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Bad repair job by medical facility for a dog bite

2009-05-06

My 16 year old son was bitten by a friend�s dog. Not a vicious attack and it was purely accidental. The problem we have is that he needed 7 stitches in his nose...we are not happy with the way the wound is healing and are going to consult a Plastic Surgeon to get their opinion of the wound. Problem is we were out of town when this happened and he was seen at a local hospital emergency room...we were not there when the services were performed. The parents of our son's friend took him there for treatment and they waited over 6 hours for treatment...not sure if that might have had something to do with the healing of this wound. The other problem we found out today is that facial wounds of eyes, nose and mouth should be sutured up by a Plastic Surgeon not typically an ER Doctor. We are not sure if this is an issue to go back to the Hospital on or just pursue the Plastic Surgeon thru the friends Homeowners Insurance. I've heard comments from some people that the Hospital wait time might have cause some problems to the nose...and that they should have had a more professional stitch his wound up. The scar is not really as much the problem as the edge of the nose is not meeting together properly...like there is a knotch out...but the skin is not missing just not connected properly. I hope that makes sense. Any advise you can give us would be greatly appreciated. We don't want to press any charges against the Dog Owners family...and we don't want anything bad to happen to their dog. It was an innocent accident...not a vicious dog by no means. Thank you for your time...and sorry this is so long.

Money in savings with my name on the account

2009-05-04

My mother died recently and my name has been on her accounts for years. After she died I moved the money out of her name and transferred the money into a different account with my name on it only. My sister is saying that is half her money, but her name was not on the accounts. I used the money to pay off the funeral cost. I am the executor of the will she is saying she is going to sue me for the money unless I want to pay her before it goes to court.

Property I was to inherit was sold just before death

2009-05-01

My father's will clearly states that my sister will inherit his home and I will inherit the farm land in Illinois. My sister was power of attorney and, against my consent, sold the farm land just days before my father passed. The proceeds from the farm sale (my inheritance) went into his general savings account. The will states that any money left in his accounts will be split equally among his children. I am very worried that I will not get the full amount of my inheritance, and will have to split the proceeds from the farm sale with my sister equally, even though she will get the home outright. I would like to know if we can place the proceeds from the land sale into an account that will then legally go to me as the sole beneficiary of the farm land inheritance instead of going into a general account that will be divided equally among all descendants?; If not, what options do I have in order to receive my full inheritance?;

Finding out about life insurance policy info.

2009-04-28

How do I find out if my father [now deceased] had life insurance and who if anyone collected on it?;

Independent rep creating a LLC to protect himself

2009-04-25

As an Independent Representative for a company, should it be best to start a LLC to protect myself from any major legal issues that could arise or from people that like to find things/reasons to sue an independent rep?;

Who is liable for deceased mother-in-law's personal loan

2009-04-22

My mother-in-Law passed away. She had a personal loan (owed less than $2000.00). No one else's name was on the note. No spouse or co-signer. Is anyone responsible for the loan, or is it just written off?;

Inheritance question about changing designation on CD

2009-04-18

Dad died last week. He was ill for years with cancer, most recently short term memory loss/dementia. Dad married to mom 53 yrs. when she died. Remarried stepmom 15 yrs. ago. He brought all the money into the marriage, stepmom was in tiny apt. and in debt. Dad told us kids he had a CD P.O.D. to us as inheritance, plus we have the will he wrote himself in 2004 mentioning 2 CDs for us, plus personal possessions to be distributed to us. In 2007 my stepmom talked Dad into having an atty rewrite the will in legal terms so it would not get hung up in probate. The wording became very general leaving all to our stepmom. Dad continued to tell us kids the CD P.O.D. to us was intact and the last thing he ever wanted was for her and her deadbeat sons to inherit what he worked his lifetime to accumulate. While Dad was in the dying process with dementia, she had him change our CD inheritance into her name. (She had to either stick the papers under his nose to sign or drive him to the bank to change it while he had dementia). Now she tells us Dad left her everything, and us nothing. For yrs up to less than 1 yr before Dad died, he reassured us he wanted us to have the CD P.O.D. Does the last will override the CD changed when he had dementia?;

Is it adultery to move another woman into the house

2009-04-16

My husband and I have been separated since this past September. Two months later he moved another female into the house. Would I be allowed to file for divorce on the grounds of adultery?;

Getting an out of state lawyer to prepare my will

2009-04-14

My father recently passed away. He was born in New York and lived there until he passed away. His lawyer who is executing the estate, also in New York, has agreed to do a will for me. However, I was born and presently live in Virginia, and do not plan to move from Virginia. I am wondering if the will would work, would it be void, and would the person executing the will have to travel to New York to carry it out or anything like that?;

Transferring probation to another state

2009-04-13

Right now I am on probation for 4 more years. I was charged with an F2 felonious assault in Ohio. I want to move back to Virginia and transfer my current job there. I don�t have an issue with my job as far as transferring; however, since I am still on probation, what would I have to do to be able to move to Virginia?; Will I even be able to is my main question?; Is there paperwork that I can fill out to do this?;