Editor’s Note: This sponsored column is written by Mathew B. Tully of Tully Rinckey PLLC.
Q. I’m a federal employee, and between all the furloughs brought by sequestration and the shutdown, I’m starting to have trouble paying my bills. I know financial problems can lead to the revocation of security clearance, but will one or two missed payments result in that outcome?
Editor’s Note: This sponsored column is written by Mathew B. Tully of Tully Rinckey PLLC.
Q. Is a police officer allowed to search my car if he pulls me over for running a red light? Can I oppose any such search?
Editor’s Note: This sponsored column is written by Mathew B. Tully of Tully Rinckey PLLC.
Q. I am in the process of getting divorced and my husband worked for the federal government during the entire course of our marriage. I know he has some retirement. Can you explain what I should look out for?
Editor’s Note: This sponsored column is written by Mathew B. Tully of Tully Rinckey PLLC.
Q. I’ve heard a lot in the news recently about people leaving their children in cars and being prosecuted for it. Is this for real? When I was young I remember being left in the car alone and I turned out fine. Could I really go to jail for doing the same now?
Editor’s Note: This sponsored column is written by Mathew B. Tully of Tully Rinckey PLLC.
Q. I am a single mother who, up until recently, had been getting along well with my child’s father. Recently he has started talking more and more about changing our child’s last name to his. I’m very lukewarm to the idea and want to know how he might change our son’s name.
Editor’s Note: This sponsored column is written by Mathew B. Tully of Tully Rinckey PLLC.
Q. An ex-girlfriend of mine is alleging that I am the father of her child. We haven’t dated for almost a year and haven’t talked since the breakup. I doubt that the child is mine. What can I do to ensure I don’t get stuck paying for a kid that’s not mine?
Editor’s Note: This sponsored column is written by Mathew B. Tully of Tully Rinckey PLLC.
Q. If you get pulled over, what is the best way to respond to a police officer’s question of “Do you know how fast you were going?”
Editor’s Note: This new sponsored Q&A column is written by Mathew B. Tully of Tully Rinckey PLLC.
Q. One of my buddies was recently pulled over after having a few too many drinks — he lives 5 blocks from the bar and just made a bad call getting behind the wheel. He knew he was going to be over the limit — is it ever better to refuse a breathalyzer test than to take one when you know it will probably show you’re drunk?
Editor’s Note: This new sponsored Q&A column is written by Mathew B. Tully of Tully Rinckey PLLC.
Question: My boss recently expressed concern about my performance — that I was “slipping up”. I suffer from ADHD and the issues that he noted with my performance are consistent with my symptoms — does this count as a disability under the Rehabilitation Act?
Editor’s Note: This new sponsored Q&A column is written by Mathew B. Tully of Tully Rinckey PLLC.
Question: My soon-to-be-ex-husband makes less than I do. Does that mean I have to pay spousal support after we divorce?
Editor’s Note: This new sponsored Q&A column is written by Mathew B. Tully of Tully Rinckey PLLC.
Question: A couple of weeks ago I was out with my buddies and had a few drinks. Instead of taking a cab home, I decided to take a nap in my parked car until I sobered up. The next thing I know an officer is knocking on my window, giving me a sobriety test, and arresting me for a DUI. My keys were in the ignition because I was listening to the radio, but the engine wasn’t turned on. How can I be charged with a DUI if I wasn’t even driving?
