Recent content by dncr

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California Sorry, I tried searching both on the main site and on the forums and maybe it's too elementary a question or I'm using the wrong search terms. My ex husband and I are representing ourselves in our divorce. I mailed off the initial...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California My husband and I quit our jobs to be self employed in 2008. He has never in that time held up his end of the partnership. Didn't bring in new business, was flaky about doing the work I assigned him, etc. He started looking for a job in...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California I purchased a horse last year for a dollar. The sale contract had a first right of refusal clause stating that if I ever decide to sell him, I would offer him back to the old owner for $1. I have a bill of sale and his registration...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA I am posting this for my non-internet savvy friend. She has been married for 16 years. During most of that marriage, my friend and her husband have owned (well, paid the mortgage on) their home on a piece of property. My friend is the sole wage...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA My husband and I have lost our house. It went up for the trustee sale last week and sold. The representative from the investment group that bought the house verbally told us we have until the 24th to get out. We had thought we had 60 days from...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA I had a publishing contract a couple of years ago for a book I wrote. After going through some stuff with them that isn't relevant here, I terminated my contract with them and walked away with all rights to my book. I am now publishing it, but...

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? California I've read the Health and Safety code but I'm having trouble deciphering it. If you own a home and it goes into foreclosure and there is a health and safety violation that the city has to correct (I'm talking specifically about an...

What is the name of your state? CA Hi all, a lady I sort of know here in CA bought a horse property three years ago with a house and barn on it. She was recently told that her barn was not permitted. She called the man she bought the property from, and he said the barn was there when he...

What is the name of your state? CA I have always had sole custody of my now 14-year-old daughter, although I never filed for it legally because the father was never interested in her (except for about 5 minutes when she was 8 but I haven't heard from him since). We're going on a cruise in...

What is the name of your state? CA Background: I have some old debts that I defaulted on years ago when I was having financial troubles. One of them was apparently sold to NCO, who started calling me a couple of years ago. Wanting to do the right thing, I made a payment arrangement with them...

What is the name of your state? CA My husband had an old bad credit card debt that he'd defalted on during a bad point in his life. Last summer we settled it and paid it off, but it's still showing a balance and "charge off" on the credit report. He called them and they said that they got rid...

What is the name of your state? CA My husband has some old student loans that he had defaulted on during a bad time in his life. The agency has been garnishing his checks for several years now (like 5), and the debt is getting pretty reasonable. What are the chances of getting them to lower...

What is the name of your state? California When I moved into my apartment a year ago, they told us that they were going condo, but that it was going to take a couple of years for the process to be complete. This was fine with us as we didn't plan to live here forever anyway. At the time, the...

What is the name of your state? California I am in the process of trying to repair my credit from my stupid younger days of spending more than I made (partially due to the fact that I lived with a sugar daddy at the time and when I moved out I couldn't pay the bills anymore). The past is past...

What is the name of your state? California I hope this is the right place to post this! This incident happened last October and I should have done something then, but I just haven't. Husband has a history of kidney stones and gout (related) and diabetes. We had recently moved, our general...