Civil Cases

A written response, normally called an Answer to the Complaint, is your opportunity to deny the allegations made in the complaint against you. The complaint was in writing and served upon you. You must therefore do the same. You answer each numbered allegation in the complaint one by one. Some you'll have to admit and some you will deny. Others you will neither admit nor deny but leave plaintiff to prove it. Once the court receives the answer it will be treated as a contested matter and put on track for trial.

In addition to making denials of the allegations in the Complaint, you will have to raise what are called Affirmative Defenses. Check the court rules for the affirmative defenses that must be raised.

Good question. 90% of all civil cases are settled without a trial.

You can search all Maryland Circuit and District Court records, estate records, and most counties' civil judgments and liens online. You can narrow the searches by county. Links to these search websites are at the related source below.

Yes. The court will examine the separation agreement to make certain it is fair and it will also examine the circumstances of the parties. Remember that the divorce court is a court that renders decisions under law and equity. If the court finds the separation agreement to be unfair it can issue other orders.

Yes. The court will examine the separation agreement to make certain it is fair and it will also examine the circumstances of the parties. Remember that the divorce court is a court that renders decisions under law and equity. If the court finds the separation agreement to be unfair it can issue other orders.

Yes. The court will examine the separation agreement to make certain it is fair and it will also examine the circumstances of the parties. Remember that the divorce court is a court that renders decisions under law and equity. If the court finds the separation agreement to be unfair it can issue other orders.

Yes. The court will examine the separation agreement to make certain it is fair and it will also examine the circumstances of the parties. Remember that the divorce court is a court that renders decisions under law and equity. If the court finds the separation agreement to be unfair it can issue other orders.

Even if the case settled prior to trial - if the case was filed with The Clerk of The Court and it appeared on the court's docket, then there would be a publicly available record of it in the Court Clerk's Office. You would have to know where, and in what court system, the case was filed in order to locate the records of the proceedings and learn what the final dispostion was.

Question is not quite clear.

If the criminal trial is completed but not yet adjudicated or the defendant has not yet been sentenced, any evidence produced at the criminal trial COULD be ruled admissible at a civil trial. It may call for a ruling from the judge presiding at the civil trial in order to determine it admissibility.

Unfortunately, you can sue anyone, which is the reason this is the most litigious country in the world. Just because you can sue does not mean you will win. With luck, if you are suing because you have lost money in the stock marketor because you didn't pay attention to what your money was being invested into, you will lose and be forced to pay all the legal expenses.

No, not unless the "expert" gave false testimony which would set the stage for an appeal by the either side. The purpose of having an expert witness testify in any case civil or criminal is to sway the jury to the side that is presenting the evidence, so the plaintiff would have no grounds to sue someone who presented factual, truthful claims.

i was told they will not issue the second check until late october or early november

when can we expect the second check

If the dog was in its own yard, much would depend on the circumstances and whether or not there was serious injury. Usually a dog in its own yard is protecting its turf and takes its cue from the owner as to whether or not someone is welcome.

If the parties agree to everything that needs to be addressed by the court then the matter is uncontested. If there is any disagreement and the parties are asking the court to resolve the issues for them then the matter is contested.

If the parties agree to everything that needs to be addressed by the court then the matter is uncontested. If there is any disagreement and the parties are asking the court to resolve the issues for them then the matter is contested.

If the parties agree to everything that needs to be addressed by the court then the matter is uncontested. If there is any disagreement and the parties are asking the court to resolve the issues for them then the matter is contested.

If the parties agree to everything that needs to be addressed by the court then the matter is uncontested. If there is any disagreement and the parties are asking the court to resolve the issues for them then the matter is contested.

It means that a review is being made of the defendant's background to determine if they are wanted for any offenses in any other jurisdictions.

The Escobedo rule

Character evidence is admissible in civil cases ONLY in two specific circumstances:

1) Under the FRE 405(b) When character is an essential element of a claim or defense in which cases it is not being offered to prove propensity for bad acts but rather to establish an essential element of the claim, or defense.

2) Under FRE412-415 when being used in sexual offenses and child molestation cases to show that the defendant has a propensity to commit such acts.

A motion to vacate a judgment asks the court to essentially set aside the judgment. It is different from an appeal, in that an appeal asserts that the trial court either applied the wrong law or applied the correct law incorrectly.

A motion to vacate a judgment can be based upon a number of grounds. However, it is never based upon mere unhappiness with the outcome of the case. One of the primary bases for such a motion is that service of process was not lawfully achieved, and therefore, the court rendering the judgment never had personal jurisdiction over the defendant to render the judgment (but there are others). A court must have both personal and subject matter jurisdiction to render a judgment. Personal jurisdiction is achieved by lawful service of the summons and complaint, and subject matter jurisdiction contemplates that the lawsuit was filed in the proper court.

A motion to vacate is a written request to the court to set aside the judgment for a valid reason. The original of the judgment gets filed with the Clerk of the court that rendered the judgment, and a copy gets mailed or delivered to either the Plaintiff (if not represented) or his/her attorney. The motion must set forth that a copy was provided to the other party/attorney. Typically, the movant then contacts the court for a hearing date on which the merits of the motion are argued, and either the court of the movant ensures that all parties get written notice of the date and time of the hearing.

The movant has the burden of proving the correctness of facts set forth in the motion and his/her entitlement to have the judgment vacated. There is usually a presumption of correctness of the judgment (that is, that it was entered properly), so proof is more than "he said/she said". Further, the party seeking to have the judgment vacated must proceed diligently/quickly. At least if the motion is based upon reasons other than lack of personal jurisdiction (which renders the judgment void), the longer that one waits to request the relief, the less likely he/she is to get it.

Credit card companies often sue people. They win the case because it's a legitimate debt. Sometimes, they turn it over to a collection company. Most often, they just file it as uncollectable. This lets them use it as a tax write-off. The worst thing that happens is a bad credit report. They won't take your house or put a lien on it. They can't garnish your Social Security check. It's against the law.

If worse comes to worse, with too many debts. You can file a Homestead paper for your house and then file bankruptcy. The Homestead paper protects your house from being sold to pay debts and no one can put a lien on it.

You need to sue in court. The court depends on the amount of the loan.

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Disposed CSDD is a legal term describing a case that is closed or dismissed with the person being put on probation. The "CSDD" refers to the Community Supervision and Corrections Department, which is a department of supervision officers for adults.

Summary Judgement

There are hundreds of thousands of teens that volunteer each year in the United States of America. This can be because they are forced or because they like to volunteer.

the court will accept a case if for of the nine Justices agree to do so

Yes, with the exception of legal calls.

One can see in nature how the majority of species are Not monogamous. One can clearly see in humans how many partners each have during their lifes. We can call it serial monogamy and in fact many of those are interlapping; making most people not only bigamous but polygamous. The question is really why is it illegal when most societies allow and participate in multiple partners (serial, interlapping and continuous). In order to find the answer one must go back to the origin of marriage and private property as well as the involvement of organized religion. Note that marriage in most places is a contract between three parties. My question to you is why pretend and falsify human nature; then deal with the consequences of such a high incidence of infidelity and divorces; single parent homes and the lie that we all are supposed to grow up and live in a couple's family? When in fact it does take a village to raise a child.