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    Medical Malpractice medical malpractice contingent fee cap - how does it work

    If you really think there is a problem you can report it to the state bar type in California State Bar Complaint into google and it the form will pop up. Their phone number is (800) 843-9053. A 40% fee is quite high and could possibly be unconscionable 33% is the highest I have seen...
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    Custody of nephew

    Propser is basically right you could try, but courts are very reluctant to take custody away from parents especially if child services has not been involved up to this point. There have been quite a few cases like this and generally the parents prevail, but you would need to prove the father is...
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    Does the law allow for appreciation of separate property that has been cominngled?

    Most courts I am aware of will require the moving party to TRACE all assets. Tracing is a pretty well known legal term and you will need to prove these improvements etc and without any documentation it will be difficult. It sounds like you have the check which is a good sign, but you may need...
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    Liability- Schoo kidsl throws object in road causing accident

    That is out of a law school final, but I think Army Judge is correct. Maybe someone could say the kid was negligent, but you need to prove he had a duty to cars, breached it by throwing the ball, and it was foreseeable that an accident would happen based on the ball. Then you need to prove the...
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    friend totalled my vehicle with no insurance or license

    I had a situation almost identical to this and I ended up suing my ex-friend for the loss of the car since I didn't up getting anything. I would imagine since he is the one that choose to drive the vehicle without insurance your in no trouble, but I remember some states make you liable for...
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    Canadian requesting child support from american

    Will international jurisdictions are a bit tricky, but if you get an order in place through a thing called Comity (friendship) odds are Candada and America will respect eachoher's judgement. Based on the limited info it would probably be best to consult an attorney in New York and get a support...
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    alamony

    It is quite common for wife's to be order to pay spousal support most states follow something known as guideline support which takes into account length of marriage, income, debts, etc California using a program called dissomaster. So the short answer to your question is yes wives can be ordered...
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    Finding a Law School

    It is best to go to an ABA school at least in my opinion since you never know if moving to another state will come up. However, many states are allowing non-aba grads that pass the California exam to sit, but when making the three year commitment to law school you don't want to end up not having...
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    change of custody

    Probably getting a lawyer is a good idea and the statements I am about to give are not legal advice I am just an anonymous internet poster like anyone else on these forums so take anything you read with a grain of salt. In regards to child support if you have the order it's probably in place...
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