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I don't know specifically what the "US contest laws" are, but generally, if they didn't have any agreement with you to allow submissions up to a certain time, they are under no obligation to do so. It's their party, they can do what they want.

Why would it be illegal? It's not an invasion of privacy. You're the only ones that have access to the pictures.

Well, you can ty to avoid paying him by simply not paying him and telling him to take the car instead. Whether he will be happy to accept the car in satisfaction of whatever bill you have incurred is up to him. If he wants, he could try to sue you for the difference in value. You really...

Probably not. The only way to tell for sure is to sort it out in court. Don't pay them, tell them you don't owe them anything and you had no agreement, and and let them sue you. If they feel otherwise, they an try to convince a small claims judge why you should pay for something you never...

I'm not sure what you mean by "can you get in trouble", but I am sceptical that the purchaser is going to recover anything from the rogue, and I would not be surprised if the purchaser decided to sue you for that deposit money. You have a receipt from a person who can't be found stating that...

Waitt a second. You own the property and you don't have a copy of the mineral lease? How did that happen? Easy thing to do is get it from the mineral rights holder. Addendum to this - their right to harvest the minerals depends on them having a lease. I'm sure they could be made to see that...

It is very difficult to answer hypothetical questions. A person generally doesn't have a "right" to any inheritance. People are allowed to dispose of their estate as they see fit, and can exclude children if there is no reason not to. IF (and this is a big if) the parent has some duty to...

Probably not. The state may have immunity from this lawsuit. If they are not, you might have to prove they had some duty to pave your road or not remove it from the list. Those are policy decisions and government departments are often not liable for policy decisions. I would consult a local...

They ALWAYS have the right to contest the will. It is less clear that they will succeed. If the will meets the formal criteria for validity, the person would have to show they were improperly provided for. If they are an adult who provides for themself, that is pretty difficult to prove.

Yes. It's typically called "fraud" or "disposition to defeat creditors" or something similar.

It might have. Your agreeing to the reduced rate also might have voided the original agreement.

It's probably not illegal. Whether it's unethical depends on your local bar association's code of conduct. What particular problem are you worried about? Usually, if you were his client before, the suspicion is he would tend to favour you.

What payments is he missing? (Mortgage, taxes, utilities...) Who's on title? Both suing for compensation and suing for the property are options. If he's missing payments, odds are suing him isn't going to do any good, however. An order for partition and sale also might be an option.

You're welcome. She needs to understand that the money is not going to you, it's going to her brother. If she doesn't want to fulfill her duties as administrator, she can be compelled by a court or she can be removed as administrator.

I am not an American lawyer. As I understand American constitutional law, assuming the hospital performed the test for legitimate reasons pertaining to the health of the child, and not to find potentially incriminating evidence against the mother, they did not violate anyone's rights.

No, it does not per se constitute misconduct. Lots of lawyers went to law school with lots of other lawyers, lived in close proximity at the time, and went on to practice in the same communities. Some of those lawyers wind up on the opposite sides of files. There is nothing surprising or...

It should be done forthwith (i.e. immediately) after the estate is settled. What reason does the executor have for not distributing the estate?

Neither (1) nor (2) will win you an appeal. You would need to prove that you didn't beat the hell out of the guy or that he didn't suffer $40K worth of damage. It's very difficult to appeal a civil sit based on alleged inadequate representation. You are entitled to hire the lawyer of your...

Assumed by whom? I'm sure you assume yours is correct. I'm sure they assume theirs is correct. :) If you mean which one would a court assume is correct, should the matter unfortunately wind up in litigation, the answer is "neither". The court will accept whichever one is more persuasive. I...

Need more information. What happened after he filed them? Did he then serve them on the other party? Did he set them down for hearing? If not, why not? If yes, were the hearings held? If not, why not? If yes, what happened at the hearings?