Full Legal Representation

Question: Free Full Legal Representation in Dutches County, NY? I am getting divorce and I cannot afford to pay for a lawyer. I already look into "LegalAid.org" but they make the process so difficult that I still do not have a lawyer. If some lawyer out there in Dutches County is willing to represent me in court. However I also am looking for organizations who give Free Full Legal Representation in Dutches County. If Anybody out there can give me a good information, seriosly, I really appreciated.

Answer: Seriously? Why would a lawyer give you a divorce for free? LegalAid is the only smart thing to do; yeah, it's a process; but how many thousands of people a year are looking for free legal advice?

Question: How does one get good legal representation without going broke? I have some serious post-divorce issues that need to be resolved. I have a sick child and because of this my ability to work a full time job is nearly impossible. While my ex pays support (court takes it out of his check)it isn't enough under the circumstances and I'm slowly going broke while he lives in a big fancy house with a housekeeper. Lawyers don't want to take my case because they aren't sure they'll end up getting paid. What do people do when they can't afford $200/hour.

Answer: Contact your local child support agency where your case is being handled (they do it for free), also go down to your local courthouse (family law court would be better) there are often fliers for free workshops or free aid, sometimes lawyers passing out cards. Many family law attorneys do pro-bono work. Call them up and ask. Also go to www.kfi640.com there's a Saturday morning show called Handle on the law, the guy is an attorney and has real good advice, i believe his website has links to referrals and free do-it-yourself.

Question: Is there a legal time limit to settle a dispute with insurance company for an injury? My friend was in an auto accident where it was determined he was not at fault, but the other driver was uninsured. He has legal representation and is seeking $28,000.00 for his injury and work lost, but his insurance company has been disputing his work loss and is only willing to pay $5,000.00. This dispute has been going on for over 2 years now. His chiropractor tol him if an agreement is not reached after 2 years, he wins and gets the full amount he is seeking. Is this true?

Answer: No, its not true. Its civil court and there is no time limit unlike criminal court where there is a two tear time limit for misdomeanors.

Question: Is there any legal basis for DC paying federal taxes when they have no representation? Washington, DC has no voting rights in the Congress and Senate, and just this past week the White House cited (again) that it may be unconstitutional for a non-state to have a vote in Congress. However, DC residents pay full FEDERAL income taxes just like those in any state. This sounds an awful lot like the political atmosphere in 1776 when the colonies were not given British voting rights, but were forced to pay taxes, simply because they were labeled "colonies". It seems strange to me that the original framers of the Constitution did not have this concern in mind when drafting it! So, do DC residents have to pay federal taxes? Should they? To clarify, the question is not about whether DC should have Congressional representation or whether DC residents should pay federal taxes at all. I'm asking whether about whether they should pay federal taxes in spite of having no congressional representation -- and particularly in the light of the reason this country was founded in the first place. Y'all know my answer, but I'm looking for a good reason why I'm wrong.

Answer: Probably. Might even be along the lines that D.C. isn't apart of a State and Congress is based on State representation. Ever see a D.C. License plate? "Taxation without representation". It's an odd thing to advertise. I think they should pay taxes. However, I believe they should get a little representation in the House of Representatives

Question: Where can you get legal representation for a divorce if you have no money and live in the San Francisco area? ? My sister's husband has filed papers and had her served. She has a part time job & full time care of 2 elementary school age kids. She has no access to the families $ except what her husband gives her to run the house. He says he wants to use paralegals to finalize the divorce - can paralegals complete divorces in CA? I am very concerned for her - the entire family is on the East Coast. Any advice is welcome. She would like to retain physical custody, but also has to find full time work at this point. Where can she find good legal representative with no cash?

Answer: I would hope that they have a legal aid office in her area. If not maybe she can find someone who can work on a sliding scale fee bawd on her resources. Look in the yellow pages directory.

Question: do i need legal assistance? my girlfriend is being taken 2 court by her son's father simply because he doesnt want 2 pay child support anymore. He is with his father alot mainly because he attends school where his father lives due 2 it being a better school district than the mom lives in. The father recently had her served seeking primary custody & child support. She recently completed school & has a career as a healthcare professional & she also has a house and able to provide & take care of her son also. I would like 2 know if this case has teeth & should she be concerned about him receiving full custody & if legal representation is necessary. We reside in the state of Illinois.

Answer: Yes, you will need all the help you can get!!

Question: Can someone help me find legal representation for a property deed situation? I have a property that I purchased paid for in full. I had an incident where I was concerned for my saftey due to some personal issues so I quick claimed my property into my alias name. Later, my mom decided she wanted to take over the property and I set up arrangements and did a Memorandum into her name that had already been quick claimed over into the alias I used. I never registered the land contract portion to support that transaction thouroughly. My question is could that be done? Does my mom legally own this property? I live in Detroit Michigan. Can anyone refer council in this matter?

Answer: Unless you obtained a court order to use a fictitious name you could have some really serious legal problems, beyond RE law and into criminal law, as you could be charged with fraud. Your mother doesn't own anything, she can not take over ownership from a nonexistent person. There is no freaking way those documents are notarized unless you also convinced a notary that a little bid of fraud was worth a few years behind bars. At this point I am not even sure you own this either unless you have the appropriate legal documentation to prove you are the "alias". With the owner not being anyone you can legally identify themselves the property is more likely going to owned by the state as abandoned property. Start with an attorney who specializes in RE, that will at least get you started.

Question: Can I have visiting rights to my children if Father has full custody? I gave my ex-husband full custody of my children, not knowing that they would refuse me rights for visitation. I was lied to and manipulated into giving full custody because I did not have legal representation. Do I have rights to have the decision reversed, or can I at least get visiting rights, even if my ex-husband does not want me to.

Answer: sure you can....get a lawyer

Question: Guys i was reading this one news article about death by injections and i dont really get all the full details? can you please help me brifly summarize this NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Tennessee's new lethal injection procedures are cruel and unusual punishment, interrupting plans to execute a killer next week. ADVERTISEMENT The protocol "presents a substantial risk of unnecessary pain" and violates death row inmate Edward Jerome Harbison's constitutional protections under the Eighth Amendment, U.S. District Judge Aleta Trauger said. The new protocol, released in April, does not ensure that inmates are properly anesthetized before the lethal injection is administered, Trauger said, which could "result in a terrifying, excruciating death." A spokeswoman for the state attorney general's office said officials are reviewing the ruling and haven't decided whether to appeal. Gov. Phil Bredesen's office had no immediate comment. Harbison was scheduled to be executed Sept. 26 for beating an elderly woman to death during a burglary in 1983. Trauger did not issue a stay or throw out the death sentence for Harbison, who has lost all his appeals. He can be legally executed once the state adopts a valid method of execution, she said. Another federal judge in Nashville this year ordered a delay in the execution of convicted killer Philip Workman, citing the likelihood that the state's new guidelines could still cause unconstitutional pain and suffering. But a three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals lifted that temporary restraining order, and Workman was executed by lethal injection May 9. Bredesen, a Democrat, in February placed a 90-day moratorium on executions because of several glaring problems with the state's execution guidelines, including conflicting instructions that mixed lethal injection instructions with those for the electric chair. George Little, State Department of Correction commissioner, adopted the new protocol despite having knowledge about the remaining risks of excessive pain for inmates, Trauger said. A spokeswoman for Little did not immediately return a message seeking comment. Little did not give enough consideration to a recommendation to discard the standard three-drug lethal injection cocktail in favor of a single drug method, Trauger said. Current training and medical expertise are not sufficient to ensure a painless execution, she said. Most states use three drugs — thiopental, an anesthetic; pancuronium bromide, a nerve blocker and muscle paralyzer; and potassium chloride, a drug to stop the heart. Each is supposed to be capable of killing by itself, but if not, the anesthetic is supposed to render the inmate unconscious while the other drugs do the job. Lethal injection has been adopted by 37 states as a cheaper and more humane alternative to electrocution, gas chambers and other execution methods. But at least 11 states suspended its use after opponents alleged it was ineffective and cruel. The issue came to a head last year in California when a federal judge ordered that doctors assist in killing Michael Morales, who was convicted of raping and murdering a teenage girl. Doctors refused, and legal arguments continue. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last month lifted a more than year-old stay on executions in Missouri, refusing to block capital punishment while a death-row inmate asked the U.S. Supreme Court to declare the state's form of lethal injection to be an unconstitutionally cruel punishment. Tennessee executed convicted child killer Daryl Holton last week in its first electrocution since 1960. Bredesen on Friday commuted a death sentence for Michael Joe Boyd because of "grossly inadequate" legal representation during post-conviction hearings. Boyd, who now goes by Mika'eel Abdullah Abdus-Samad, was convicted of murdering a man during an armed robbery in 1986. The death sentence was commuted to life without possibility of parole

Answer: Basically they're going to put someone to death but they're not allowed to cause them any pain when they do so because hell, that's inhumane. The combination of drugs makes a difference to the time it takes to die and what shuts down first.

Question: Legal question for an Real Estate lawyer in Oregon.? Two people in a 4 year relationship buy a house 2 years ago. Now the relationship is ending and the guy won't leave the house or agree to get bought out. Girl is out of the house and he rented out her room without permission. Money is tight and Legal Aid isn't an option. She has a full time job. He doesn't. He has free legal representation. She is devastated by this event! She is afraid she won't get him out of the house and then lose everything in court later. They both have their names on the deed etc. As a parent, what can we do to help her get this mess settled? I appreciate any advise..Thanks

Answer: I can give you general advice. I would first like to know a couple questions. One, what financial contributions did each purchaser make towards the purchase of the house. Second, who is on the mortgage/loan and who actually makes mortgage payments, and are they current. How much is the house worth and how much is the current mortgage? Ignoring that. I can make a few comments. Since she is on the deed she has the right to live in the house, she sounds like she does not want to. She has to determine what she wants. Does she want to keep the house? Does she want to try and get money for her value in the property? If she bought two years ago, that was near the top of the real estate market and she may have no equity. Again, you need to answer the questions in paragraph 1. Also, she may want to just be off the loan so it will not hurt her credit. I would also like to know source of his free legal help. Most peole get legal aid for divorce, evictions, bankruptcy, etc. Not for diputes between homeowners. Without more a few things. Since he is on the deed you cannot evict him from the house. If he will not budge or be cooperative that is a tough one. One possible solution is for you daughter to be refinanced off of the loan but you will needs bf co-operation. The real solution if all else fails is filing for a partition. A partition action is when two owners cannot agree on whether to sell a place, and you need to seperate ownership you file a lawsuit with the approprate court for a suit to partition. It is a long, costly, lawyer fest but this is the only solution in cetain cases when parties cannot work it out between themselves. So basically a partition action needs to be filed against bf. No Legal Zoom kits for that.

Question: Legal Aid for Child Custody? I am trying to pursue full child custody of my daughter. She was conceived and born in a different state than I live, as well as where the father now resides. So this creates a problem. I live with my current BF (not the biological father) and was told by a legal aid service that I won't qualify for he makes too much money, even though he isn't the father, nor my husband. I'm scared to represent myself for I wouldn't know where to start. Can someone please tell me who I can turn to for legal representation for a free or atleast low-cost service??? I live in the Bay Area in CA.

Answer: Eleven years ago I could have put your question on here almost verbatim. I know your heart is hurt, broken, angry, confused and you probably feel like you want to die inside. But if you find anyone to help you during your search, I and many many other childless mothers, would love your input. I'm guessing that you've already searched mothers for justice, the NOW organization for womens rights or at least googled "mothers without children" there's also care2.com. Unless you have money to pay an attorney in family court or unless your circumstances are "monstrous" you may want to focus on your self. Custody battles and family court can take your soul and by the time you get it back your child or children will be grown. I went to extremes to get help with my battle and in the end I found an attorney who out of the goodness of his heart only charged me 2000.00 and I lost complete custody of my son. It was a trade off between my son and my daughter seven years after they were taken from me through deception by my abusive alcoholic ex-husband. I had to wait until the oldest of the two was 14 before she could choose on her own to live with me. But by this time the only life she knew was the life her dad had created. Life doesn't make sense and to me it never will. I've been an activist for mothers who get their children taken away through deceptive means or misunderstandings. What do I do exactly? Wipe a lot of tears and pray a lot of prayers. Occassionally I run into a mother who has yet to make her first court appearance in a child custody battle. This seems to be the only way to prevent disaster from happening. It's difficult and I don't want to shoot all of your hopes down because there is always hope. Peace

Question: emergency legal aid needed in one day, is it possible? i am having a nightmare with my ex hubbie, solicitors are involved, however i was served papers to be in court this wednesday coming, the papers were served on thursday, because of the bank holiday weekend i need to get my employer to sign a form with regards to my wages and fill in other forms for emergency full legal aid, this has all got to be done on tuesday and agreed all in one day, with the court hearing the following day. Is this likely? I cannot go into court without my solicitor, but will need her representation on the day. How do i stand and what can i do?

Answer: dont do anything just go to court on wed and get the duty solictor to get the case adjourned dont panic nothing needs to to be done straight away you have to have time to prepare a defence get a 28 day adjournment. legally the papers have not been served in a correct manner if your ex knows you have a solictor the papers should have been served on them not on you.

Question: Full Custody for Father in Florida? My sister-in-law has been cheating on my brother for 5 months now. She finally broke it to my brother and told him she wanted a divorce. Well they have a 5 & 8 yo sons. My sister-in-law works at a daycare and makes around $900-$1000/month (which she blows on things like going out to drink and pedicures each week), my brother is a sheriff deputy and brings home around $3000/month. She moved out to her friend's barn and they have been sharing visitations between houses. My brother has hired 2 experienced attorneys to represent him, she has no financial means of obtaining legal representation. He has stated on numerous occasions that she can have anything she wants, and he will continue paying for all of the kids needs, but he wants custody so he does not have to pay child support. By paying child support he will loose his house & car. Can anyone from experience tell me what his chances are of obtaining full custody of his children? One more thing, he originally had papers drawn up to share custody and agree on no child support. She verbally agreed to this until she brought the papers home to her divorced friend, who told her "she needs to go for alimony or child support b/c she can not make it on her own financially"

Answer: He has two lawyers..they can supply him with all the legal advise he would need

Question: Republicans, if the Franken/Coleman election legal process could be greatly sped up, would you object? If these legal issues could be worked through in their entirety over the course of a month, would you object? Don't the citizens of Minnesota deserve to have full representation in the senate? "Yeah but we need to make sure that Franken is actually legitimate now don't you liberals want that. Currently it is Frankin the is keeping Minnesotans from having full representation with all his legal wranglings." I absolutely want that. What I don't want is for the GOP to use the legal process as stall tactic, under the guise of a battle to find out the truth. This is why I'm asking, if you could get the same legal process carried out very quickly, would you have any objection? "Yes, I would object. Mr Coleman has a right to question the results if he sees fit to do so, and no one but a judge should decide the issue." The three-judge panel already decided that Franken won the election. The GOP is just appealing at higher and higher levels.

Answer: I think it is ridiculous and that idiot Coleman is just holding up the inevitable while thoroughly ruining any political career he might have had in the process. Republicans have to just get over the loss and move on. Sorry but Coleman is not more important than Minnesota's representation in the Senate.

Question: Is it legal for someone to sign custody of their children over with no representation? In 1999, when I was 19 years old, my ex-boyfriend brought me to his attorney's office, with his mother. He told me we were going there to discuss my sons' living arrangements. While I was pregnant with our 2nd child, he broke up with me, moved out of our apartment (which he was paying for), and I was evicted. I lived with friends, family and in my car a few nights after this happened. My sons were 1 1/2 and 2 months old when I finally asked their father to take them with him. He was living with his mother and I felt it was a more stable environment than being on the streets with me. He assured me that when I got back on my feet the boys could come back with me. Then he asked me to go to his lawyer's office to discuss living arrangements. He knew I was totally against signing custody over to him. Once in the attorney's office I was presented with papers that gave him full custody and asked to sign them. I refused. The lawyer and my sons' father told me they were just temporary custody papers and it was necessary so he could put the boys in daycare and get them on his health insurance. I didn't see the word temporary anywhere in the papers and still refused and even cried. Finally, after much pressure and assurance they would be returned to me as soon as I found a job and apartment, I signed the papers. 6 months later I was back on my feet with a job at a mortgage company and my own apartment. I asked for the boys to be returned and was told by their father the papers I signed were not temporary and if I wanted the boys to get an attorney. I had no money for an attorney so there was nothing I could do. I was just wondering, after running into some issues with their father lately, if what he even did was legal? I was basically bullied and coerced into signing those papers but the only witnesses to that are my ex, his lawyer and his mother.

Answer: First of all you need to get an attorney and you need to file an order to show cause hearing. You need to take him to court and you need to explain how you were coned into signing a piece of paper in which you did not want to sign to begin with. There are a few things that are going to look bad on you once you do so. One it is going to look bad that you signed the paper to begin with. Two, it is going to look bad that he took the children because you could not take care of them at the present time. So basically without taking him to court and fighting with custody, there is not much you can do, just remember next time never to sign anything with out legal representation.

Question: Can I sue for legal fees? I was a police officer in the state of Ohio. I was terminated by the Mayor (not the Chief) for failure to meet probationary standards, I was hit by a drunk driver while on duty, and I was not at fault in the accident, but the mayor took it out on me that a car was totaled. The mayor said I had 2 days left on my probation and used that as a means of getting back at me (even though the chief told him he was making the wrong decision) I went out and got a civil attorney in regards to this and filed a suit against the city, because according to our contract you are not entitled to FOP representation until after your 1 year probation is up. Recently official police dept. documentation was discovered that showed I was 6 days past my probation and the FOP is now representing me.......Can I now sue for the legal fees I have incurred in having to hire a civil attorney before I found out I had full FOP representation?

Answer: You don't provide enough information to really answer this. Plus it sounds as though you have contact with at least two attorneys - so they should probably be able to advise you of the correct course of action. The biggest question is: Who is responsible for your denial of FOP represenation? The mayor or the FOP? You should prepare a demand letter (preferably through an attorney), that states you reasonably relied on the mayor's representation that you had not completed your probation and were wrongfully denied FOP representation. As a result of the mayor's decision (or perhaps FOP's original decision), you were wrongfully required to incur out-of-pocket legal fees in the amount of $______. Then you state that you expect to be fully reimbursed that amount. If you haven't actually paid out-of-pocket fees (i.e. your first attorney was hired on a contingent fee basis), then it would be reasonable to include a request for attorney fees for that attorney in your civil complaint. Again, without more information about your situation and your collective bargaining agreement/contract, etc., it is very difficult to tell you how best to proceed.

Question: How do I become the custodial parent to my 8 year old daughter in Washington state? I've had my daughter full time for 5 years now. Me and her mother were never married and seperated when our daughter was 3 years old. Her mom has had her issues with drug abuse and overall inconsistancy. I'm almost positive that she would sign anything I put in front of her as far as me being the primary caregiver for our daughter. Basically of late she's called more than in the past (sometimes we woudln't hear from her for 3 months + if you can believe that!) and has asked about taking her for the night!! I'm completely against that at this point, and I think that I need to (should have a long time ago i know) get something in legal writing that I'm the custodial parent, or primary care giver, or whatever it's called; simply to protect myself in the future, and the life of my daughter. Do I need a lawyer or is there a way to accomplish this without expensive legal representation? Thanks for your help!!! Thanks for your help

Answer: You need an attorney NOW..

Question: How can I overturn a decision made in a California court? My Ex-Wife went into court in California and had my case overturned and so doing, she was granted full physical and legal custody of my son. I was never served and so I was not present in court when all that happened and I could not contest her argument. How can I go about overturning this decision? I was previously represented by a lawyer but since last year I lost my job and can no longer afford representation.

Answer: This is Family Court. Check with your local Legal Aid Office about them or another agency helping you (you will have to prove you cannot afford an attorney). Take any written documentation from the court with you. The ex can have physical and legal custoday and you can still be granted visitation. If you are not working and with no assets, I wouldn't try for joint custody until you are working and have money saved up.

Question: Who is a more reliable site, FAIR or SPLC? SPLC has been debunked but these advocates still use such a group, why? GOogle SPLC exposed and see how much info on this money making group. His own partner even outed him, why? Do you believe in what FAIR says? Aren't they much more reliable source? Morris Dees and the Southern Poverty Law Center are much in the news as a source of information on Southern Heritage groups and personalities. In many cases the information is treated as if it is from an unbiased source. In order to assist the public and the media to understand the lack of credibility, lack of character, the very real bias and left of center agenda of Morris Dees and the Southern Poverty Law Center, the following is submitted: Full name: Morris Seligman Dees, Jr. Born: December 16, 1936 in Shorter, Macon County, Alabama Graduated from Sidney Lanier High School in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955 Received B.A. & J.D. Law degree (1960) from University of Alabama In an article titled “Poverty Palace” Morris Dees told journalist John Edgerton that “.I had a traditional white Southerner’s feeling for segregation.” (The Progressive, July 1988 - Edgerton, John. “Poverty Palace, How the SPLC Got Rich Fighting the Klan”) Dees made a fortune selling cookbooks by mail in partnership with Millard Fuller (who later founded Habitat for Humanity). (Fuller, Millard. Bokotola. New Century Press: 1977) Fuller has this to say about his 8 year association with Dees: Dees and Fuller formed the law firm of Dees & Fuller in Montgomery, Alabama in 1960. “Morris Dees and I, from the first day of our partnership, shared one overriding purpose: to make a pile of money. We were not particular about how we did it; we just wanted to be independently rich. During the eight years we worked together we never wavered in that resolve.” “But everything has a price. And I paid for our success in several ways. One price I paid was estrangement from the church.” Dees served in 1958 as state campaign manager for segregationist attorney general candidate McDonald Gallion and also worked for George C. Wallace. Fuller stated: “We wanted to be sure of having friends in high places.” In 1961 when Freedom Riders were beaten by a white mob at a Montgomery bus station, Dees (and Fuller) expressed openly his sympathies and support for what had happened at the bus station. When one of the men charged with beating the Freedom Riders came to their office for legal representation, Dees and Fuller took the case. The legal fee was paid by the Ku Klux Klan and the White Citizen’s Council. (Fuller, Millard. Love in the Mortar Joints. New Century Press: 1980 and The Progressive, July 1988) Dees founded the Southern Poverty Law Center in 1971 with Joseph Levin (who left the SPLC in 1976) and Julian Bond (resigned late 1970’s). (Articles of Incorporation. Southern Poverty Law Center, Inc.) Acted as Chief fundraiser for George McGovern’s 1972 presidential campaign in return for the campaign’s mailing list. Raised $20 million for McGovern. (Burlington Times, July 30, 1975. The Progressive, July 1988.) Arrested and removed from court in 1975 for attempting to suborn perjury (bribing a witness) in the Joan Little murder trial in North Carolina. Little, a black convict, was accused of killing a prison guard with an ice-pick . The felony charge against Dees was subsequently dropped, but the presiding judge, Hamilton Hobgood, refused to re-admit Dees to the case. The refusal was upheld on appeal after the Supreme Court of the United States refused to hear Dees appeal. “The great untold story of the JoAnn Little trial was the role of the Communist Party, through its National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, in controlling the entire political movement surrounding the case. Angela Davis, a leading figure in both organizations became the most frequently quoted movement figure and constant companion of JoAnn Little… Party members were visible and influential on the defense committee, and the party frequently set up rallies of support around the country.” (Columbia Journalism Review. Pirsky, Mark. March/April, 1976.) Fund-raised for Jimmy Carter in 1976 hoping to be named Attorney-General, but was unenthused by the campaign for its middle of the road appeal ” You’ve got to have a candidate who is way out on the extremes!” (TheProgressive, July 1988.) Acted as a fundraiser for both Ted Kennedy’s 1980 and Gary Hart’s 1984 presidential campaigns and received their mailing lists as reward. Perhaps explaining the SPLC’s “Gay” rights activism, Dees was cited in 1979 by his ex-wife with a homosexual encounter during their marriage. She also cited numerous affairs with women including his daughter-in-law and underage stepdaughter. (Alabama Court of Civil Appeals CIV 2114, 1979) -The SPLC’s fundraising practices have provoked the disapproval of watchdog groups that monitor charities: In 1993, the American Christine Lee, a Harvard Law School alumnus who interned at the Center in 1989, “I would definitely say that there was not a single black employee with whom I spoke who was happy to be working there.” “As I was told (at the SPLC), they don’t need Black people telling them how to handle Black issues,” Lee said. -Dees responded by saying, “We don’t have black slots and white slots. Probably the most discriminated people in American today are white men when it comes to jobs because there are more of those who had more education opportunities and who the test scores show are scoring better and on paper look more qualified. That’s why you have so many reverse discrimination cases around.” (Birmingham News. Feb. 17, 1994.)

Answer: The SPLC as "experts" on race? The "civil rights" organization where NOT ONE of the top ten, highest paid officers is a minority? The organization that has pocketed MILLIONS from Jeffry Picower, the $7 BILLION dollar winner in Bernie Madoff's multibillion dollar swindle of Jewish philanthropies and Holocaust survivors? The organization founded by Morris Dees, who brags in his autobiography, "A Season for Justice" about accepting thousands of dollars from the Montgomery Klan to keep one of their most vicious, violent thugs OUT of Bobby Kennedy's federal prison for attacking a bus loaded with Freedom Riders? THESE are "civil rights experts"?

Question: Legal Question: Can the signing of an Amendment to remove Co-Owners property rights be considered a "contract" The Amendment was to the Enagling Declaration for the Establishment of a Condominium (also known as the CC&R). The property right removed was for the right of first refusal belonging to the Co-Owners (i.e. they have a priority position as buyers when an acceptable market offer is made on a condo in the HOA). The body of law being considered is that of Fraud, i.e., was Fraud committed in what was represented to the Co-Owners as their inducement to surrender this right without full disclosure, compensation,and legal review. The laws state that Fraud in a real estate transaction consists of false representation of a past or existing material fact, when the false representation is (A) made to a person for the purpose of inducing that person to enter into a contract; and (B) relied on by that person in entering into that contract. The Enabling Declaration I believe can be considered a contract so the amendment to same may be considered a contract as well. Correct or Incorrect?

Answer: You are amending a contract! The admendment is just part of that contract, like an Exhibit!