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Client not paying contract

2012-02-27

Per our verbal agreement from 1/2/2012 between me Senior Graphic designer and Owner of the small business in CA I was to create a Graphic Design website for the business. The owner guaranteed a payment of $2,000 for this job. In the process of work the owner asked for additional work to enhance the website. The day the site was practically complete and posted the owner told me over the phone that she does not need the site anymore because she is selling her business and the buyer is not going to buy the site with the business. I submitted an invoice of $2,000 to the owner but the owner declined to make a payment. Instead she emailed me and offered $500. In that letter she questioned the quality of my work and did not mention the real reason - selling her business. The owner used my fully functional site over 20 days and asked me to remove it. How can I prove that selling the business is her real reason for not paying me?; Is not our verbal agreement binding even though she is selling her business?;

Assigning oil and mineral rights

2012-02-22

A grand uncle of mine had a farm in North Dakota, which upon his death was left to a number of nephews and nieces, who eventually sold the land, but kept the oil and mineral rights. The claim has been renewed twice, but the last time, in 2005, only four of the remaining heirs were interested. Do we � the four who renewed the claim � own the rights for the whole area, or only?; In other words: does part of it revert to the land owner, or even to the state of ND?;

Taxes on inherited land sold

2012-02-22

The only heir to an estate, the asset being a commercial building, is under a purchase contract. The buyer had been making payments and now wants to pay the amount owed in full to the heir. Will the heir have to pay any federal or state tax?;

Attorney lying in court

2012-02-20

Is it illegal for a lawyer to lie about someone in a custody court?;

Short changed on car loan

2012-02-17

My wife and I recently were approved for a auto loan and took delivery of the automobile. When we filled the app out they wanted her to be the primary and myself the co-signer. She has a better credit score but we also mentioned she has a open bankruptcy. They claimed they couldn't see her report but sent it to the banks and we were approved. We drove off the lot and had the car for 13 days now, so I called the dealership to find out why they didn't pay my trade and he told me the bank sees my wife's chapter 13 is open. And they cant finance the vehicle. So now the dealership is trying to get me financed by myself. So my question is, after we were approved and drove off the lot, do we have a binding contract since they didn't verify my wife's bankruptcy?; And do I have to take the car back?; They already stripped my car down and has it on the used car lot.

Legality of access road

2012-02-17

We are a group of home owners. We were not notified that a decision was made that effected our properties. Our dedicated road that is our responsibility to maintain was accessed with out the proper permits and we want to have this access closed. The home owner that made this access doesn�t need it. They have caused more rain run off to travel down our road to our properties. What are our rights?; Where would we find a lawyer to help us?;

Joint tax filing without spouse

2012-02-16

Can a spouse file joint taxes without my knowledge and deposit refund in his personal bank account?;

Ensure distribution of property

2012-02-13

My husband purchased a home before we were married, we both have children. I was wondering what legal document needs to be drawn up to ensure that I will get the property in the event something should happen to him?;

Attorney keeping deposit illegally

2012-02-13

My wife and I gave an attorney a $1100 deposit to file bankruptcy for us. Since giving him the deposit I started having really bad problems with the eyes an the medical bills keep coming in so we decided to hold off on bankruptcy for about 6 months. The attorney refuses to give us a refund an he hasn't done any work on the case since getting it. He hasn't even meet with us. Can he just keep the deposit or is there action that can be taken to get a refund?;

Obligation to buyer or family

2012-02-12

We are trying to sell our home and 5 acres. About 5 years ago my father-in-law decided to put grain bins up on our property since he rents over 95% of the ground he runs and has no where to put them. He made no agreement with us but expected it because my husband worked for him at that time. Now that we have a buyer that does not want the grain bins on the property because they have to use about 1.5 acres of the land to access the grain bins, and since we have never received a dime for rent they do not want some farmer running his trucks on the ground and depreciating the value of the land. My father-in-law expects us to pay the cost of new grain bins if we sell the property which is $69100 or pay the cost to tear them down and reconstruct them which is $42000. We are not selling the home for enough to even cover any of that cost. Are we obligated to pay either where he stuck them on property that he has no equity in?;