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I believe my father may have rewritten my grandma's will and stole $500,000 from the proceeds. This is in Virginia and may have happened two years ago.

In Virginia, my lease does not specifically state the amount I am charged for parking. Both parties signed. They now want to charge me 100 because they mistakenly did not charge me. There is no signed lease update agreeing to that. Am I obligated to pay?

In Virginia, I am paying the mortgage and utilities under the verbal agreement that the house would transfer to me, but the home owner wants to sell out from underneath. Is this legal?

I am getting divorced and my spouse is signing a quitclaim deed to remove herself from the deed. What is the best exemption code to use?

I have an ex who is threatening to "file an action against me in court." This is the situation: when we were in a relationship, he helped me pay for school, $23,000. I always told him I'd pay him back. After we broke up, things got nasty, he asked for a laptop back, I gave it to him, and then he asked me to work for him in exchange for the payment, which I declined, opting to pay him instead. I started making payments in January 2024 and told him I'd pay a minimum of $1,000 a month, and more when possible, but $1,000 being the minimum. I made monthly payments until October, when something came up and I informed him that payments would pause and resume in December. I resumed payments in December and then got laid off in February. When I got laid off, I informed him and told him I didn't know when I'd resume payments but that I'd be in contact (given the job market right now, I didn't want to make any promises, so I said I'd be in contact and didn't make any promises, since my focus is the job search and paying things like rent and bills). He then said I was nonchalant about paying him back, to which I said I wasn't nonchalant but only told him what I knew I could fulfill. He said I should do everything to pay the rest back ($12,000 is the balance), and I told him there were no sources of payment at this time. He demanded that if I didn't pay the balance in full within the next 30 days, he would file an action against me in court. Does he have any legal basis for this kind of thing? What should I do if he does in fact try to do it. I live in Virginia and he lives in California. How would serving me papers work?

SSA intercepted my tax refunds and reported a false debt to my credit report despite a written waiver and court ruling. What are my legal options? I have a written SSA waiver dated January 2021 formally forgiving my entire SSI overpayment under Title XVI. A federal judge had already reduced the original overpayment in April 2020. SSA's own written waiver explicitly states I will not have to pay this money back. What SSA did despite the waiver: Despite this binding written waiver and judicial reduction, SSA certified my debt to the Treasury Offset Program and wrongfully intercepted my federal and Maryland state tax refunds. SSA hotline representatives verbally confirmed the waiver, told me SSA removed the debt from their system, and confirmed the debt was uncollectible—all of which proved false as SSA proceeded with collection regardless. The credit report problem: SSA reported a $23,966 collection to my credit report. Experian deleted it after my dispute. However, SSA then verified the debt as accurate through a CFPB complaint, creating a re-insertion risk. The conflicting figures: When my congressman contacted SSA, they told the congressional office I owe $13,651.80—a completely different figure than the $23,966 reported to my credit. SSA now has three conflicting positions: a full written waiver, $23,966 reported to my credit report, and $13,651.80 reported to Congress. What I need: I have visited SSA offices multiple times with no resolution. What type of attorney handles wrongful Treasury Offset Program interception and SSA ignoring its own written waiver? What is my best legal path to recover my wrongfully intercepted tax refunds, permanently stop further collection, and ensure permanent removal of this debt from my credit report?

Am I allowed, as a small insurance agency, to use a non-compete agreement for a salaried employee in Virginia?

I want a neighbor to stop harassing me and to stop contacting me. If I were to send a cease and desist letter, and the other party does not comply and the behavior continues, what are the requirements to get a court order, and what steps would I need to take to do so?

What is the procedure to stop an eviction in Wrongful Detainer case in the Fairfax County General District Court of Alexandria, Virginia? I have a trial on April 11th for eviction, but I have an Appeal case live in the higher Court of the Circuit Court of Appeals. What steps can I do BEFORE THE TRIAL  TO PREVENT IT GOING TO TRIAL? And I found out that emergency hearings are done every morning at 9:30am during the week. And, I was told that in order to do a Motion to Dismiss and or Motion to stay that you need to pay a bond for that, I am only aware a bond is required of 10% of your home value after the trial if Plaintiff lost and there was a judgement and Plaintiff Appeals that in the General District court, that THERE is NO bond required for a Motion to Dismiss or a Motion Emergency stay or Preliminary Injunction if filed before the eviction trial. Is that Correct?

Hello, yesterday my firearms restoration petition passed in Virginia. I know I have to wait and check with the police before buying a firearm, as it can take several weeks for NICS to update. My question is, when buying a firearm, do I check that I was involuntarily committed (mine was voluntary but after a TDO)?