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    Differences with wife on issues related to in-laws (California)

    To quote Mr. Sulu, "Now would be a good time." Your attorney will represent your interests, advocate on your behalf, and file necessary paperwork in a timely manner. We don't know much about your assets, but it seems like you have a fair amount of money in investments. You want to ensure...
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    CD beneficiaries

    What does the beneficiary designation say? If you want your sister-in-law to succeed to his beneficiary interest in your CD, then you should check the designation to ensure that's the result that will occur. If you don't want that result, then you should probably change the designation. By...
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    Differences with wife on issues related to in-laws (California)

    I'm not sure why you shared this, but it makes me wonder what she's been doing with the money she earns as a teacher. There are two answers to this. California Family Code 720 states that spouses have a mutual obligation to support each other. This is, as you might imagine, more of an...
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    Warehouse Lease Contract Early Exit

    Why? Protections against what? Regardless, there are virtually no laws relating to the contents of commercial leases. No one who hasn't read the lease can speak intelligently about this. If the landlord is charging something not permitted by the lease, the tenant's recourse is not to pay...
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    Differences with wife on issues related to in-laws (California)

    I think you should consider consulting with a divorce attorney, even if you don't start the process. Among other things, you should discuss the extent to which you can/should start separating your finances.
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    Differences with wife on issues related to in-laws (California)

    Using community property funds (e.g., either of your earnings during the marriage), right? Unless you keep her chained up, she has the ability to leave any time she wants. I honestly don't know what you're asking here. Your wife is free to come and go as she pleases - just like you. Legal...
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    Probate

    It is impossible to probate one's own will. Per N.J.R.S. section 3B:18-14, if there is a single executor, he/she is entitled to 5% "on the first $200,000 of all corpus received by the fiduciary," plus 3.5% on the excess over $200k up to $1M, plus 2% on the excess over $1M (subject to the...
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    Statue of Limitations on ability to sue General Contractor

    The GC's insurer? Or the GC's bonding company? Very different things. You want the company that issued the GC's contractor's license bond, which you can look up here: Check A License - CSLB (and, if you know who the subcontractors are who did shoddy work, you should look up their bonds as...
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    Can You Tell Me Who Owns What from this Deed?

    Most states have default rules (whether by statute or case law) when deeds are silent or ambiguous. I think the easiest and most practical construction would be a TIC. When one of the two spouse owners dies, the surviving spouse will presumably inherit the deceased spouse's interest and become...
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    Contract for Services

    Before I will continue, it is unlikely that any court would interpret this to mean you get what you want, no matter what. Rather, I think it would be interpreted to mean that the other party's performance will be held to a standard of reasonableness. No one who hasn't read the contract and...
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    Can You Tell Me Who Owns What from this Deed?

    First, I agree that this is ambiguous. Second, some context would be helpful. Are you any of the three people mentioned? If not, what is your connection to the situation? Third, was/is the grantor related to any (or all) of the grantees? Without more information, my guess is that each...
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    Circumstantial Evidence: Can You file a Lawsuit or Missing Person Report?

    My mother's been dead for more than a decade and a half. Nevertheless, yes, it's possible to file a lawsuit. It's possible for me to file a lawsuit against Genghis Khan for murdering Adolf Hitler. I doubt, however, that this is the question you actually meant to ask. I'm guessing the...
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    What is process to remove an unqualified Executor from an estate

    Have the two nominated executors petitioned the surrogate's court and been appointed to serve as executors? Being a convicted felon does not automatically disqualify one from serving as executor. Was the crime of which your brother was convicted one that "may be adverse to the welfare of the...
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    Gauging liability

    Liability for what? Unquestionably. As indicated in the prior response, there's no way anyone here can provide you with any useful information without having relevant facts.
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    Relocate without relocating for a new job?

    There are some inconsistencies here, but the take away is that you're not privy to the potential employer's rationale. That's fine, but it makes it hard to analyze this as anything other than a matter policy for the potential employer (although I suspect it has something to do with a desire not...
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