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    How far back do pre-employment criminal background checks go?

    I forgot to mention that he did indeed disclose the charge when he applied for the job. The online form he filled out asked if he had ever been charged with a crime and he said yes and what it was (although he didn't go into details of the why or how of it). Nobody in either of the interviews he...
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    If husband voluntarily leaves his job for a lower paying one, will CS get lowered?

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? WA My husband is very unhappy at his current job and wants to take a 6 month-1 year break from it. He can be rehired there at any time within 5 years of this leave of absence. He wants to go work for a guy he knows working on motorcycles. He is...
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    Can our landlord keep our entire security deposit without listing out why?

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? WA We moved out of a rental house back in August. Granted we didn't clean it very well (vacuumed and scrubbed the sinks and tubs, but no carpet cleaning) However, we got a very nasty note from our landlord saying that "Didn't you think you needed...
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    Can we put in a higher offer on a short sale if one was already accepted?

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? WA My husband and I found a house that we LOVED and put in an offer. The house was listed at $179,000 and we offered $170,000. The house had been on the market for 2 months so we figured that there were no other offers. Well come to find out that...
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    Creepy neighbor or is he just trying ot help out?

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? WA A couple of weeks ago while my husband was at work I was outside mowing the yard and doing some weed whacking.I had finished and was standing by the fence talking to our next door neighbor when a guy walked by with a shovel and stopped. He was...
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    Owner is really pushing us to move out early so she can move in!

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? WA We are renting a house. We signed a 1 year lease in January 2010. In October 2010 the owner approached us about signing a 3 year lease because she was moving out of state for a job and would be gone for 3 years and didn't want to have to worry...
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    Owner asked if we'd be willing to move out early. Is this right?

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? WA We have been renting a house since Jan. 2010. At that time we had signed a lease for a year. In October of 2010 the owner was being transferred to another state for her job. She expected to be there for 3 years and was wondering if we'd like to...
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    As an independent contractor can I quit without any legal repercussions

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
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    So many things our landlord has done seem wrong!

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? WA My husband and I have rented a house for 3 years. The owner/landlord is a single woman in her 50s. She's a nice enough person but just really flaky on what she does. 1) About 6 months after we moved in she got a transfer in her job to move...
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    Is the owner responsible for this repair or are we?

    WA We have a storm door that never shut and latched properly since we moved into our rental house almost 4 years ago. During a wind storm earlier this year it blew all the way open and bent the pneumatic opener. We bought another opener and replaced it but it still didn't come close to shutting...
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    Now ex isn't agreeing to revised parenting plan. Onto GAL :(

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Washington So husband revised his plan down to 5 weeks in the summer which is basically what Ex agreed to before. Now she isn't agreeing to it (not sure when she wants him to have daughter in the summer then) and only wants him to have her 1/2...
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    Is it possible Mom could serve Dad with papers?

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Washington My husband had a restraining order and parenting plan papers served to daughter's mother over the weekend. The restraining order is to keep her from moving out of state with daughter until the hearing in court next month. We haven't...
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    Question about ex parte hearing and parenting plan

    What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Washington BM got served with a restraining order and papers on Saturday night saying she can't take SD out of state until the parenting plan meeting next month. SD is almost 15 years old and up to this point there has never been any kind of...

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