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Paid premiums but no benefits

2012-02-08

I bought a long term disability insurance at work and now am disabled and the insurance company says I cant receive both. I paid into the insurance and for social security for the time till I had my injury. What are my rights?;

Rights after vehicle repossession

2012-02-07

I have a car I purchased in 2009. I made payment bi/weekly because I worked for a school and that was how we were paid. I currently retired in 2010. I am only receiving early retirement and my pay I was told would be $825 a month. After all said & done, By the time IRS took taxes and such my pay was $635.27 a month. I was carrying a 375 auto payment. I struggled to make the pymts and asked for other arrangements. They gave me a song and dance and finally I defaulted. It was approximately 6 weeks before they came to get the car. They told me if I went to court I could make arrangements but what I was told when I got there was almost impossible for me. Is there anything else I can do as I really need my car?;

Wrongly informed of inheritance

2012-02-06

I was not told that I was the remainderman to a life estate of my great aunt who died in 1989 until 2010. I am a junior and my father is a senior. The law firm mistakenly notified my father. My father did not tell me for 20 years!! The will clearly stated Jr. I did not have the opportunity to sell my future interest, to show to bank future assets, to possibly work with the life tenant to grow trees possibly to sell for timber now. I feel I have been wronged. I believe this to be legal malpractice on the firm who probated the will. What are my options?;

Emancipation due to pregnancy

2012-02-03

I'm 16 years-old and my boyfriend its 28. I'm pregnant by him. Can I still go live with him even if my parents won't allow me to?; Can't I be emancipated?;

Sign posting directions to farm

2012-02-02

I live in Oregon where the growing of medical marijuana is legal by state law. Our neighbor has a large farm adjacent and behind our property. Because we have a mutual access road, people are knocking at our door all the time looking for the neighbor, who does not actually live at his farm. We are not in favor of his line of work and are tired of being bothered by his associates and have put up a sign announcing the marijuana farm and directions on the sign of how to get to it. Do you feel we are over stepping our bounds by doing this?; The neighbor has not tried to hide the fact that he has a pot farm so the confidentiality factor, I would think, is a mute point. The sign may be an invasion of their privacy, but the constant knocking on our door, the constant gun fire and the incredible smell that emanates from the plants during the summer and fall are also an invasion of our privacy.

Revocation of will

2012-01-30

If I have revised my Last Will and Testament, what should I do with the old one?; Will writing revoked across the pages be sufficient?; Or should I discard it in some other manner?;

Honor sisters last wish

2012-01-30

My sister lived two doors away from me and she died two weeks ago but since Sept. 2011 she has told friends and family that her youngest son has used her, stolen from her and uses her grand-baby to play on my sister and everyone he can. My sister said all she has was her car which is paid in full and worth at least $8000. She has said over and over again her car goes to her grandchildren when they graduate high school she made it clear her son cant get her car. What can we do to get the probate people to follow her wishes?;

Contesting a will

2012-01-27

My uncle passed away a few days ago. He was going thru a very nasty divorce. He had recently had his will changed but passed away before he could sign it. There are questions as to how he died natural or not. There were forged checks that his wife signed his name to after they were separated. These checks totaled $5000 and she wrote them payable to her and signed his name. This was not a joint account. My uncle brought the checks and told his divorce attorney that he did not authorize and had no knowledge of them. The woman he married has been widowed now 4 times including my uncle. They maintained separate houses and as soon as my uncle passed her only response when told by deputies was "when can I take possession of his house". She has taken his house and his car after just 2 days. She will only pay for his cremation if she is reimbursed by his estate. What options do we have when it comes to contesting the will as well as getting the will into probate?; My uncle had a safety deposit box that as far as we know has not been opened. Who can access the box?; I read in Florida statutes that the executor of the will can legally get into box to check on contents. Is this true?; if not what options do we have?;

Responsibility for medical bills

2012-01-26

My Father passed away in Nov. 2011, is my mother responsible for his medical bills?; There was no estate or will

Dividing family over sale

2012-01-25

My family owns property in Nevada. A company has made offers to each family member separately. The separate offers set us against each other and undermines our ability to negotiate with the company as a united family. Is it legal for a company to make offers to each family member separately?; What are our rights?;