Recent content by davew128

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA Close friend of mine was arrested last weekend. Went to the jail to pick her up after being bailed out, she immediately noticed that the keys to the rental car she had were not in her property bag (car wasn't impounded). She went right back...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California The other night my girlfriend was a passenger in her friend's vehicle which was stopped for a moving violation near our home. I'm told it was a missing license plate light and blowing a stop sign. The friend had a valid license and...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA Close friend of mine was pulled over last summer for a moving violation, expired registration, and no insurance. The no insurance ticket was the biggest of the bunch, and a fix-it ticket, and as it happens to be, the vehicle was in fact...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MA http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2013/03/13/mass-high-court-rules-that-father-can-use-restraining-order-block-year-old-daughter-from-having-sex-with-older-man/kqHLD19tqVJKt6GGolzRgL/story.html The state’s highest court said today that a father...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? N/A It was suggested by an intelligent poster that if the MFJ return in question had been fraudulent and the spouse knew it, why then wasn't there an MFS return from said spouse all those years. The answer is because A) You cannot amend a...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA Unmarried couple moves into apartment with a lease. Girlfriend has some psych issues and causes unacceptable problems around the complex. Management issues her but NOT the boyfriend a 30 day eviction notice and states that they will escort...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA Girlfriend had an accident 10 days ago. Against my advice, she let the tow truck driver take it back to his lot rather than our place or a body shop. Well fault hasn't been totally determined in the accident yet, but she doesn't have...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California Employer requires employee as part of normal duties to drive to non-standard work locations and perform work during normally scheduled work hours. This does not happen regularly but on an as needed basis. Example: Employee is...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California Girlfriend got a red light ticket back in April. On the last day to appear, she went into court right before closing and the judge allowed her to take traffic school and knocked the fine down from $450 to $250 and gave her 90 days to...

Got on email asking me this: "How much will the $8,000 refundable first time home buyer credit reduce my taxes?" Answer: $8,000

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California Had work done at a local stereo shop. When it was completed they accidentally processed the charge twice on my bank's debit card. They caught it before closing out that night, reversing the second transaction but bank processing being...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California Person doesn't pay his credit card for four months and the bank then closes the account to new charges. Six months later a payment is made to the bank on the account but before the account is charged off. Subsequently the charged off...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA I live in a crowded complex and parking is an issue as you can imagine. Yesterday there was a flyer on the door about changes to community policies regarding a number of things, including parking and renters insurance. Apparently a new...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA Debt was incurred in MA and last payment on the credit card was made in May 2005. Have since moved to CA. SOL in MA is six years and in CA is four years. I am assuming the SOL in MA would toll upon leaving the state, but does it even come...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA Does anyone know if under California law, if a lessee in a long-term land lease has a present or future right to end the lease and buy the interest in the underlying land?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?