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1 Answer | Asked in Insurance Bad Faith and Probate for Florida on
Q: What’s the statue of limitation on life insurance

My deceased father made his sister a successor on his life insurance and I was a minor at the time of his death. I want to know did the agent have rights to release my portion of the money to my half brother who gained guardianship of me, being that my Aunt was the successor.

Justin  Stivers
Justin Stivers answered on Jan 22, 2022

Have you contacted the life insurance company? Was a guardianship opened on your behalf? If so, money was probably released into the guardianship account. I would need more information to give a proper answer.

2 Answers | Asked in Civil Litigation for New Jersey on
Q: What is the procedure when one business does something and it causes a 2nd PARTY to do damage to the pkaintiff..

Is it two separate cases or one?the hospital gave my PHI TO A person acting as POA AND IT WAS USED FOR ILLEGAL PURPOSE.

Leonard R. Boyer
Leonard R. Boyer answered on Jan 22, 2022

You really need to state a meaningful question without any abbreviations (which cannot be specifically identified.

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1 Answer | Asked in Small Claims for Colorado on
Q: Can I be taken to small claims court for a bill I have no proof of?

I was on a family phone plan with my ex-roommate. After a month of asking her to release ownership to me she finally put in the request. However she states that I owe her for this last bill. But she is refusing to send me a copy or photo of the bill proving the amount. Prior to me moving out Ialso... Read more »

Kevin Michael Strait
Kevin Michael Strait answered on Jan 22, 2022

You ask a great question that has two parts. I'll answer from a Colorado state law perspective. (1) When you ask "can I be taken to court for a debt with no proof" the answer is yes, you certainly can be sued by someone claiming a fact they can't prove at the time they file the... Read more »

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law for Georgia on
Q: can i be arrested for criminal trespass at my house for beaking a chair because my wife had her boyfriend there.

I came home her boyfriend was there I broke a chair he called the cops and left they arrested me for criminal trespass

Robbie Levin
Robbie Levin answered on Jan 22, 2022

You have asked if you can be arrested for something when you’ve already been arrested for it. So clearly the answer is yes. The real concern is whether you can be convicted. I would need to know more facts about the case, but it sounds like a winnable case for you.

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1 Answer | Asked in Copyright and Intellectual Property on
Q: A TV show used the same name for a black magic group that I used in my film and stories. Am I owed anything here?

The Tv show Archive 81 made use of a black magic group called the circle that committed abduction and murder. In my own photography and short films I created the same type of group with the same name. Do I have any rights.

Marcos Garciaacosta
Marcos Garciaacosta answered on Jan 22, 2022

Probably not.

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