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y son is getting ready to go to my ex-husband’s home for the summer. My ex has him for 52 days. My son is concerned about the fact last summer my ex-husband would slap him in the face sometimes whether he bought the wrong car in a video game, or for not paying attention to his homework (stupid things).
If a man dies and leaves his house and land to his grandchild, and only lets his wife live in the house until she dies, or as long as she wants to, does the property have to be sold to repay his debts?
My neighbor has piles of dry wood everywhere leaning on the wooden fence. They are full of termites and they have gotten into my house.
My neighbor has piles of dry wood everywhere leaning on the wooden fence. They are full of termites and they have gotten into my house.
I live in Santa Cruz County, CA on several acres on a ridgetop. Highway 17 which is the main route from San Jose to the beach in Santa Cruz parallels my property which is a heavily forested hillside.
If every member of an estate dies, does the private road go to the township?
In California, is it legal for the County to demand a grant of easement, in exchange for having our house plans approved, or a building permit issued? They already have a forty-foot easement, but they said they decided they need 4 more feet.
There is a lane that runs between my neighbor and I. He owns (according to survey on my deed) from the middle of the lane towards his house and I own (according to survey on my deed) from the middle of the lane towards my house. The lane leads to an old house that is visited 2 or 3 times a year.
I thought my father cosigned for the mortgage on my home, but when he passed away in Aug of 2014, Wells Fargo told me that I was the only one on the deed. Both my name and his name are on the deed.
I was arrested in July 2013 for child endangerment and abandonment when two of my sons got outside unattended for eight minutes while I was in the bathroom. The police took my children to the police station, and myself and my husband, who wasn’t home at the time, to jail.