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		<title>Who Is the Rightful Beneficiary When the Last Marriage Wasn&#8217;t Legitimate Because a Prior Divorce Wasn&#8217;t Finalized?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:54:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne P. Mitchell, Esq.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My Father-in-law passed  away in July of  2012. He retired from the railroad, was 'married' four times, and has 5 children. He was married to wife #2 in Indiana (she mothered 3 of his children) and filed for divorce in 1989 (not 100% sure that was the year) then 'remarried' 2xs after. 10 months before his  passing he moved out of the home that he &#038; wife #4 shared. He had a will stating that all his assets were to go to his 5 children (he did not father any children with wives 3 &#038; 4) but had wife #4 as beneficiary on all of his accounts (retirement, life insurance etc..)  Well wife #2 filed for a portion of his retirement benefits, and it turns out that she &#038; father-in-law were never legally divorced.]]></description>
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		<title>Can I Get Child Support All the Way Back to When I Got Pregnant?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 23:27:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne P. Mitchell, Esq.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Child Support]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I applied for a paternity determination in court for my son who is 5 years old.  The father asked for a DNA test, and we are waiting for the result. If it's proven that he is the father, can I ask for child support from the time I got pregnant? He gave me $300 ten times over the past five years. How do I know how much he can afford? He hired an attorney but I cannot afford one to represent me. Thanks for your help.]]></description>
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		<title>Can Legal Guardian Place Child for Adoption?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 23:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne P. Mitchell, Esq.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My question is related to family law and I live in Pennsylvania. Can someone with legal custody of a child place that child for adoption once the birth parents rights have been terminated?]]></description>
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		<title>Case Law for &#8220;If It Was Not Documented It Never Happened.&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne P. Mitchell, Esq.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am looking for case law in which the term "if it was not documented it has never happened" is memorialed.  Can you help?
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		<title>Is My Girlfriend Legally Obligated to Tell Me That She Was Pregnant or Had an Abortion?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Law]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I live in the state of Wisconsin. Is my girlfriend legally obligated to tell me that she was pregnant or had an abortion just days ago? She told me after it was done.]]></description>
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		<title>Does My HOA Have to Reimburse Me For Costs of the Fire Department Boarding Up My Door After Investigating a Water Leak if the HOA Made No Attempt to Contact Me First?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 21:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeowners HOA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have vacated my condo, but my downstairs neighbor had a problem with a leak coming from my condo upstairs. She tried to contact the HOA but they are closed on the weekend. None of the board members had access to my contact information, so my neighbor called the fire department to check out the problem.]]></description>
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		<title>My Boyfriend&#8217;s Ex is Making it Impossible for Them to Sell Their Jointly Owned Home, Does He Have Any Legal Rights?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My boyfriend and his ex-girlfriend purchased a home together 10 years ago, both names are on the deed and the mortgage. He left the house two years ago when she declined to buy the house outright or to accept a buyout. He has been paying half the mortgage and the taxes each month since he left. ]]></description>
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		<title>Is it Illegal to Cash a Check for a Service that I Provide, Before I Actually Provide the Services?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:41:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I provide cleaning services and was contacted by a gentlemen saying he needs to have his apartment cleaned before returning to the US. He sent a check in my name so I cashed it. I repeatedly asked him for the location of his apartment so I could complete the cleaning, he continued to put it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Does the Phrase &#8220;Sentence Commuted&#8221; Mean?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["What does the phrase "sentence commuted" mean? Am I correct that it means that the original sentence is complete?"
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		<title>Can a Partition Action on a Jointly Owned Cabin Lapse Due to Sales Inactivity?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Partition]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My brother and I are joint owners of a cabin in the mountains in Arizona. Almost a year ago, he filed a partition action of the property. Initially he retained a realty company to sell the property, but the company pulled out after a couple of months. Now for almost 10 months, my brother has done nothing to sell the property other than to place two small For Sale by Owner signs on it.]]></description>
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