March 2010


How to Show Evidence of Loss in a Proof Hearing

Summary

I had a large company destroy my credit. I won a judgement in court on a default. I now need to show lose in a proof hearing. How should I proceed?

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“I had a large company destroy my credit. I won in court on a default. The company will not acknowledge this judgment so I sued them again.

I have a proof hearing and need to show the judge proof of loss. How should I proceed? What can I show the judge other than a FICO score.”

This will depend entirely on what your actual losses were. Unfortunately, because you ‘won’ because the company defaulted, it doesn’t actually mean that you will ‘win’ in terms of damages and loss. The very fact that you are asking on a free legal questions website “how to prove my loss” suggests that your losses aren’t necessarily tangible. Has the destruction of your credit caused you to lose privileges that you can quantify? Were you evicted, or did you have something repossessed, as a direct result of the damage to your credit? Your best bet would be to ask a financial expert, such as an accountant.

Foster Parents Have Legal Custody of my Child, Am I Allowed to Visit Her?

Summary

I signed over legal custody to foster parents of my daughter but retained my biological rights, can they decide to not let me talk to my daughter or visit with her or can she decide this? The legal guardians of my biological child filed a complaint with the police department claiming I am harassing them and my daughter. How can this be considered harassment when I still have rights to my daughter?”

Dear Esq. is not intended as direct personal legal advice. For direct personal legal advice regarding your own state and situation you should consult a local attorney. → You should not and may not rely on anything on this website as legal advice.

“I signed over legal custody to foster parents of my daughter but retained my biological rights, can they decide to not let me talk to my daughter or visit with her or can she decide this?

The legal guardians of my biological child filed a complaint with the police department claiming I am harassing them and my daughter. The police department filed a complaint with the district attorney’s office. I was never warned to stop contact plus my biological rights were not stripped,they also cut off their phone so I can’t have contact. How can this be considered harassment when I still have rights to my daughter?”

This is a complicated question, and there is not enough information here for us to really guide you, other than to say that you should contact an attorney who specializes in juvenile care and family laws. If you don’t have an order specifically providing for you to have contact with your daughter, then you may well have no right to contact – so you need to see about getting an order, asap.