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QUESTIONS

  • I m a 35 year old step father I have been taking care of my step daughter since she was 8 months old along with her two siblings which are biologically mine her father moved out of state 7 years ago her mother is a alcoholic and left the state left me with the children two weeks ago and is not well her father is trying to force her to move and live with him she has moved to a close friends house one house away filed for emancipation has a job ,bank account mail being sent there so she does not have to leave me and siblings can her biological father just take her away out of state
  • I signed a joint lease and paid my share to leave. The other person did not pay. Can they go after me for the balance?
  • I am trying to serve through publication. Case and child are in maricopa. I don't know where mom is but think she might be in Washington. I was unsuccessful at all address I found her name linked to. Do I need to publish in maricopa paper or the paper where it is believe she might be?
  • My late husband incurred a car repair shop debt before we met. After he died, I started getting letters from an attorney for the shop saying I was responsible for the bill now. Is this true?
  • I have a verbal lease until October and I pre-paid and it is June I was told yesterday to leave by July 1 which is not even a 30 day notice if she serves me an evection notice is there a free legal aid with attorneys representing me in court because I know she will have an attorney.
  • Im 16 and pregnant.I want to be emancipated,but I feel I may need public assistance such as food stamps and cash assistance because I'm currently unemployed.I also need help finding a place because I'm getting kicked out.Can a pregnant teen become emancipated and get on food stamps and cash assistance/?And is there anyone who can legally help an emancipated pregnant teen find a place of their own?
  • The garage door in the house I'm renting has been broken since September of last year 2017 and a vast my landlord multiple times to fix it. Every time I bring it up and I am adamant about it he will call me and threaten me. When I tell him that I will fix the garage door and take it off of rent per the Arizona law of Self Help remedy he tells me that unless I live in the garage I have no case. Is this true, does he nit have to fix the garage in a reasonable time frame?
  • do I lose my rights to my child if a grandparent is apointed permanent guardian?
  • recently moved to a home that was under remodel was assured with written agreements this would be complete 2 months after still not finished,but demanding all rent due? I have a lease and limited funds to move what do I do?
  • I am in Arizona, my daughters father lives in California. I am letting her go to California to be with her father for a couple weeks. What happens if he does not want to give her back?

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OTHER LEGAL RESOURCES

  • State Bar of Arizona
    www.azbar.org
  • Maricopa County Bar
    www.maricopabar.org
    Referral number 602-257-4434
  • Pima County Bar
    www.pimacountybar.org
    Referral number 520-623-4625
  • National Domestic Violence Hotline
    800-799-7233
  • Bankruptcy Court Self Help Center
    866-553-0893
  • Certified Legal Document Preparer Program
    Link

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