OT: Question for a lawyer
Totally, OT, here but I'm in a bit of a pickle.If anyone here has legal experience with civil suits between family members (or has been involved in one,) could you please e-mail me? I need to know...
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Well, I'm no lawyer, but once upon a time I was subpoenaed to testify against a family member for a criminal trial. Let me tell you that can totally put a damper on family events! People threaten a...
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Quote:I need to know about verbal agreements and lawsuits (i.e. Can you sue over a verbal agreement?) I'm not a lawyer, I just work for them - and generally in insurance litigation. However, I'm...
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Hello. .I am a lawyer in South Carolina. The short answer to your question is that SOME oral agreements are enforceable in Court, but as a practical matter, it is often difficult to prove the terms....
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Just take it to Judge Judy. That's where all my legal knowledge comes from.Any real lawyers on this board are cringing, I'm sure.
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Over the past few days, I've felt like we'll end up on Judge Judy. I'm in a dispute with my brother over money that I loaned him to help him out when he moved to California. He hasn't paid me back,...
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Well I'm a law student and I'm doing contract at the moment, but I don't know anything about American law or how different it is to English law.
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Can you just take a walk with your brother and say: "we need to discuss a payment plan on your loan." Don't ask a question like "when will you pay me back?" or "are you going to pay me $200/month?"...
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I would go with rhys7's advice. From my experience (I have one rather litigious uncle, much to the entire family's shame), it makes sense to leave the courts out of what most people would refer to as...
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Quote:I'm willing to just let it go at this point, but I feel like he took advantage of me. . I think that either discussing it and setting up a contract or dropping the issue are both valid actions....
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Thanks for all the advice. I'm going to try talking to him first, and then see where it goes from there. He may be irresponsible, but he's not totally unreasonable. I'd be happy with $50 a month, or...
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