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Speak to your homeowners association. There is usually no hard and fast rule that applies to all HOAs.

The failure to police the presence of marijuana on campus is an ongoing act. I'm not sure that the other acts would fall under the school's responsibility if they are just individual incidents of harassment by different students as opposed to a repeating pattern of harassment by the same...

First of all... do not despair. The worst thing you can do is to have no hope that something may not change. It might not be immediate but hopefully you'll get there and there are options - it just may take longer. And you will get there. And perhaps applying for asylum may be a successful...

If the title is in your name then technically it's your car. And just because he may have forcibly removed you from your home (perhaps a lockout) doesn't mean he can do so legally. I agree with all the advice above and seeing if a payment plan can be arranged with a divorce attorney would...

I'm sorry to hear about your experience. I'd have to say double that the only way to appreciate the nature of your options is to have a legal consultation with a local attorney. Everything is fact specific. However you will probably need to consider the costs if a contingency fee cannot be...

I'm not sure that you need to prosecute - wouldn't that be the job of the prosecutor? I can understand how it would help in the investigation but the prosecution of the case here is by a different group - the criminal prosecutors who are attorneys. Not sure how it works there but, as per Law &...

If this is from any law school I'd really like to know which one. In addition to the awkward use of the English language, the first question seems a bit odd if it's as basic as I think it is.

Being on retainer doesn't mean that the stores don't get charged for services provided. To the contrary - they do. It just means it may cost the store somewhat less because of the bulk service. I don't know how many firms would agree to do this kind of legal work on a pure contingency fee. The...

It depends upon what "dismissed" means. If it means that the case was actually dismissed then you were found not guilty and no crime took place. As such, that shouldn't be an issue. But if you are referring to the results of a deferred adjudication or deferred entry of judgment where you plead...

Just to clarify @army judge's statement, co-ownership of a car or vehicle means that either of you has the full right to use the car. There is no "return" of your property since technically both of you have an equal right. You may be charged for filing a false claim with the police if you report...

Excellent comment @ElleMD and thank you for your insight. I recall reading a news story about an asylum case in the UK where a gay / LGBT woman was granted her request for asylum based upon her eventual revelation that she feared persecution and prosecution for being LGBT in a country which has...

I'm truly sorry to hear about your plight. You'll need to speak to an immigration attorney in order to get the best answer. If you were in fear of being persecuted as a non-practicing Muslim (persecution as a result of religion) that may qualify for consideration. An act long past is not a...

Copyright and trademark certainly may be an issue. Consider a photo of a toy store which happens to reveal several different trademarks. There may be no likelihood of confusion as to the origin of the photo with the trademark holders or an endorsement. As to copyright, some of the copyrighted...

A criminal prosecution is within the discretion of the district attorney. However if the store doesn't report the crime, the police and the district attorney won't know about it. If you pay the civil demand it may end things. Attorneys may tell clients not to pay a civil demand because doing so...

If this is actually the case, how can we help you?

And if I recall correctly, the NRMA Retail Theft Database keeps the data visible in their theft database for 7 years.

What were the threats? If they are serious enough then there should be a police report. If there is no record, you'll have a difficult time proving damages in court. And we haven't even discussed the time, effort and cost of going to court to sue.

You haven't answered from whom you bought the dog.

There are many duties you can perform while working for another attorney or law firm. They may even have you sit in court waiting to be called to answer on the calendar. But as to actual representation - no. You're not going to be performing any substantial legal work in court representing a...

So they may not be accusing you of stealing the dog but that someone stole the dog, which could be you, or that you had purchased a stolen dog. There are a couple of legal concepts and common sense that might apply. As @army judge mentions, small claims court awards money damages, not equity...