My daughter was at a party a few months ago. The party apparently was attended by a number of people older than the age of 21 and a few minors. A police officer busted the party and began taking down the names and ages of each person present. Did my daughter have to give this information to the officer? This is actually not a question with a black-and-white answer. Depending on the circumstances, your daughter potentially may risk being charged with obstruction of legal process […]
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Can I keep the ones that got away?
Last fall I was at a lake with my family. While exploring in a wooded area near the lake, I found two fishing poles and a tackle box. The items were not particularly valuable although the tackle box contained a number of fairly nice fishing lures. I called the local ranger and described the items and asked if anyone had reported them as missing. He said no. I took the poles and the tackle box home with me. I have since had the items for […]
We never married, now what can be done about deadbeat dad?
My girlfriend and I have been going steady for a while now and have even talked about marriage. She has a three-year-old boy from a previous relationship although she was not previously married. The father of that child has never paid her anything and has taken little interest in being a parent and is a deadbeat. The whole situation makes me very angry. Is there any way we can get him to pay an amount for the child? What are the chances I could adopt […]
Charity fears losing non-profit status
I am on the board of a charity group here in Harvey County. A few months ago we learned of the risk of losing our non-profit status because of new IRS regulations. I just learned that apparently we still dropped the ball and have not completed the paperwork to comply with these regulations. Is there anything we can do at this point? The answer to this question in general is “yes,” there are still things that you can do to try and protect or regain […]
Is ‘slip and fall’ incident at business a case?
A while back I slipped and fell outside a business. I broke my hip and suffered other injuries. I am still experiencing great pain. I have heard the term “slip and fall” and am wondering if I have a possible case. The term “slip and fall” is often used to describe a certain class of personal injury cases and is the most common type of premises liability case. Just as it sounds, a slip and fall results from one slipping and falling as a result […]