Law & Ethics - March 2007

My sister was charger with possession of a controlled substance. She's made a huge turnaroung between now and then, so she got off with only community service. However, my mom had to pay for a lawyer. How do they determine whether or not someone is financially able to afford a lawyer? I mean, she makes a fair amount, but most of it goes to our house. And what if my sister just wanted to represent herself? Apparently the government could fine my mom if she wouldn't pay for a lawyer or something stupid! This really doesn't seem fair or constitutional to me!!

2007-03-19 13:54:26 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

my fiances dad wants to make us pay 300 dollars for a room when my fiance lives there. And made us sign a lease with all these stupid rules on it and hes making my fiance work with him for free when were paying rent. Does that seem right to you? o and me and him has known each either for 4 years and were getting married in july. And his dad is getting married on easter weekend and hes known the woman for 3 months and my fiances mother passed away not even a year ago...

2007-03-19 13:41:59 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-19 13:41:05 · 4 answers · asked by yessenia m 1

If someone was left half of the property with a general warranty deed, and the other half was left to 5 others, which I also have an interest, so I was left 1/2 plus 1/5th. Which way would a judge order to sell?" Can I keep 1/2 or will he order all to sell?

2007-03-19 13:29:46 · 4 answers · asked by mycus2000 2

2007-03-19 13:24:09 · 13 answers · asked by Orlando F 1

which party is responsible for maintainance, utility bills, etc

2007-03-19 13:17:03 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

In January of 2007 the Court of Appeals ruled that the lawsuit should be allowed to go forward.

The bill has not yet been passed but if it continues to go forward then witnesses taking an oath would not be required to take the oath using a Bible.

The new bill would allow the person taking the oath to place a hand "upon the Bible or any text sacred to the party's religious faith." However, the court would not be required to provide such texts, but it could accept donations. The bill goes on to say that if it is not appropriate to the person's faith then the person taking the oath is not required to say "so help me God."

2007-03-19 13:10:51 · 3 answers · asked by Faerie loue 5

does a non-custodial parent has ''any'' privacy rights???? what if the custodial parent keep calling at work asking for her money every 1st of the month????

2007-03-19 13:09:48 · 5 answers · asked by * 4

Like a car or what evr as long as you don,t charge.

2007-03-19 13:05:07 · 3 answers · asked by barbara * 1

i use to work at a warehouse in Nov 2003-July2004 and since then i got back injury i gave sicknotes. When i gave my 2 sick notes my ex boss called me to his office. And said why are ******* with me and i had said my back was not fit and back hurts he then said a threat (i will send some people over to your house and break your back and bones). ok that was in July 2004 and now i returned to this company and on my 2nd day i was working when i heard the boss was coming at 3pm. so when he came he was going around and when he came to my row i saw the same boss i had just worked as normal then he stopped looked at me and said did u work for me b4 i said yes then all of sudden he said take that company jacket off there is no job for you get out. then he began talkin to Board of directors and i heard them sayin you cannot sack him from where i was standing i could hear and ex boss sayin i don't care i don't want him here. the other 2 were sayin again thats wrong and i feel he had grudge wi me

2007-03-19 13:03:25 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Often the effects of psychiatric drugs are determined by comparisons with a placebo group. You may for example have a result that there were 40% responders to placebo and 50% responders to the drug.
You do seem to have a moral and ethical dilema here. For if you informed each user of a drug about the placebo effect , the percent responders may decrease.
Even though the placebo effect is so large compared to the combined effect you would never hear a doctor talk about this. On the other hand, you would hear a doctor talk about the active substance in the drug and neurotransmitters.
The person is not correctly informed about the treatment he or she is recieving. And on the other hand, this information itself may decrease the benefit to the patient.

What is your opinion?
Is the health of the patient more important than informed information?

2007-03-19 12:58:41 · 2 answers · asked by Appel 2

A Canadian citizen charged with impaired driving wanting to enter the US for a visit, can he still enter the US like he used to before?

2007-03-19 12:52:19 · 6 answers · asked by Rommdo 1

What I'm suggesting is you trade your 40 hour labor work week for food and medical care. Don't take the luxuries into account, that is a whole different animal. Just putting in your fair share to get a fair share knowing all of your "needs" will be taken care of. I've been stewing on this for some time now and honestly think it will work if it's done right. The key to making it work is to not allow the ones making the calls now to establish the principal decisions to get it off the ground.

2007-03-19 12:50:19 · 5 answers · asked by Howard L 1

Like a car as long as you do not charge.

2007-03-19 12:49:02 · 5 answers · asked by barbara * 1

When my brother was 17 he got arrested for assault but the charges were dropped to a mister minor. Before that he’s never got in trouble with the law and ever sins his rest he has never got in trouble again. He’s 21 right now, and he’s going to college to become a police officer. Would he be able to get a job?

2007-03-19 12:45:59 · 13 answers · asked by Jonny r 1

10 letters long, starts with an F, third letter is O, last letter is T, should look something like this...
F*O******T

2007-03-19 12:44:29 · 1 answers · asked by Average Joes 4

2007-03-19 12:37:57 · 6 answers · asked by john d 1

7 letters long, fourth letter is an O, should look something like this...
***O***

2007-03-19 12:34:25 · 4 answers · asked by Average Joes 4

my sister in law has been devorsed and her ex husband who regulary hit his wife and children only see's the children when he wants to. is it right he's not paying any maintance then he should not see them. I know he's now got no job but living at the ymca but dose get dole money. even if he gave £5.00 per child per week would be exceptable. Answers please.

2007-03-19 12:34:11 · 12 answers · asked by ANDY L 2

11 letters long, second letter is an R, fourth letter is an N, sixth letter is an A, seventh letter is a C, should look something like this...
*R*N*AC****

2007-03-19 12:32:58 · 3 answers · asked by Average Joes 4

A crime scene provides clues to who did the act, but eventually, most crimes are solved by determining who could have done it, and who would have benefitted by the act.

Could the Feds have placed demolition materials in the summer leading up to the collapse?

Was instituting the Patriot Act their motive?

If they did it, what else do they have in store for us, using technology and a keen understanding of mind sciences and social psychology?

If another major event occurs, followed swiftly by the instituting of a vast pre-prepared body of laws...will you begin to wonder?
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2007-03-19 12:32:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

6 letters long, second letter is a C, should look something like this...
*C****

2007-03-19 12:30:39 · 5 answers · asked by Average Joes 4

2007-03-19 12:25:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-03-19 12:14:38 · 11 answers · asked by delitefuldawn4u 1

I was told that congress was passing 1022 awb that will make it illegal for ak47s to be shipped into the country but the ones already in the country were legal.

I asked this question already but wasnt clear, I know automatics are illegal (unless you register them), and i know ak47s are stripped and reasembled here. But all I really wanted to know is should I buy one know before the prices rise?

2007-03-19 12:09:47 · 5 answers · asked by ejade00 2

I'm doing a debate this week and I'm trying to find out what others think...
or if you can think of any good reasons why prostitution shouldnt be legalized.

so far i got....
-Shouldnt sell or harm your body
-Wouldn’t want your child to become or date someone who was with a whore
-Through Gods eye’s it is no different then murder and stealing.
-It wouldn’t cut down on rape because rape is about dominance over someone.

2007-03-19 12:01:32 · 1 answers · asked by FireDemon 1

I was told that I had an STD and was given medication for the disease during a visit to the ER for complications with my pregnancy. When I later reviewed my medical records I saw that lab results for the disease I had been diagnosed with were negative. This mistake has caused a huge amount of turmoil in my family. Serious distrust developed between my partner and I to go as far as him doubting the paternity of our child and me questioning his faithfulness. I'd like to know if I have a case and if there are any good lawyers who can take my case.

2007-03-19 11:51:40 · 18 answers · asked by keke 1

I hired what I thought was a licensed electrician. He did the work then added more than he quoted I wrote a check then stopped payment on it as it was too much I gave him a check for the correct amount He then admited he wasnt licensed. He took the stop payment check to a check cashing company and now they want the money from me I think this guys license was pulled for doing this before. He is from out of town

2007-03-19 11:48:38 · 8 answers · asked by cleosmaster123 2

My nieghbor wanted to build a fence, but he is inconsiderate, disrespectful, and a tight wad...so he waited until i and the owner of the house on the other side of him built privacy fences. After we paid $5,000 a piece having our fences built, he goes to lowes and buys fence panels and closes in the front and back now he has basically stole the sides of his two nieghbors' fences. I live in Gulf Co., Florida. Are there any laws that he may be breaking or anything i can do to him legally? My fence is on my property line, his fence isn't connected to mine, its like an inch from touching mine.

2007-03-19 11:46:31 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I went to a pawn shop and they said they were no longer being shipped into the U.S. and I was wondering if this would be a good investment to get one now.

2007-03-19 11:44:41 · 5 answers · asked by ejade00 2