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The most common type of civil case filed in Washington County is the mortgage foreclosure. Nearly half of all cases filed in Washington County in January 2020 were mortgage foreclosures. Other civil cases often filed in Washington County are credit card collection, automobile negligence, and breach of contract suits. You may be wondering: What are the most common types of civil law cases? What does a civil attorney do? A civil case is any case,…
The answer depends on what type of conviction you have, and how long ago you were convicted. You need a CDL (Commercial Driver’s License) to drive certain types of vehicles. To see the types of vehicles that you need a CDL to drive, read my earlier blog post ,here. Under federal law, you may not receive a CDL, for a specified period of time, if you have been convicted of certain crimes. Some of…
Click here to read in English El permiso humanitario le permite entrar en EE. UU. por razones humanitarias de emergencia o beneficio público significativo. Puede solicitar el permiso humanitario si está en el extranjero y no puede entrar de ninguna otra forma. ¿Qué es el permiso humanitario? La ley federal define el permiso humanitario como la admisión en EE. UU. de una persona que no es ciudadana «caso por caso por razones humanitarias de emergencia…
Haga clic aquí para leer en español. Humanitarian parole allows you to enter the U.S. for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit. You may apply for humanitarian parole if you are outside the U.S., and can’t enter any other way. What is humanitarian parole? Federal law defines humanitarian parole as the admission of a non-citizen to enter the U.S. “on a case-by-case basis for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit.” To see this…
,DUI penalties in Oklahoma depend on a variety of factors, such as: · ,your age, · ,the amount of alcohol in your system, · ,whether you cause any damage, and · ,whether it is the first or a subsequent offense. ,There are two types of DUI penalties in Oklahoma: · ,Criminal penalties (which may involve imprisonment, fines, community service, and required assessment), and · ,A revocation of your driver’s license. ,You may be subject to…
A guardian may have the right to control the ward’s: health, education, and property. A guardian has the duty: To take proper care of the ward To file reports of the guardianship with the court To refrain from exploiting the ward’s property to his own advantage. If you have been appointed a legal guardian – whether of a child or of an adult – you have very important rights, but also very important duties. A…
To become a child’s guardian in Oklahoma, you must: File a petition in court Get a hearing date and give notice of hearing to the child’s parents (and possibly other parties) Attend the hearing. You become the guardian when the judge signs the order appointing you guardian. This is the second post in a three-part series on guardianships. Filing the petition in court To obtain guardianship of a minor in Oklahoma, your first step is…
,If you name a guardian for your children, that person can take care of your children when you die or become incapacitated; ,You may name a guardian of your children in your will or other written document; ,There are certain conditions that can disqualify a person from becoming a guardian. This is the first post in a three-part series on guardianships. This post will discuss how to nominate someone to be your child’s guardian. Next…
Today’s Supreme Court decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma, holds: Much of eastern Oklahoma (likely including Bartlesville) is within Indian Country. Only federal courts, and not state courts, may prosecute an Indian who commits a “major crime” in Indian Country. Jimmy McGirt was convicted of “serious sexual offenses” in Wagoner County, Oklahoma. Mr. McGirt challenged his conviction in the U.S. Supreme Court. The undisputed points of the case were: 1. Mr. McGirt was an enrolled member…
You should not use do-it-yourself will-creating websites because: The language in the will probably won’t be effective. The consequences of poor language in the will are severe. Online sites don’t have accurate information about the law. You often can’t sue websites if they draft your will incorrectly. A website cannot determine your emotional and personal needs. Recently, I received an advertisement in the mail for an online service that boasted that they could create a…