Car owners have the right to a written estimate and repair facilities shall not exceed 10% of the estimate price unless car owners give express authorization. Facilities who violate these obligations would make facilities liable to car owners under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act.
Virginia lawmakers drafted regulations to protect you from predatory towing practices, like the Virginia Consumer Protection Act and Va Code § 46.2-1233.
Although Virginia code includes “threat” in the definition of family abuse, the courts require more than indirect or implied threats to grant a protective order.
The traditional stereotype of the “shady used car salesman” did not become a stereotype without some basis in fact, and many consumers have suffered losses because they placed themselves in the hands of the wrong auto salesperson, broker, or dealership. There are, however, protections in the law to assist a consumer who has been damaged by fraud or defalcation in the process of purchasing a vehicle.
Although the benefits of incorporation include shareholder immunity from suit in most cases, what happens when someone uses their business’s corporate status as a sword to commit fraud, rather than a shield to avoid contractual liability?
Do you want to change your legal name? If you are an adult over the age of 18 and you want to change your name, you may be able to do so by filing a petition within the County and State of which you reside. If you are not incarcerated, on probation, incapacitated, or required to register your name with the Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry, changing your name can be accomplished relatively simply.
If the Court determines that the parents are not able to make a joint decision that the Court believes is in the best interest of the child after weighing the factors, the Court will likely order sole legal custody to one parent to make the decision or give the parent that the Court determines is most likely to make the legal decision that is in line with the child's best interest the legal decision making authority over that particular medical decision.
In determining whether to permit a relocation, the Court will look at what is best for your child. The burden is on the parent who wants to relocate to show that the move is in the child’s best interest and that the move will not significantly negatively impact the other parent’s relationship with the child.
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