El_Elegante posted:

So a preacher who became ill could be fired explicitly because their church didn't want to pay the higher insurance premiums?

bobula posted:

I know!! They have really basic requirements listed there. As soon as I show the clerk at the office what I have though, they put on a rejection face and say it's not enough, they need this and that. I have everything the application says I need. I've been to four different local offices in the LA area and have received variations on the same theme.

visuvius posted:

California.


Okay thanks guys.

Hahaha yes clearly I will not be flipping out in my correspondence with the California State Bar. I figured I could let out a little steam in the SA legal thread.

My main concern was posting a google or yelp review and getting a libel lawsuit 6 months down the line. As long as what I say is truthful, I'm guessing I'll be okay.

visuvius posted:

Am I justified in making a complaint with the state bar association about her incompetence, sketchy billing practices and my general dissatisfaction? Can I post a google business review? Is that considered libel?

CaptainScraps posted:

Get ready for some stories.

You know, when I get more cases.

I was hanging out and third chairing a child support modification (which means hanging out behind the bar and looking important) talking to the client. His girlfriend's ex-husband was filing a child support modification and the client was saying "This is loving bullshit, he should totally have to support little man [his girlfriend's kid] as much as possible" and then turned around and said "But poo poo man, any chance you could get me to pay less child support? I love my little girls but it's eating me alive."

CaptainScraps posted:

One was a newish attorney associated with an older attorney on the case to not gently caress it up and they decided to bring the REALLY new attorney to meet the judge.

Aqua Hamster posted:

Aqua Hamster posted:

I wasn't looking for actual legal advice, just a direction in which we should start.

I live in Calumet county, the building she was working in is in Outigamie county.

SlenderWhore posted:

I got all stressed over nothing.

Dragyn posted:

My girlfriend owns a townhome in a 3-unit building. Previously the developer has controlled the association and everything as only two units had been sold.

The third unit sold and the builder has transferred control over to the property owners. Problem is, none of them know anything about creating a condo association. They planned everything out money-wise (HOA fees/whatnot), assigned officers, but can't open a bank account to deposit the fees into without a tax ID number.

I found on the Federal EIN application that there is an option for an association of this sort, but it requires one of the officers to use their SSN to register for the EIN.

If the officer who applies for the EIN leaves the association, does that leave the other two high and dry? Can this EIN be transferred to another entity?

The alternative to this is creating a business and incorporating as a non-profit, which seems like far, far more work.

TacoHavoc posted:

Can someone give me a rundown of how the probate process works? I'm in Maine if it matters. An older man passed away and has one surviving daughter, who is named the beneficiary of all his assets in his will. The estate is small, no property and under 50k in other assets. The way I understand it:

1) She goes to probate court and files some forms + will.
2) A hearing is scheduled
3) The hearing produces some sort of legal document giving her possession of his assets
4) End of story?

Is that all there is to it, or am I missing something?

Serella posted:

Legal stuff is such a stressful, confusing process.

CADPAT posted:

Hey I just came across this thread so I'll throw this one out here for fun.

My uncle (whom I wasn't really close to or anything) just passed and left a large estate of 1.5million$, however his will was badly out of date (20 years old at least) and wound up leaving it to a girl who broke up with him over 20 years ago. He died single with no kids so his closest family is my mom and my grandma.

They have had no contact since the breakup, and he was in the process of revising the will, and had contacted his lawyer to this effect and discussed it to the point where the lawyer was in the process of drafting a new will but never finalized it.

The sentiment is that he did not want to leave his estate to this person.

My thoughts are that it would be difficult to challenge the existing will, but it seems like something worth tossing out here.

It's worth noting that my mom will most likely actually contact a lawyer. Also this occurred in Canada.