Law & Ethics - November 2007

My son is almost 7 years old. He has no idea who his father is- he left when he was one. There is a ton of back child support he owes- and because of it- he will not get a legitimate job. He has agreed in the past to sign over his rights- but the last time we spoke- he sounded unsure. I would hate to spend the money and risk his putting the paperwork to the side. Anyone know what the chances are that I can have his rights terminated in court anyway?

2007-11-18 15:33:05 · 5 answers · asked by **leigh** 3

2007-11-18 15:09:00 · 14 answers · asked by beginner 1

Should you at least be able to discuss and learn and share thoughts openly - ? (subject- illegal surveilance)

When we feel afraid to be bold and speak up - the country is
O V E R

2007-11-18 14:50:10 · 6 answers · asked by omnimog 4

Under what conditions might a defendant invoke "contributory negligence" as a defense?
Under what conditions might a defendant argue "assumption of risk"?

2007-11-18 14:47:21 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why is it that at age 18 you can go Fight for your freedom and your rights in another country. You can fight for everyone else and for the president while he sits back and possibly loose your life but you can not drink until you are 21. I am 20 and do not drink or care to but i think if you can fight for freedom you should be able to have all of your rights. i only believe you should be able to if you are serving not other wise but the goverment does not believe that do they.

2007-11-18 14:46:17 · 10 answers · asked by BWife 2

Ok... this is what happened... I was drinking in this girls apartment on our college campus and the cops came in (city cops, not school cops) and they asked everyone who was 21... I said i was and i was the only 21 year old in the apartment. The cop took me outside and said wait there. He went back inside for a good bit with my ID and got all my information. He came back out saying that 4 out of 5 people said that i supplied all the alcohol in the apartment. I told him that i did not purchase any alcohol that night (which was the truth). He came back out and said that he was going to give me a ticket for contributing to underage possesion. I then was walked outside and told that i was not able to leave until a friend came and picked me up. he came and got me and thats what my ticket says is "contributing to underage possesion". What do i do now? how much will this fine be? what should i do if i have to go to court? do i have to go to court or can i just pay it through the mail

2007-11-18 14:40:15 · 5 answers · asked by Joey R 2

Don't they have any empathy, how can you not rescue the animal? To me that means photographers have no ethics and are only driven by sales. The beings they watch die have feelings and suffer, or are their photographers that can see past a picture????

2007-11-18 14:37:16 · 8 answers · asked by magpie 6

than should the Judge and/or jury be charged with murder?

2007-11-18 14:09:48 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 2 yr old son-now me and his dad split up when my son was 2 months.He did not want to work or help me out at all. after about a couple of months I moved out with my boyfriend whom I have known for 4 years, we use to date and started talking again.Well my boyfriend has been taking care of me and my son since he was 3 months old.He has been there for him and he considers him his own son. me and my son's biological father are not together I don't hear from him at all.My son knows my boyfriend as daddy and after about 2 years my son's father finally decided he wanted visitation rights.We went to court and he ended up having to pay back 2 years in back child support and getting visitation rights to see my son.My son went with him and he was scared cause he does not know him at all.He goes with him.He does not stay the night yet till he turns 3.My son calls him by his first name.Lately he has brought him back with scratches all over his face,pull up full of feces.wat do i do?

2007-11-18 14:06:44 · 5 answers · asked by oosweet_nenaoo 1

2007-11-18 14:03:16 · 5 answers · asked by jzasmplchk 1

2007-11-18 13:58:03 · 4 answers · asked by sassy1 1

CHOOSE what parent to go live with even if the other parent lives in another state?

2007-11-18 13:56:22 · 9 answers · asked by Tbrat 5

2007-11-18 13:55:50 · 4 answers · asked by texcjc 1

I was in the sleeper of my truck when I heard my husband arguing with someone. I asked what was wrong and my husband told me that the person next to us on the fuel island was spraying water on him and he told him to stop and the person denied it. My husband went on the other side of the truck to wash the windows and instead of keeping the argument between himself and my husband forsome reason this person called me a dumb a-- ni----- bi--- not once but twice
I was talking to my husband and I had not said one word to him
My husband heard him and a fight happened. this was over a year ago and we just found out that he filed charges against him

2007-11-18 13:54:42 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-18 13:50:34 · 6 answers · asked by texcjc 1

I am having problems looking up civil law cases involving both breach of contract and liability in tort.

Are there any case studies which involve both these?

2007-11-18 13:46:10 · 1 answers · asked by curious 1

that is caught with an alchololic drink

2007-11-18 13:33:38 · 3 answers · asked by skater 1

A friend of mine has severe rheumatoid arthritis. She goes to work everyday, but of course, there are certain times when she can't even get out of bed, and subsequently can't work. During these times she has always called in for a vacation day (and has to go to the doctor each time to get a cortizone shot), but her work has just informed her that every time she calls in for a vacation day, they are giving her a "point" against her record (of which they never told her this until she asked to see her vacation records). She gets 12 points a year and then you get "written up", suspended, and fired respectively for each occurance thereafter.

Her doctor told her to apply for FMLA leave and he completed the paperwork, but her work is telling her that they want 30 days notice before each occurance. This is not possible because she never knows when her arthritis will flare up. Is this legal?

2007-11-18 13:27:52 · 4 answers · asked by Susie 2

Is it fair not to feed pigeons? Mary Poppins did.

2007-11-18 13:15:20 · 3 answers · asked by Yafooey! 5

What is the goal of the NRA and other pro-gun people? It seems to me that they wont be satisfied until everyone can carry a non-concealed automatic weapon. Just kidding, but it seems that way to me. But really, what are their goals?

2007-11-18 13:14:24 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

It seems like some people tacitly accept the first one.

2007-11-18 12:26:57 · 10 answers · asked by Burt Navarro 1

Is there potential for a conflict of interest in the settling of an estate having the same attorney or does it make the process less painful and more orderly?

2007-11-18 12:25:00 · 1 answers · asked by watchman 1

How can illegals in these havens of illegal activity be deported? Does this mean that they cannot be prosecuted for crimes?

2007-11-18 12:21:48 · 9 answers · asked by windsurfingfun 2

was flaued, including capital punnishedment cases and will have to be reviewed (thousands) back 40 years.

That fact along with about ten years ago the FBI estimated that 1 out of ten inmates on death row are indeed innocent of murder..............

Honestly, now the cruckst of my question, IF one of those that are/were innocent on desath rowe was one of your brother.sisters/ mom or dad. son/daughter, best friends and executed, how truly would you feel about the death penalty?

2007-11-18 12:20:42 · 8 answers · asked by Mezmarelda 6

over 10 years ago my friend was convicted of armed robbery in California an spent 3 years in prison . can his record be exponged or sealed ? he has had no other run ins with the law.

2007-11-18 12:08:13 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was wondering,
If a ambassador was in a foreign country, and that country has declared war on his own; what happens to the ambassador? Is he declared a POW, or technically the building that he is in is on a piece of land belonging to his own country. If so, would he be asked to go back to his own country? Or does he stay to be the middleman for the two nations?

2007-11-18 11:50:38 · 5 answers · asked by jimmy y 1

And this is HER 1st posses charge.... some criminal history for driving w/ license suspended and 1 felony non- drug related.... what should she look at getting?

2007-11-18 11:49:58 · 6 answers · asked by studrockabri 1

I recently (2 months ago)... started working at this small boutique. I was friendly to everyone but i could sense something was really strange with the way they were towards me. I never had to sign any papers at the begining and was told how it was important to be at work when I am supposed to work. I was a good worker and did everything I was supposed to do. I was also kind of lost because nobody really tried to help me out that much. Then I started getting calls like I couldn't come in bc it was to slow. Yet other girls were on the schedule and worked alot. The owner wouldn't even call me herself and tell me I couldn't work. I finally worked one day and was again trying to get along with the people I was working with but they were being really short. I got a call after work that I was fired for it being so slow. I called the owner bc it was some girl who had to tell me not even the owner. She told me that there were complaints and that it wasn't her decision to fire me. could i sue?

2007-11-18 11:44:24 · 8 answers · asked by ashley 3

What do feel about the first amendmant and what it means to have freedom of speech freedom of religion and freedom of the press

2007-11-18 11:41:36 · 5 answers · asked by Melanie Smith 2

I have a friend who pays $ 256 in child support a week for a child that is definately his. The problem is that the mother refuses to let him see the child and out of 8 yrs he has a collective time of 3 months with this child. Even though I have tried to talk him out of it, he wants to have his own parental rights terminated legally. He told me that his lawyer told him that he can not give up his parental rights without the consent of the mother. I dont think this is true..........anyone who definately knows please help. This is in Tennessee, if that helps.

2007-11-18 11:35:17 · 4 answers · asked by South Memphis Lez 2