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Be Careful With Internet Postings

Can I legally be fired due to Facebook comments?  I work for a fairly large corporation and have been given a warning over posts I made that never directly used the company’s name.  For example, I said I wished that I had never left my previous job.  I joked that “Oh boy I made $10.00 [...]

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Interrogatories

I was injured in an accident and now my attorney has sent me a long list of multiple questions sent by the insurance company lawyers called interrogatories. I don’t see why I should have to take my personal time to answer these when I was the one that was injured. Do I absolutely have to [...]

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Debt Consolidation

Bills are overwhelming us, especially credit card debt. Is it to our advantage to think about debt consolidation? Many credit counseling and credit repair agencies, in the experience of my clients, in fact do more damage than good. Some, again in my experience through my clients, are outright fraudulent. The only credit counseling that you [...]

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Bankruptcy Filing and Keeping Cars

We want to file a chapter 7 bankruptcy. Will we be able to keep our cars and still be able to discharge credit card debt? How do we tell if we make too much money to even file a chapter 7? Whether or not bankruptcy filers can keep any individual piece of property depends on [...]

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Waive Child Support?

My girlfriend and I live together. She very badly wants to have a baby. She has agreed that she will never go against me for child support. What paper or form can I have her sign in front off a notary so that this will be legal? There is no such form or paper. Not [...]

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Name Wrong on Marriage Certificate

Here’s a question that I’ve actually received a number of times: There is an error in my name as it appears on my marriage certificate. I am very unhappy in the marriage. Does that mistake mean that my marriage is null and void and I can walk away without having to go through a divorce? [...]

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