likely have a Colorado attorney do it with both of you signing an order but not needing to appear in person.  Option 2.  You take the Colorado order and file it in Oklahoma to be recognized and modified as an Oklahoma order.  It would need to be Oklahoma as opposed to Texas, because jurisdiction for child custody and support is where the children live. Option 3.  The child support enforcement agency in Oklahoma or Texas may be able to open a case in their administrative court and modify child support there.   There may be more facts to your situation that would affect these answers.  An interactive conversation is the best way to address all the details specific to your case. ... Read More

Changing one word is probably not enough.  You should consult with an attorney over this.   Further, if you are already running an e-commerce site there are other issues you need to be aware of that may affect your site and your liability.    I have written a legal guide on this site with issues you will need to discuss with an Internet attorney.  I have placed a link here for your convenience: http://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/legal-steps-to-opening-a-new-e-commerce-website-app-or-blog   You may want to discuss your situation with a lawyer in more detail. Many lawyers offer a free phone consultation.... Read More

If the check was issued after your father died, I would assume (without knowing all the details of what the check was for) that nobody has he right to cash it.  If it was issued before he died, it now belongs to his estate, and only a duly appointed representative of the estate can cash it.  You would have to start a court proceeding to probate his will, or if no will to administer his estate, the Court will appoint an executor (if one is named in the will) or administrator if no will (they may use different terms in Ok, but same basic procedure), probably you if you want to do it, and that person would then take care of marshaling and distributing the assets of the estate, including this check.... Read More

A US citizen, who is married to a foreign national living in a foreign country needs to sponsor that foreign national for her green card and the foreign national can process her case through The US consulate In Mexico. Unfortunately there are no shortcuts. Everybody has to process through this pathway. It takes roughly 12 to 15 months before she will be able to get her green card and travel here to the states.... Read More

As a US citizen, you can sponsor mom for her adjustment of status case. There are several issues that you need to explore with an immigration attorney. What was mom's intention when she entered the USA. If it was just to visit, when did her intention change to wanting to be a permanant resident and why did it change. Third, how long has mom been here. Does mom have any grounds of inadmissibility that may affect her case. These and other issues should be explored in a private phone consultation with an attorney. ... Read More

The lien and the right to collect the money becomes the property  of the decedent's estate.  All parties can sign and file a Release of Lien in the county deed records.  This should be done before attempting to sell the property:  it is doubtful a buyer would want to assume such a lien.... Read More

Please try to contact the person's agent under a Durable Power of Attorney, guardian, conservator or family member and explain the situation.  Ordinarily, an item left on someone's property for more than 30 days is deemed abandonned.  As your description indicates, this person may not know where the car is, or even that there is a car.... Read More

Any local litigator should be able to handle this for your father and I think he'd be wise to consult one because, in addition to the collection issues you've noted, I think you may have a usury problem with your case.  You claim that this was an investment, but, while there are many ways to structure a deal, this sounds more like a loan.  If you invest money in a venture, you share in any increase in the venture's value, but you also share in the risk of the venture's failure.  If you have a guaranteed return on monies you advanced, that's a loan; your return is guaranteed, but you don't get extra if the venture succeeds.  To the extent that the court also views this transaction as a loan, you have a usury (loan sharking) problem.  It is illegal to charge excessive interest on a loan.  I don't know what the maximum is in Oklahoma, but in New York it is 16% per year for loans to individuals, 24% for loans to corporations.  Depending on when your father was supposed to be repaid (i.e. in 1 year, 2 years, etc.) the return he was supposed to get could be considered usurious, an illegal contract, and he may not be able to recover it.... Read More

If your neice has the legal capacity to do so, she can name you her agent in a Durable Power of Attorney.  If not, you can apply to the court for guardianship.  However, her husband has priority and must waive his right.  To find a lawyer to help you, you might check the website of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (www.naela.org)... Read More

Most states no longer have a reading of the Will.  Instead, when submitted to probate (proving that it is the Will of the person who died), the Will becomes a public document.  If the Will has been submitted to probate and your brother appointed executor, check to see how many months have passed.  After a certain amount of time, a benefiiciary can demand an accounting.  After a longer period of time, a beneficiary who has not received a distribution can ask the court to replace the executor.  If you become the new executor, it will be your legal duty to bring an action for wrongful detainer (eviction) and hire the sheriff to remove your brother and place his possessions on the curb and to sue your brother for past rent, wasting the estate's assets.  A less acrimonious, and less costly, approach would be to enter into a family settlement agreement and have your brother buy you out.... Read More