Civil Actions

There is an individual that owes me money, but he is sick right now and is not going to be able to pay me. Can I put a personal lien on a dump truck he has that is paid for?

Can a process server threaten a plaintiff over the telephone - that if he is not able to locate you he will publish a publication to foreclose on your property? Even though he was told that the foreclosure procedures are in error. I asked him to call the law firm that gave him the job and they will instruct him. He proceeded stating that that he did not care that he was going to move for a publication and I shall consider my self served. Please know that I was 30 miles away from home when he told me that he was moving for publication because every time he came to my house I was not in. Who governs the process servers in Florida? I also want to know; if the president of the condo association where we have a doorman and no one is allowed to come in without the consent of the homeowner, how he allowed the process server to come in and have the doorman walk into my apartment too?

I paid $2000.00 down to hold a motorcycle until I could get to the bank and get the rest financed. The owner owed money on it and the bank had the title. While I was getting the financing arranged, the guy got busted for growing marijuana and the police confiscated everything and the guy is in jail. Is there anyway that the bank can get the motorcycle from the police and complete the sale to me and can the police sale the bike without a title at a police auction?

Through the San Diego Probate Court , my wife is trying to become the legal conservator for her brother (he is 45 and mentally disabled). In November of 2007, My wife and her disabled brother were plaintiffs in a civil lawsuit that settled. She completed all of the legal forms required and our attorneys received the funds from the defendant's insurance company. It's nearly four months later and my wife has yet to receive her half of the settlement even though she was told at two different times that her release and check were being processed. Their reason for holding the funds is that they want to wait until either a Conservator is appointed by the Court for her brother or until a Judge can approve their attorneys fees (40%). Could you tell me what is the correct process for approval of attorneys fees for her disabled brother's half of the settlement? Is it the judge that can only approve who can get the attorneys fees? Or do they have to wait until a Conservator is appointed to sign off? The case involving my wife and her brother began two and a half years ago with her acting as Guardian Ad Litem and as I stated, it has already settled. My other question was this: regardless of the circumstances with her brother, do they have any right to hold my wife's half of the settlement. She has agreed to pay the attorneys fees (40%) and does not want anything to do with her brother's money. It's very frustrating because our attorneys are not familiar with this type of law and are being overprotective by holding the entire funds. I know you cannot give advice, but I want to know what the procedure and/or law there are. I don't believe they have the right to hold our half of the settlement. I certainly understand if they need to hold her brother's half because of his disability and his rights with the state.

My fiance and I have lived together for 2 years. His ex-wife keeps taking him back to court for different things. She received quite a bit of settlement in their divorce, but keeps taking him back to court because she states that he hid money, but she accepted the terms of the divorce. It weighs heavy on our relationship that she can keep doing this. I want to try to stop this, even if it just to intimidate her a little bit. Is there any type of suit that I can file against her, alienation of affection?