Articles by author: Schonauer Law

A county has filed a complaint against Volkswagen seeking damages from alleged violations of local vehicle emissions laws.

The date of marriage identifies when a marital relationship begins. The date of separation identifies the end of community created by the marriage and the time when property acquisitions by a spouse are considered to be separate property

A copyright filed by the Summy Co. in 1935 granted the rights to specific piano arrangements of the music only, not the actual song.

Agreement to commit a wrong (tort) against the plaintiff.

federal jury convicted Parnell on 71 criminal counts that included conspiracy, obstruction of justice and introduction of adulterated food.

A 664.6 motion enters judgment upon and oral or written agreement when no judgment has yet been entered. In other words, someone gets cold feet.

Can spouse inherit if we have been separated for years?

QUESTION: During our marriage, community funds were used to pay down principal, property taxes, and make major renovations and upgrades on residence owned by Petitioner prior to the marriage.

Kim Davis, the Rowan County clerk is scheduled to appear before a federal judge this morning for a hearing on whether she should be held in contempt of court for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples. The judge ordered Kim Davis and her deputies to appear in court this morning. Four couples who were refused marriage license are asking the judge "to impose financial penalties sufficiently serious and increasingly onerous to compel Davis' immediate compliance without further delay."

A federal judge vacates Tom Brady's four-game suspension over his role in "deflate-gate."