Losing someone you love due to someone else's negligence can be life-altering.. You not only have lost someone you care about, but you may be left in a precarious position if the deceased was the one who primarily supported your family financially. To help recoup some of the damage, you have the choice to sue the liable party for wrongful death. The amount you can recoup depends on your state and are sometimes capped.
If you are trying to obtain an immigration visa or file a petition for a fiance visa, spousal visa or other visas to bring family members to the United States, you will need to fill out and file immigration petitions. While anyone who pays the filing fee can fill out and submit their own petitions, there are many benefits to hiring an attorney to handle the petitions and immigration case on your behalf.
No contest, or nolo contendere, is one of three possible ways to plead after an arrest. Pleas are usually entered during the arraignment or at a hearing soon after the arrest. What is interesting about pleas is that the defendant can change their plea at any time. Every action in the criminal process can have meanings beyond the obvious, however, and the way a defendant pleads can carry unintended consequences. Read on to learn more about pleas and no contest pleas in particular.
If you are tired of living in an old house that has major problems, you could always sell the house and buy a different one. If you want to sell your house without making the needed repairs, you could sell it as-is. To do this, you may want to hire a residential real estate lawyer to help you. Here are several things you will need to know and do if you sell a house like this.
Pets are becoming more and more like family, with about 70 to 80 million dogs owned and 74 to 96 million cats owned in the United States. As couples continue to divorce over the years, many of them are faced with what to do with their pets. Just because you may treat your pet like a child, the court doesn't do the same. The court sees your pet as just another possession like your furniture or car.
Have you recently been let go from your job? Do you feel that the termination was illegal in any way? It is time for you to stand up to unfair employment practices by your former employer. An employment attorney helped me get through an impossible time more easily. I had no idea how serious the repercussions for terminating my position could be for the company, nor did I know how much the company would owe me for doing so. Thankfully, the attorney took the time to answer each and every question that I had and discussed all of my options. I have included much of what I learned on my website to help others learn what they could be owed if they were unlawfully terminated from their jobs.