Recent content by jyoung

What is the name of your state? curious in FL been watching the news coverage of the widespread looting, was curious whether there is actually a legal defense for stealing supplies if you feel your life is in jeopardy? I'm not advocating looting, I think it sucks but if I was left with the...

yep, I offered testimony as to the current state of affairs, it was objected to and sustained but it's on the record that I'm unemployed and in bankruptcy....I believe the error, if I can prove one, was preserved, but it's also a case of de novo interpretation of the law....there wasn't...

Understood...I'll have to work on some case law research and see what I can dig up...my fallback is that the BK judge is not under the obligation to turn back the clock and will consider current ability to pay....if my opponent can show the fees and costs obligation to be related to child...

Thanks for the quick reply, sorry for any confusion, I stated that I had won the reversal and remand, the appellate mandate instructed that on remand the lower court must make additional findings to support the award; a footnote in the appellate mandate stated that it is "the burden of the...

What is the name of your state? Florida I won a pro se appellate reversal and remand of a large attorney's fees and costs award in a family matter; the appellate court ruled that more evidence was required to support the award and the necessity of the fees. More than eighteen months after the...

thank you.

Florida, I may need to subpoena documents from an out-of-state corporation, can't find info on the clerk's website about the process, any resources available that someone can point me too?

in a Florida chap. 7 adversary case re. family court legal fees, I need to subpoena income records for my minor child from her agent in NY. Would this be done via the US Marshall's office since it is a federal matter or would any Manhattan process server be able to handle it?

lets try that again.... pro se, filed Chapt 7. Had creditor meeting, trustee signed off on no asset discharge. Ex wife, as expected, filed motion to lift stay on reversed and remanded large attorney fee award. I had successfully argued to the appeals court that the order granting the award...

What is the name of your state? FL

no bites?....new info: went to check my file at lunch time at the courthouse.....attorney in question never filed a motion to lift stay.... nor has he replied to my letter... we now have a court reporter transcript and a recording of him, sworn, telling the general master that he was waiting...

What is the name of your state? Florida Filed BK7 May 25, pro se. Had two pending reversed and remanded issues before lower court after I won appeal. Sent suggestion of BK, my ex's atty canceled a hearing re. attorneys fee award of almost 100G's that had been reversed. A seperate hearing on CS...

Thanks...appreciate the reply... I know the pending remand of the CS modification won't be stayed but since the atty fees and costs was reversed and remanded.... ("The former husband has sought review of the fee award, arguing, among other things, that reversal is required due to the trial...

What is the name of your state? Florida Filing BK tomorrow, have a pending family court hearing next week on a remanded motion to tax attorney's fees and costs against me. I know the stay is automatic, but is there a preferred way, (like a notice of filing or motion to continue,) to notify the...

I just reread this entire post...memories....Beagle, your prediction re. Jeb not leaving us in 2002 was unfortunately off the mark, though I have hope that the Bush bros. will act like Lincoln and actually allow a legal election later this year..but ain't betting the farm on it... as for my...