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Sounds like you already know the first step: talk to an attorney. I imagine the first thing you will want to check out is whether your claim is barred by the statute of limitations in your jurisdiction.

If the second card is in their name, how have they stolen your identity?

If this is true, the solutions are not complicated, although they may be personally difficult. You don't need money to call the cops. You don't need money for a free legal consult with a paid attorney, or for legal aid. So call the cops, or get a free legal consult. So stop letting her...

You don't say what kind of license you have (production software license, development software license,...) but it doesn't make much difference. In any case, the license only grants the right to "authorized users" to install the ColdFusion software on your "internal network". Both are defined...

You certainly could take her to small claims court. But the filing fees may not make it worthwhile. I'd exhaust all personal approaches first. (Is there a mutual friend who could intercede? Someone who could cover the debt for her? Maybe she wouldn't like word of this to get around?)

I'm not familiar with NC law, but a widow's allowance is usually money paid out of the estate to support of the widow (or other family member as the case may be). She would need to prove something along the lines of he was the income-earner for the family and she was dependent on him for...

Except in very unusual circumstances, parties ALWAYS have the opportunity of firing their lawyer and representing themselves or appointing new counsel. Where I come from, we call it a Notice of Change of Attorney. It's a basic tenet of the legal system that you have the right to be represented...

I'm not sure I understand your story. You might try re-stating it. To the extent I do understand it, I can think of a handful of reasons why he might not get off the hook for this. (For one, the fact that the company is going bankrupt does not extinguish his personal obligation to pay her...

You could threaten to report him to the law society. But before you do that, I can't believe you could effectively be held up by a lawyer who no longer works for you. If he won't do it himself, at a minimum, you should be able to file a declaration yourself with the court that you are no...

I don't know what state you're in - and if I did odds are I wouldn't know your small claims rules anyways :) - but many jurisdictions have procedures for pre-trial hearings, settlement conferences, etc. at which these kinds of issues can be aired and addressed to save the need for going to...

Depends what the contract says. In all probability, you are bound by the terms of the contract, but you are free to terminate it at any time. So if you hired the lawyer to start divorce proceedings, and they commenced drafting documents etc. on your behalf, you can terminate the contract now...

Did you plead the SOL in your defence? Did you have any preliminary hearings at which it was addressed? If so, what did the judge say about it?

The correct term is "res gestae". http://tinyurl.com/r57u4r

If you're going to get a lawyer, you should get one first. But really, it probably doesn't really matter what order you do things in - you won't be prejudicing yourself by writing a letter without the aid of a lawyer. But what do you hope to accomplish? Other than the cost of cleaning things...

Wish I had a porkpie hat. :) What are the odds that a spammer would find a question on point posted a mere half an hour earlier? I'm still not convinced this isn't a put-on - let's see the IP address logs. :) To the OP: I doubt your local law society has a rule prohibiting the specific...

In order: get a lawyer, give back whatever they gave you, and don't pay them another cent. Unless and until he serves you with court papers (or unless your lawyer tells you different), I wouldn't worry about it.

I'm guessing the letter was signed by her? Then it may be a holographic will (written entirely in the testator's hand). NC allows such wills, and they do not have to be witnessed. Now this may become a messy situation. I suggest your husband contact a local estates attorney. If your...

Why would you consider retaining the service of an attorney whose ethics you simultaneously question? If both the original post and response aren't from the same spammer, I'll eat my hat.

What's the date on the letter compared to the date on the will? If the letter is earlier, it is irrelevant. What are the contents of the letter? Does it purport to deal with the whole estate, or just part? Does it purport to revoke the will? Does it purport to be a codicil? Does it state...

You could try for an annulment. You might arguably be able to show the court he induced you to marry by fraud. But all that stuff about joining the army, carrying a knife, touching a family member inappropriately, etc. is not relevant to an annulment. Why not just get a divorce?