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That's not correct as stated. It's much too broad. The IRS calls to communicate with taxpayers every day. But the initial contact on any noncriminal matter is nearly always done by letter.

In general the state may not demand that the OP pay off a discharged debt in order to get a benefit the OP otherwise is entitled to receive from the state. So that is one problem that bankruptcy might solve in addition to discharging debt that he/she will otherwise never be able to pay. The...

Where did you buy the phone? Did you buy it directly from AT&T, an independent store that sells AT&T products and slapped an AT&T sign on it, or someplace else? Remember that while the service contract is with AT&T if it didn't sell you the phone then you would need to sue the place that did...

They might try suing the dog in the small claims court for the $500 loss. Maybe they could seize his dog toys to sell to help recoup the lost money. :D

Yep, it was quite a surprise when I moved back here from DC. In DC the wait times were starting to get longer, but not all that much worse than what I was used to in the past. I learned, though, that DC also has one of the highest rate of doctors per capita of any other place in the country...

I've not had recent personal experience with foreign medicine to know how well other nations have progressed in their level of care provided. When I was in Britain nearly 40 years and a friend traveling with me needed to go to a hospital, she got good care but it was very evident that the...

Correct, and that broad understanding of the law is something that most people in this country lack. They don't need it in their day to day lives. They may become well acquainted with the particular area law that relates to their profession or other activities. Some of them will know that...

Moving to Belize would be quite a life change. As you already have a home there you at least know what the area is like and what your standard of living would be. The cost of living is probably lower there and I've heard some good things about Belize, a smaller country that lots of people...

Because (1) it's not clear that it is her dog, chipped ear notwithstanding, and if she gets it wrong, she's guilty of theft and (2) in order to take the dog back that way, she'd likely either have to commit trespass or a breach of the peace, either of which could get her in legal trouble too...

It's illegal for you to aid your son in law in falsifying a CPS drug test. That would work out badly for both you and the son in law should the court be aware it. More to the point, why would you want to do that? Do you think it's appropriate for your grandchild to be living with someone who is...

Under the law of most states, that's true. And the same principle applies, the presumption is the person possessing it is the owner of it. The spouse died, so that ended the marriage. Depending on the law of the state involved, it may well be the case that either spouse may make a gift of...

There isn't a "private international law". The laws that govern divorce are the laws of each individual country. Typically a person who files for a divorce must have been a resident of that country for some specified period of time. In the U.S. the rules for divorce are set by the states and...

Yes, because that's the votes that were counted and Trump, despite his legion of attorneys never got anywhere close to proving his claim that the election was "stolen" from him. Every case they brought to try to some traction on their claim they lost. The 2016 and 2020 elections were not about...

Well, I am always a bit skeptical of things I see in the Daily Mail as it is more of a tabloid type paper. That said, it would not surprise that this possibility may keep Trump awake some nights. It is impossible to predict how the court will rule. Only the justices themselves, after reading all...

You serve the registered agent for the company in your state. If there is no registered agent in your state, you might be able to serve them through the state Secretary of State or other state agency. You'd need to check your state's rules for service for that information. The key takeaway here...

As a practical matter the attorney should be regularly billing the client for the work done, showing what was used from the retainer and why, and what amount is needed to replenish the retainer. If clients are kept informed they'll be more likely to continue to pay the lawyer as long as the...

Because having the computer placed where a convicted criminal, likely a felon, would put the privacy of patient records at risk. That is her responsibility to secure those records in the home from access by anyone else. The OP would be there until he was violated and sent back to custody. That...

I've lived in a number of states and have seen how their courts operate. Few of them were actually corrupt (although a select were very corrupt, like certain Philadelphia judges back in the 1980s). We have laws to deal with corruption and every year some officials somewhere get in trouble for...

I've been against most civil forfeiture laws for a long time. I particularly oppose those laws that let the arresting agency get the excess proceeds. That just provides more incentive for the cops to do what they really shouldn't be doing in the first place. After the person is found guilty and...

I think the best result for the Court would be to make a very narrow, technical ruling that keeps Trump on the ballots but leaves the major issues of the 14th Amendment insurrection clause for another day. The Court will be criticized as political no matter what ruling it issues in this case...