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I would appreciate any help with two questions I have.
My father passed away recently and left no will. I was trying to educate myself on what we (me and my brother are the only children, our mom passed away few years ago) need to do to settle whatever my father had left. He owned no...
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NY
My friend will be getting a divorce (she discovered her husband of 18 years has been cheating on her). She says she consulted an attorney and he told her that she should move out of their house (jointly owned and mortgaged) before filing for a...
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New York
my stepson has been attending a community college at night while working full time. He was just informed by his boss that he is being let go because of company's difficult financial situation. He will apply for unemployment benefits and...
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Pennsylvania.
We just discovered recently that part of our neighbor's fence is on our property - about 6 feet inside our lot. When we bought the lot 5 years ago there was a survey done of course, but whoever performed the survey, placed only 3...
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CT
A son of a friend of ours is 17 and has a green card through his father. Two months ago, the boy's mother came to the US on a tourist visa (she's long been divorced from the boy's father) and plans on staying here illegally until her son is 21...
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? New York.
My mother in law has been living in this rent controlled apt in NY for 10-15 years now. In December 2007 her adult daughter moved in with her but the lease is still only in my mil's name. Now my mil wants to move out and leave the...
What is the name of your state? PA
What are the rules for filing state tax returns for self-employed people working for a company located in another state?
To give an example:
An interstate truck driver living in PA who owns his truck and works for a company in Illinois. He drives all over the...
What is the name of your state? PA
Is there anything I can do to stop getting calls (about 10 a day) from collection agencies that aren't for me? We've gotten a new tel number in December and it seems that the people who had that number before owe a lot of money because the phone has been...
What is the name of your state? NY
A friend of a friend asked me this and I've been finding mixed info researching this topic:
She and the father of her son split up (they were not married, she is here on a tourist visa, he is a US citizen, their son is also a US citizen) and she would like to...
What is the name of your state? PA
Hi, my fiance's AOS application was recently approved. Now we would like to bring his minor children from his home country but we are unsure of how to do it. Following the advice of the BCIS customer service rep, he filed I-824 at the same time that he filed...
What is the name of your state? PA
My boyfriend has an AOS interview scheduled for end of July. When he originally submitted his AOS application in 2003, he included medical examination forms. Does he need to get a new exam or is the one from 2 years ago still valid? The reason I am asking is...
What is the name of your state? NY
For the last 2 months my father has been receiving calls (always a recording, never a live person) asking him to call back regarding an "important matter". He finally asked me to call and find out what it was about. It turned out to be a collection agency that...
What is the name of your state? PA
My boyfriend received an interview date for his adjustment of status interview (based on his father's petition). Neither he nor his father speak English well enough to attempt any kind of conversation. In the appointment letter it states that he may bring a...
What is the name of your state? NJ
I am looking for some information about the process of applying for citizenship in Newark NJ. I know the procedures and the official processing times. I'd like to hear from someone who actually naturalized there. How long after the successful interview does...
What is the name of your state? NY
Someone asked me for help with this question: she is being sponsored by a family member (I don't know if it's a parent or a sibling). That person is here and her I-485 is pending, but she is having problems with the sponsor, who is threatening to withdraw the...
What is the name of your state? NY
I just checked the processing times at the NY district office for I-485 applications and I noticed there has been a huge change in what's reported compared to just 2 months ago. In February, it was reported they were working on applications filed in June 2003...
What is the name of your state? CT
My friend's neighbor asked me for help. Here is her situation:
She is a US citizen and a couple years ago she filed I-130 for her married daughter. The visa number for her daughter is still a few years away, but the problem is that her daughter's husband and...
What is the name of your state? NY
I just noticed this: the Notice of Action my friend received after filing I-485 has a receipt date (June 25, 2003) and notice date (October 3, 2003) but no priority date. What does that mean?
What is the name of your state? NY
My friend has a family based I-485 pending in NY (filed in NYC). He is planning on moving to Pennsylvania in a couple of weeks. I assume that when he notifies the USCIS about his move, his paperwork will be transferred to the local office that has jurisdiction...
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