Law & Ethics - December 2007

me and my parents got into an argument about who actually owns my car. who owns it. my aunt bought it for me and now i am making payments on it. i also pay for the insurance through my parents and the car is registered in my name. so, who, in the laws eyes, does the car belong to?

2007-12-12 11:53:03 · 3 answers · asked by jasonx14 2

ok so my father wrote this song about me had it copyrighted and such but then passed away. now the song sweet escape has the same rythm and beat, can we challenge this or no? and what are the guidelines for this?

2007-12-12 11:50:55 · 4 answers · asked by leelee 2

I am surrounded by children in my neighborhood ( none of my own yet), and most of them are in-law relatives. I love them, but hate when they wanna come over and hang out. There's nothing here like toys for them and I have no idea how to entertain them. Plus I absolutely hate "drop-ins". And they never call first (they're kids, right?). What do I say, or do? They came to my porch for Halloween. My light was off, the door to the porch was hooked (they crawled under the screen), and then went home complaining that I gave them the same candy I paid $2 for when they were doing their fundraiser. That's all I had, and was the reason I left the light off! We don't have a sidewalk, so I was not expecting any kids, and this is the 1st year I lived with my husband, whose been here for years. I feel bad...but geez.

2007-12-12 11:42:58 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

My grandmother (who is 80 years old) lives in public housing in South Portland. They have laundry facilities in a separtate building. She must walk at a slightly down hill angle down to the laundry building to do her wash. The sidewalks are not plowed and they have told her that they aren't going to do it this year, so she must walk in roadway. The roadway is plowed but it isn't that great. Does anyone have any information on what the law requires in Maine pertaining to snow removal?

2007-12-12 11:34:12 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

1. Tell people not to file without knowing their situation
2. Tell people that credit cards are not dischargeable anymore, when in fact they are
3. Tell people they are horrible people for even thinking about it
4. Tell people they need 6 months of credit counselling when the requirement is actually that you have it within 180 days of filing (and at least a day before you file).
5. Are some people deliberately lying about bankruptcy law, or is this typically just people that know nothing about it that insist on answering something they know nothing about?
6. Why do people tell people that they should leave things OUT of their bankruptcy when the bankruptcy code clearly states that everything MUST be listed?

I ask because it worries me that people will actually follow this incorrect advice.

2007-12-12 11:30:36 · 3 answers · asked by Lesley 5

The Chinese invented this "technique" where they put an interogatee's head in a vice and set up a water drip 5-10 feet above their head so the drops hit the middle of their forehead...it's imaginatively called: Chinese Water Torcher...so how is this torcher, and waterboarding (euphemistically called "simulating drowning") is still debatable? as bad as waterboarding is, it's probably the tip of the iceberg...

2007-12-12 11:17:57 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-12 11:15:55 · 3 answers · asked by weatherscheryl 1

Is it justifiable for the United States government to pass legislation prohibiting the development and sale of graphically violent video games?

2007-12-12 11:14:50 · 12 answers · asked by malayalistar17 1

2007-12-12 11:13:43 · 10 answers · asked by Sin S 1

Is it just a matter of paying your share of the lawyers fees or is there more to it ?

2007-12-12 11:10:23 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Well i`m not sure how to explain this. My wife and i were offered jobs out of state with free housing . The only thing we have to pay is internet and tv
Well she has 3 kids with an ex that does visit his kids when he is suppose to.
They have 50/50 cus and she has the kids
So my wife called the ex to ask if it would be ok to move the kids out of state and explained to him that we would live rent free. And he flat out said no. Mr ex has 5 dui`s and a few other things
We are not trying to take the kids away from him she told him he could have them all summer and when ever they have school vacations
Both of us lost are jobs here and end neither one of us can find a job, there is just nothing here
We went to see a lawyer and they told us the wanted 4000 bucks
Well we dont have it and i dont know what elsa we can do. And these jobs will not wait for us forever
Like i said we are not trying to keep dad away from the kids we are just trying to better areselves

2007-12-12 11:09:07 · 2 answers · asked by ski-doo freak 1

I bid on a pair of concert tickets from ebay and won them. I paid double the face value of the ticket, plus shipping. My boyfriend informed me that this is illegal... is this true?
Also, when I got the tickets, it was not as the seller described it on ebay. It was a totally different row!
What actions should I take?

2007-12-12 11:04:57 · 2 answers · asked by jeuneserona 2

and I need to know what happens, and what kind of things are said durring an arraignment.

2007-12-12 11:04:51 · 4 answers · asked by The Girl 2

What do you think? Sure a same sex couple be aloud to get married.

I think that if you love someone their sexualty shouldn't matter, but If you disagree, tell me why you are agianst same sex marriage.

2007-12-12 11:04:16 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am working on a story where a legal secretary is given the opportunity to actually cross examine a witness while the attorney for the defense--her boss--is indisposed. If she is an established member of the defense team would it be considered possible to do that?

2007-12-12 10:57:19 · 16 answers · asked by Twilight Heathen 4

Family law that is. I have requested that mediation fees be waived. Will the other party have to pick up the tab, or will the state.

Can being poor really be held against me if the other parent is the one who could change that with child support?

I work and already raising one child with no father, period.
Granted my job is short 2.5 hours of forty every week, but i am always picking up his slack and actually rearing his child.

2007-12-12 10:48:00 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

My licence was currently taken away from a judge and I won't get it back untill february 28th. He took it away because I got charged with possesion of paraphernalia (class B misdemeanor). I am a minor, but here's the question. He took it away from me, but my actual licence isn't revoked or suspended. My atorney is actually setting up a meeting because he said he can present letters of how important that it is to drive, like work and school and stuff like that (I have 4) and my negative drug test that I have. But, the question is, if it's not suspended with the BMV, what's to stop me form just going to get another one?

2007-12-12 10:43:54 · 2 answers · asked by proxstoner 2

I have an In-home daycare and I was watching two kids for afew months. The state was paying for most of the childcare and the mother was to pay the remaining balance, well she took off without paying her bill. With late fees the bill is $2,800. She offered to pay $30 a month. It would take her over 7 years to pay the bill off. Do I have to settle for that or can I take her to small claims so I can get it done and over with and not have to wait 7 years?

2007-12-12 10:40:47 · 11 answers · asked by RynKay 1

My fiance has searched the net up and down, but has no referalls from friends and no lawyers have called her back. She's done most of the work for the lawyer already, the lawyer would be THRILLED to see how much documentation she can provide, and she's not a shady individual milking the government to stay home for free. She's the hardest working, most dedicated, MORAL individual I know who needs HELP. Any info you can give for IMMEDIATE contact is appreciated!

2007-12-12 10:34:06 · 4 answers · asked by obviously_uninformed 1

Is using limewire 2 download songs for personal use illegal?
If so or if not can you pls tell me where you got that information from? (a website or another source)

2007-12-12 10:34:04 · 3 answers · asked by it's_me 2

I have studied kungfu or wushu since I was a child. I have progressed to black belt since then.

Anyway, when I was in New York City a couple months ago, I was walking late at night by myself. I was traveling through an alley because it was the shortest way to visit my grandmother. A mugger tried to take my purse. He had a knife.

First thing I did was grab his wrist and break it. He dropped the knife and cried out. Then, I back-handed him and continued to punch him. I was so angry that this would happen to me, I almost couldn't stop. I think back kicked him onto the side of a dumpster. He had blood on his face after I was done.

Do you think I went too overboard? Any experiences with mugging and how did you handle it?

2007-12-12 10:31:19 · 57 answers · asked by Lucilla 1

if a woman lied to a man and told him he was the father of her child and that man raised the child as his own for 8 yrs only to find out the truth could he sue the woman for loss of finances and such?

2007-12-12 10:24:56 · 13 answers · asked by Glenn F 5

2007-12-12 10:17:42 · 4 answers · asked by twilight_dezire 2

in my state [nebraska] they made it legal to carry an concealed weapon in some districts why is it necessary to conceal a weapon

2007-12-12 10:17:40 · 8 answers · asked by Dark Horse 1

2007-12-12 10:17:30 · 7 answers · asked by ThisGuyRules 3

2007-12-12 10:15:15 · 7 answers · asked by Lorne C 1

who else knows about this?

It's on radio every night. Everyone here keeps talking about it, but it seems it's not much on English radio, only on Spanish programs. Have not read anything in papers either.

How can they get that amount of signatures if the word doesn't go around?

2007-12-12 10:11:52 · 1 answers · asked by mybusiness2 1

normally a british £2 coin is goldish coloured and silver in the middle but recently, i was given a £2 coin that was goldish colour with no silver centre. it looked like a large £1 coin. someone told me it was`nt legal tender. is this true? can i change it at a bank if necessary?

2007-12-12 10:07:55 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-12-12 10:07:24 · 4 answers · asked by Marco H 1

okay, i'm not a terroist, someones ex trying to murder them, a phsyco, a murderer, a pedaphile, or a crack dealer. i'm just wondering what happened to one of my past teachers (she was always sort of weird acting and after she got fired someone said she got busted for drugs and was sent to prison, but i don't know if it's true) and i'm looking for her in michigan. i've tried dozens of sites and all of them need money and my email addrsss (i asume they're scams) but i need a legitamate site please. thanks.

2007-12-12 10:05:27 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous