Wednesday, 1 January 2014

What is a business memo?

What is a business memo?
A business memo is usually used to communicate with a company ororganization. It is less formal than business letters.

Should the executor of my will be made beneficiary of my various assets to accomodate my wishes for division of the property?

I live in Belleville, IL St. Clair CountyOn our street they are doing road construction It is shaking our foundation What can I do if it cau...

Question

I live in Belleville, IL St. Clair County

On our street they are doing road construction

It is shaking our foundation

What can I do if it causes cracks in our foundation



Answer

1. DO NOT WAIT to inform the city that you are feeling vibrations in your home. Do it now by phone AND in WRITING. The city may send someone out to see what is going on BEFORE there is a problem. You can also feel free to find the job supervisor and let him/her know! Also, contact your HO insurance agent and let him/her know what is going on. Sometimes they will come out too because the last thing they need is a claim.

2. Take some pictures now before there is any damage. If your house DOES sustain damage, take pictures of the damage. Call the city immediately! Contact your HO agent! Your recourse would most likely be against the city, and the city would then charge it back to the contractor. But that is a potentially long, complicated and uncertain process, pending resolution of which you MAY have to spend your own money (or your HO insurer's money if you're covered) . You very well may need an attorney.



I want to get my Driver's License and I have a car but I need to obtain car insurance to register it and take the road test will an insurance company give me a policy?

I want to get my Driver's License and I have a car but I need to obtain car insurance to register it and take the road test will an insurance company give me a policy?
Not in California!

-You say you have a car but need to register it. That means that a car registered in someone else's name is AVAILABLE to you, NOT that YOU HAVE a car.

#1) Get "a friend" (or relative) to drive you -in their legally registered vehicle-
to EARN your driving privilege (IF you CAN: Yes, that IS a challenge!)

#2) GO (On the bus if necessary) TO your "favorite insurance company" and request what is known as a "rider policy", which will begin immediately upon receipt of YOUR payment.

#3) GO (Again, on the bus if necessary) TO your Official state motor vehicle department to register the vehicle IN YOUR name.

DON'T DO THE CRIME IF YOU CAN'T DO THE TIME. GETTING CAUGHT WILL ONLY DELAY YOUR ENJOYMENT OF YOUR DRIVING PRIVILEGE.

is there any way to defend someone who is facing 2 felony burglar charges if they are threatened or pressured to assist i am a 53 year old w...

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is there any way to defend someone who is facing 2 felony burglar charges if they are threatened or pressured to assist i am a 53 year old wonam ihave never been in trouble. i met the wrong person he is 26 and he has a record. i am out on a signuture bond,he is still in jail i do have a public defender i hope shes good, im just asking to maybe ease my mind,



Answer

Yes, there I always a way to defend every criminal case if your goals are realistic, given the strength of the evidence against you (about which you have told me nothing). Often, success must be measured by expectations of something less than total acquittal, if the evidence is strong and there is not a good argument available to suppress the most damning evidence against you due to some sort of official misconduct (such as a coerced confession, insufficient probable cause to detain you, or warrantless search, just to name a few). Duress or coercive circumstances which substantially forced you into a criminal situation are always a defense at sentencing and, in severe cases, may even be a defense against conviction, if your attorney is skilled enough to select a jury which is sympathetic to your cause. All you need is for one juror to have a reasonable doubt about your guilt at the conclusion of the trial in order to get a mistrial, which is usually followed by an improved plea bargaining offer from the DA. Your plea offer might improve because the prosecution is unlikely to want to expend time and energy on a second trial based upon the same evidence any more than you would, following conclusion of the first one, which can sometimes take a week or longer in a major felony case. Another option if the evidence is strong is to turn State's evidence, hoping for leniency if you can substantially assist the prosecution in conviction a party who is more culpable than you. That route is fraught with pitfalls, however, and should rarely be considered without close assistance from an experienced felony lawyer at every stage, including the presence of your attorney during your initial interview by the police. If the case is sufficiently strong without your testimony, however, this option is unlikely to even interest the authorities, since your testimony would not be needed. My answer here does not make me your lawyer, so you need to consult one of your own before acting upon this. For further discussions, you may contact my office at 333 Main St, Racine, WI 53403, 262-633-3090, during business hours, or see me on the web at www.jayknixonlaw.com. See over 15 years of my previous answers to consumer questions at http://www./answers/atty_profile/view_attorney_profile/jknixon. Attorney answers may contain advertising materials. .



How can a probation officer keep you in jail for 35 days on a 1st time probation violation when Georgia law requires you to appear in front ...

Question

How can a probation officer keep you in jail for 35 days on a 1st time probation violation when Georgia law requires you to appear in front of a judge within 30 days?



Answer

When you are placed on probation, you are actually given a sentence of 12 years, but are allowed to serve it on probation rather than in jail. If you are accused of violating probation, you will stay in jail until the probation officer chooses or is forced to bring the matter before the judge for a hearing on the violation. Depending on the violation, the probation officer may ask you so sign a waiver of a hearing in exchange for serving the time you have already served. You need a lawyer to review the case and, if appropriate, get the matter on the first available hearing calendar to force the probation officer to act.



If the person who is deceased has a commerical property and at time of death there was no wil and/or trust can that property be quitclaimed...

Question

If the person who is deceased has a commerical property and at time of death there was no wil and/or trust; can that property be quitclaimed over to someone else without submitting the death certificate and Power of Attorney to the finance company.



Answer

No. Only the deceased had the ability to convey the property. If someone held a valid power of attorney that permitted it, they too could have done so, but only while the owner was alive. Once a person dies any and all powers of attorney they have given immediately completely expire. They are of zero effect or validity at that moment in time. The only way for the property to be conveyed now is for someone (and legally it can literally be anyone, although next of kin are favored) to file to open an intestate probate and ask to be appointed administrator of the deceased's estate. (Intestate just means there was no will). Only after being appointed administrator of the estate AND obtaining the court's permission, can anyone execute a valid deed for the property, or do anything else with it, such as lease it, etc.



Answer

If the decedents name was on the property, you will need to go through a probate process to get the title changed to the proper successor owner. The identity of that owner will depend on the application of the state law on intestacy, but is, in essence, the closest living relatives. You need to engage a probate attorney. If you are in our geographical area we we amy be able to assist. Only when the rightful owner's name is on th eproperty will you be able to transfer or borrow against the property. A few different rules apply if the decedent owned the property in joint tenancy with others, but I would need to see the deed to advise.