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I just bought a house, and I'm having my first kid this year. I should be looking into getting a will/estate planning right? I assume it's best to go with an actual lawyer, and not something like legal zoom. How much does all this usually cost, and what's the best method to find someone in my area? California.
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Are you married
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Feb 2, 2018 15:22
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Yes I am. Married 3 years, wife pregnant, due in May. Just bought the house last October.
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Feb 2, 2018 15:23
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If either of you owned anything substantial before marriage and still own it probably yes You May also see a lawyer if you are worried what would happen to your kids if you and your wife codeceased You need lots of life insurance regardless
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Feb 2, 2018 15:32
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Phil Moscowitz posted:I missed it, how bad did that guy gently caress up? I didn't gently caress up past the crime of not immediately hiring a lawyer. I posted a pretty detailed question about employment law.
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Feb 2, 2018 15:36
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Bitchkrieg posted:I didn't gently caress up past the crime of not immediately hiring a lawyer. I posted a pretty detailed question about employment law. Dangit, gently caress up more, this thread needs sustenance.
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Feb 2, 2018 15:38
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The general advice to find a lawyer is to: 1. Ask a lawyer you know personally who they would recommend; 2. Ask a non lawyer you know personally if they have someone they liked; 3. Google? Be prepared to pay for a consultation. Unless you own some really significant assets or otherwise have a complicated situation, it would be relatively straightforward. Blarzgh, what would you estimate charges in suburban Texas on this kind of deal?
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Feb 2, 2018 15:38
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Bitchkrieg posted:I didn't gently caress up past the crime of not immediately hiring a lawyer. I posted a pretty detailed question about employment law. You're a success story though, you've agreed that a lawyer should handle whatever sexual assault you did/had done to you.
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Feb 2, 2018 15:40
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Hot Dog Day #91 posted:You're a success story though, you've agreed that a lawyer should handle whatever sexual assault you did/had done to you. I get all my sexual assault from doctors on the gymnastics team tyvm.
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Feb 2, 2018 16:04
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FrozenVent posted:I get all my sexual assault from doctors on the gymnastics team tyvm. Allegedly.
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Feb 2, 2018 16:26
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Sigmoid colon massage. With my penis.
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Feb 2, 2018 16:44
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Can we disable editing here like in EN? Exempting known lawyers (aka the worst) of course.
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Feb 2, 2018 17:17
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If one of us tells a poster to edit their post, are we telling them to destroy evidence?
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Feb 2, 2018 17:21
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blarzgh posted:If one of us tells a poster to edit their post, are we telling them to destroy evidence? Possibly lmao
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Feb 2, 2018 17:22
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Plead the fifth.
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Feb 2, 2018 17:24
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blarzgh posted:If one of us tells a poster to edit their post, are we telling them to destroy evidence? I'm about 90% sure the data of all edited posts is retained in the database. It is with every forum software I've used but lol SA forum software.
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Feb 2, 2018 17:25
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If you mail everyone who reads this thread a dollar, you can establish attorney-client privilege.
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Feb 2, 2018 17:57
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Modus Pwnens posted:If you mail everyone who reads this thread a dollar, you can establish attorney-client privilege. I do not wish to create joiner with you.
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Feb 2, 2018 19:31
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dear fbi: all my past, present and future posts are strictly hypotheticals
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Feb 2, 2018 19:38
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"delete your account" is destruction of evidence.
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Feb 3, 2018 03:55
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Modus Pwnens posted:If you mail everyone who reads this thread a dollar, you can establish attorney-client privilege. I wish it was that hard
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Feb 3, 2018 03:57
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blarzgh posted:If one of us tells a poster to edit their post, are we telling them to destroy evidence? We must create a new thread, using blockchain technology to make sure no information is destroyed. Then people can use the associated cryptocurrency to pay the lawyers in the thread for their advice. Let's call it Legalcoin. I'll make the wiki.
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Feb 3, 2018 15:38
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Hi, I’ve recently moved from Maine to Alabama and I have some questions about a water bill that has mysteriously been $300 for the month of December ( House was uncccupied , except for toilet use by my husband who was doing renovations) and is now again , another $300. The previous owner, a friend, said it has never been that high. Ever. I assume this is some sort of fraud as there are no leaks in the house’s water system. My questions for you legal types are: What are my choices when it comes to demanding this bill be rectified? Do I have to pay for umpteen gallons of a product I did not use? Can they shut off my water if I refuse to pay a disputed bill? Is there some threat of going to court I should be using when talking to them if reason does not work? We will be in the water office Monday morning.
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Feb 3, 2018 19:03
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obviously I hosed it posted:Hi, I’ve recently moved from Maine to Alabama and I have some questions about a water bill that has mysteriously been $300 for the month of December ( House was uncccupied , except for toilet use by my husband who was doing renovations) and is now again , another $300. The previous owner, a friend, said it has never been that high. Ever. You probably have a leak underground. Edit: or a running toilet or another leak you just haven't found yet.
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Feb 3, 2018 19:09
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obviously I hosed it posted:Hi, I’ve recently moved from Maine to Alabama and I have some questions about a water bill that has mysteriously been $300 for the month of December ( House was uncccupied , except for toilet use by my husband who was doing renovations) and is now again , another $300. The previous owner, a friend, said it has never been that high. Ever. How do you know there isn’t an underground leak? Also don’t show up in person, do you think high water usage problems are some sort of novel issue the public works department doesn’t know how to address ? If you do follow through and accuse them of fraudulent water bills in person, please record video for posterity
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Feb 3, 2018 19:11
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therobit posted:You probably have a leak underground. Seconding the underground leak, probably after the water meter but before it enters the house, and might be hidden by concrete somewhere. I had one of these that wasn't discovered until it saturated the ground after a few weeks without rain. I imagine if you stuff enough lawyer in the pipe it will fix the problem. Edit: The water company will probably use a 12 month average as a basis for bill adjustment, which favors acute problems. If the leak has been undetected for a long time, you might be hosed. When my house's leak crested into detectable, the problem had been going on for two to six months raising the average usage by a lot. I got about $40 back from the adjustment of a $300+ problem. Devor posted:If you do follow through and accuse them of fraudulent water bills in person, please record video for posterity 18 Character Limit fucked around with this message at 19:33 on Feb 3, 2018 |
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Feb 3, 2018 19:13
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obviously I hosed it posted:Hi, I’ve recently moved from Maine to Alabama and I have some questions about a water bill that has mysteriously been $300 for the month of December ( House was uncccupied , except for toilet use by my husband who was doing renovations) and is now again , another $300. The previous owner, a friend, said it has never been that high. Ever. Find the water meter. Turn off all of the devices that use water in your house. If there meter is still moving, you have a leak.
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Feb 3, 2018 20:14
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obviously I hosed it posted:Hi, I’ve recently moved from Maine to Alabama and I have some questions about a water bill that has mysteriously been $300 for the month of December ( House was uncccupied , except for toilet use by my husband who was doing renovations) and is now again , another $300. The previous owner, a friend, said it has never been that high. Ever. User name/post combo.
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Feb 3, 2018 20:44
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Devor posted:How do you know there isn’t an underground leak? There’s been a huge problem here with overcharging on water, I’ve since found out from this morning. I’m not the only person with this problem with the water. I wasn’t coming from a place of hostility. Sorry if it seemed that way to you! http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2017/01/birmingham_water_works_bills_a.html (Part of the reason my mind goes to fraud vs mechanics , etc, is that we’ve already encountered people who think ‘ fleecing a yankee’ is not theft in any form, but legitimate entertainment. ) Otherwise, I’m hoping it is indeed a leak , on their end of things. I’ll find out Monday and check back in.
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Feb 3, 2018 22:18
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You absolutely have a leak underground. Call a leak detection service asap
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Feb 3, 2018 23:36
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Also move back to Maine loving carpetbaggers
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Feb 4, 2018 02:04
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obviously I hosed it posted:Hi, I’ve recently moved from Maine to Alabama Why JesustheDarkLord posted:Also move back to Maine Lol
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Let’s say a person in Ohio was married, and that person’s spouse (alone) signed an “automatically renewing” agreement for some years of a service at their shared home. Let’s also say that after that person was divorced from the spouse, they continued paying that monthly bill unaware of any automatic renewal, as the person who remained in the home assumed it was and had always been a month-to-month bill. Would the person reasonably be subject to the terms of that agreement, despite being unaware of it? The person in question has reached out to a lawyer for their specific case, but I have yet to hear an update. I wonder for my own curiosity.
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Sonic Dude posted:Let’s say a person in Ohio was married, and that person’s spouse (alone) signed an “automatically renewing” agreement for some years of a service at their shared home. Let’s also say that after that person was divorced from the spouse, they continued paying that monthly bill unaware of any automatic renewal, as the person who remained in the home assumed it was and had always been a month-to-month bill. Would the person reasonably be subject to the terms of that agreement, despite being unaware of it? Are you wondering whether 1) 'that person' has to continue paying an automatically renewing agreement until they die, or 2) whether some specific term of the agreement applies to them? 1) No, 2) probably not, but will depend on the agreement/terms. What is the agreement for? What is the term that 'that person' is concerned about? (or have 'that person' ask their lawyer) what does the divorce decree say about this agreement, or failing that, about debts/financial obligations in general?
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Feb 6, 2018 01:01
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Just tell your ex to cancel it.
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Feb 6, 2018 01:25
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It's generally common practice to notify your client before closing probate, right?
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Feb 6, 2018 02:53
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I don’t do probate, but we inform our clients of pretty much everything. The largest amounts of malpractice claims are centered around lawyers not communicating with their clients (according the law schools)
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Feb 6, 2018 03:18
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joat mon posted:Are you wondering whether 1) 'that person' has to continue paying an automatically renewing agreement until they die, or 2) whether some specific term of the agreement applies to them? I didn’t assume they’re screwed forever, but it’s something like 3 years left on a recent “renewal” for a pest control thing, and they’re looking to move so I assume (and have been told loudly) that they aren’t interested in paying to treat a house they don’t own. I’m not sure what the divorce decree says, I wonder if it’s even in there. My divorce had a bunch of minutiae about monetary debts and accounts but nothing about obligations like that (maybe it gets lumped in with the house and its “contents”), so I’m not sure if that’s a common thing to consider.
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Feb 6, 2018 03:43
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NancyPants posted:It's generally common practice to notify your client before closing probate, right? In Texas its often more common to never "close" the probate because there's essentially no point. Once the estate is distributed, anything else will eventually SoL out of existence, so it's pointless to take the extra step of actually closing it. But yeah, I would think you'd mention it to your client. I'd also think that unless there was some outstanding issue that was inside the SoL when you filed, but outside now, and didn't get handled in the distribution, then I don't know why telling the client would have an effect on anything.
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Sonic Dude posted:It’s actually not me, just trying to keep it vague for... I’m not sure why really. Upon some thought, I assume no one knows or cares about me or my work friends.
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