I personally find most of the lawyer advertising on television distasteful, insulting, and just plain annoying. I doubt this is a question you get asked too much, but are there any limits to such advertising by lawyers? Although I am rarely asked this exact question, I have heard numerous people complain about offensive lawyer advertisements on television. Believe it or not, many lawyers likewise feel that these advertisements undermine the integrity of the profession. In short answer to your question, a host of parameters actually […]
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Do we have legal recourse to demand back child support?
My legal question is probably a first for you. In 1989, my wife’s first husband severed his parental rights and the judge said he was not to have contact with the kids for life. Since 1993 he has had contact with them. My question is do I have any legal recourse for demanding back child support from him as this was his reason to severe his rights in the first place – to get out of child support. I can’t believe the judge chose to […]
I asked an acquaintance to work on the house; now we have a legal mess
A while back I asked an acquaintance to perform some work on my house. He started the work but has not finished. When he was a little over halfway done with the project, we started to disagree regarding how the work was to be performed and the terms of our agreement. I dug around and found a copy of an agreement that he gave me with his signature before he started work. However, my signature was not part of the copy. Is the copy a […]
I think I should be the trustee
A while back my parents established a trust. My father is no longer living. My mother is in a nursing home in Kansas. My brother, who now lives in Idaho, is the trustee of the trust. I feel that he is not doing as much as he should as trustee. I also feel that since I live closer to my mother that I should serve as trustee. What should I do? A: That sounds like a frustrating situation. With the facts provided, however, it is […]
Is it legal to keep my grandfather’s bald eagle?
My father shot and killed a bald eagle when he was 14 years old. He is now 93, and he has the eagle displayed in his house. Is it illegal for us to keep it? The bald eagle is protected by at least three federal laws: the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, and the Endangered Species Act. Together, these laws create sweeping mandates with respect to the collection of bald eagles. A cursory review of each of these acts, […]