Recent content by Gotalife

What is the name of your state? TN I'm going to allow a longtime friend of one of my daughers' to come and live with us (she's 17) the arrangement will be w/ the permission of her father...her only living parent. I need a court order signed by a judge in order to be able to enroll her in...

What is the name of your state? TN My daughter was in an accident last month (for a description, see my post under "minor without insurance"...I'm an information systems major, you'd think that I could create a hyperlink here but...). ANYWAY, we got a copy of the accident report the other day...

What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? TN My daughter was in an accident this weekend. She was crossing a four lane road heading south where the speed limit is 45 mph. There was a red car approaching from the west in the left hand lane but my daughter felt she had...

What is the name of your state? TN I have been living in an apartment for almost three years. It is part of a large cluster of apts, which were all owned by the same family. The building that I live in does not have a pool, laundry room or weight room but we have always been able to use the...

What is the name of your state? TN In the divorce I was originally granted full custody of our four kids. About a year ago our 15 year old decided that the grass would be greener at her father's house and I signed papers written up by my ex's new wife to sign custody over to him. These papers...

What is the name of your state?TN I began having problems with my water bill about 2 yrs. ago. To make a long story short, I have been told that my meter is broken. The apt. mgr. told me to pay $40 a month which was approx. avg. of my last 3 bills at that time. I did this for about a yr...

I live in TN. My ex is $14,000 in arrears on his child support for his four daughters. He is "self employed" and refuses to get a job because, as he told his oldest daughter, they would deduct so much from his pay for child support and back taxes he wouldn't have enough to support himself...

What is the name of your state? TN I am an adult University student with four kids. Single, head of household. My only income aside from $2000 in child support and several thousand in student loans ( which I know aren't actually income) is about $1500 in govt. grant money ( the amount left...

What is the name of your state? TN In our divorce decree I am awarded 2 of our four children as tax deductions and my ex. has the other two. He is ten months behind on child support. Can he still claim the deductions if he has not supported the children? Would it benefit me to pursue claiming...

What is the name of your state? TN My beloved 17 year old daughter cannot seem to stay out of trouble. It has been this way for several years now but has never involved the law or even school. (drinking, smoking, suspected pot smoking, etc.) Recently she and a group of friends were questioned...

Am I doing everything I can/should regarding arrears? What is the name of your state? TN Mr. Liable if you're listening I would really appreciate your input. I've been divorced since June 2002. Moved to a nearby city and am attending a University there. Ex lost his job in Dec. 2002...

What is the name of your state? Tn I was divorced in June of 2002 and recieved a lump settlement in lieu of alimony, or to buy out my half of the house, whichever works better for tax purposes. The amount was about $8500. Do I just claim this under income? I also moved with my four children...

What is the name of your state? TN Our divorce hearing was on June 10th. I was awarded custody of our four daughters. Ex husband is to pay $1000 a month child support on the first and fifteenth. I moved out of the house on the 18th and assumed child support would start immediately. On the...

I am in the process of a divorce in TN. My lawyer has been trying to contact my husbands lawyer to set a trial date and my husbands lawyer won't return calls. His lawyer says there is a 90 day waiting period after filing. My lawyer says that the waiting period only applies to divorces on the...

My husband collected unemployment for 10 months in 2001. At the same time, he was self-employed as a handy man. He is, of course, planning to claim only the $250 a week unemployment. We are already under the scrutiny of the I.R.S. because he failed to claim all of his income last year. We...