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Q: My daughters father in TX has been married for 5 years and we dont have a child support order in place. The hearing is
In 2 weeks will they take his wife's income into consideration since the child support order hasn't been agreed upon yet.
No, child support is calculated primarily on the parent’s income and does not include his or her spouse’s income.
Q: Is it legal to create contracts regarding loans to someone for the purpose to use that money to trade stocks?
If not, and a contract was made for that purpose. Let's say the loaner, loaned $5k and was promised back $10k.
Would the borrower still be obliged to give $10k
even though the contract is not legal?
There is nothing inherently illegal or unenforceable for a contract concerning trading stocks. However, there are a lot more questions that would need to be answered in order to know for sure, including what state you are in. There may be a requirement for the person doing the investing to be a... Read more »
Q: Is there a violation of Ga chapter 35-8 for having an affair- adultery?
In addition to being grounds for divorce under 19-5-3 you should review O.C.G.A 16-6-19 which states the following: A married person commits the offense of adultery when he voluntarily has sexual intercourse with a person other than his spouse and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as for... Read more »
Q: If i was arrested under an illegal roadblock can I sue for false inprisonment
Generally the state is immune from prosecution from such actions. The burden to prove that the state (the arresting agency and officers running the roadblock) are not immune is placed upon the individual making the claims. In order to properly evaluate the chances would need to know why the... Read more »
Q: State of GA has GA CODE 40-2-136 warning and I cannot be issued a temp of license plate how do I resolve this issue?
I did not have any vehicle's registered to me at the time of the conviction.
Generally this code section involves a number of charges for DUI resulting in a suspension of your license plates. Without knowing more about your previous charges it would be difficult to answer. The bottom line however is that you may be able to get a probationary driving license and then get a... Read more »
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