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This is almost as funny as the notion that if you ask an undercover officer, "Are you a cop?", he has to answer truthfully.

That depends on the laws of the state where you got the ticket.

Official information:

I kinda like this lawyer cartoon.

If they said "no", then you probably can't. The rules are going to be different for each state. You may wish to try asking other injured workers at the workerscompensationinsurance.com forum.

Try contacting another lawyer (or several). You can try making a police report, although your absense from the country complicates things, as does the intra-family aspect. You've probably waited too long to get any help from the annuity company, but you can try that as well.

He's an administrative law judge, I think. You cannot get a court order against somebody without going to court.

Is anything in writing (extras, change orders, etc.) beyond the original contract?

I'm not sure I understand your situation completely. Payments that are more than 30 days late may be reported to credit reporting agencies. If your account is more than 30 days delinquent, it can be reported as delinquent. If not brought current, it can be turned over to collections. (What am I...

You can also find lots of contracts from real world transactions on sites like onecle.com which may contain language you can use as a model.

Wills do not have to be registered anywhere. But if they are probated after a person's death, they will be on file with the probate court.

From what you say you had the opportunity to press charges and chose not to do so. Unfortunately it is unlikely that a prosecutor will be interested in reopening the case just because you changed your mind.

Did you get your questions answered or do you still need more information?

If her creditors want to fall for her bluff, that's their problem.

What was the total value of the contract? What was the value of the work he performed? How much will it cost to complete the work with another contractor?