Questions and Professional Answers

• Authorization to Make Decisions

  What form or how should I type up a letter regarding the authorization for me and my mom to make decisions on our house? I need my brothers and sisters to sign the letter giving us the authorization to make the decisions since they are in different cities in Texas and can't come down everytime there is a problem.Thanks!

  • Re: Authorization to Make Decisions

    I believe a limited power of attorney to make decisions concerning the house (whatever those are)will work.

    Michael O'Connor
    Michael O'Connor, Attorney-At-Law
    3730 Kirby Dr., Suite 777
    Houston, TX 77098

• letter of authorization

  do I need a letter of authorization, when taking my daughter to the USA from Canada, from my husband?

  • Re: letter of authorization

    It is up to Canadian Border Services and/or U.S. Department of Homeland Security when crossing by vehicle; when crossing by air the airlines also have their own policies, but generally you require a letter of authority (notarized if possible) or a Corut Order allowing you to take your child across the border without the other parent being present.

    Donald McLeod
    Donald R. McLeod Law Corp.
    832 Fisgard Street, Suite 103,
    Victoria, British Columbia, Ca, AL V8W 1S1

• Pay

  My company took money off my pay without legal authorization. I am under 18 and my employer called me in and advised me that I owe them $250.00 because my ID number had been used to give discounts to non family members. They had me write a letter, they advised me what to write. My parents were not present when they had me do this.When I received my pay the Company deducted the money that they claim I owed them.I am being told now that the Company has no authorization to deduct the money from my pay unless I have signed a legal form giving them authorization. Also since I did not have my parents, guardian or lawyer present they had no legal grounds having me write and sign a letter of any kind. Can I go back to the Company and demand my money back that they took from my pay?

  • Re: Pay

    Yes, you should demand the money back immediately. If your employer still does not want to refund the money, you should contact the Ministry of Labour. An individual there will be able to assist you. An employer in Ontario is unable to make deductions from an employee's cheque, other than statutory deductions for CPP, EI, and Income Tax.

    Steven Matheson
    Edwards & Carfagnini
    69 N. Court Street
    Thunder Bay, Ontario P7A 4T7

• Authorization to treat...

  My treating Dr. requested authorization for pain mgt. (epidurals) for my back 3 times,authorization was denied. Then, without any treatment, I was declared P&S.It's been 23 months,and my condition has deteriorated.I'm told that's the way it is. My atty. isn't any help here either. He agrees. Is this really how it works?Diagnose and don't treat, yet I am now P&S?Please enlighten. Thanks.

• Charging credit card without authorization

  I sent a vendor with whom I have a disagreement a certified letter withdrawing my authorization I had given them to charge my credit card a monthly fee. Despite sending two such certified mail letters, I am still being charged the same monthly fee on the same credit card. What legal recourse, if any, do I have ?

  • Re: Charging credit card without authorization

    First, you should dispute the charges with the credit card issuer. That will get you temporary relief while the issuer investigates and you do not have to pay the charges during that time.Do you have a contract with the vendor? For example, if you had a contract for 12 months and you still have 3 months to go on the contract, it would be difficult to get the charges stopped before the term expired. If it is a month to month agreement, I would expect that your credit card issuer will reverse the charges and that should resolve the matter.

    Michael Dover
    Michael A. Dover, PC
    1405 Vontress Dr., Suite 1101
    Plano, TX 75074

• letter of authorization to access account info

  Is there a letter to give my daughter permission to be authorized user of my utility accounts, bank account, etc.? I can not afford to have a lawyer prepare a Power of Attorney. But need sample letter or sample of Power of Attorney to draft a while I and my husband are of sound mind.

  • Re: letter of authorization to access account info

    Directly contact your bank and utility companies, as they probably provide their own forms for this situation.

    Theresa Langford
    Langford Law Firm
    PO Box 866354
    Plano, TX 75086-6354

• Intent to deny letter

  Hello. My wife is a US citizen, we have been married for 3 years. After filing my I-130 and I-485 and going on 2 different interviews, we received an intent to deny on May 2007, (soon after the last interview we went to). Since then, I have renewed my Employment Authorization Card twice and I regularly check the status of my case at uscis.gov. It always says my case is still pending. The immigration hasn't sent me anything else after the intent to deny. (Only my employment authorization card)What should I do? Can I still withdraw my I-485 after so long? Please give me some advice. Many thanks.

  • Re: Intent to deny letter

    You received a notice of intent to deny, but no denial letter, nor any notice to appear before the immigration court? You do not say why the USCIS "intends to deny" your case. Presuming your address remains the same as it was at your interviews, and your wife is still willing to petition for you, I would contact a GOOD immigration lawyer -- have him check your case. If your intent to deny is for the I-485, then he can find out if your wife's I-130 was approved. If neither the I-130 or the I-485 have been approved or denied yet, then he can find out which it will be. If there is no denial yet, nothing keeps you from refiling your petition and application again. This time, however, don't do anything until you are sitting with a Good immigration lawyer, okay. Find one through www.aila.org. Good luck!

    Marc Seguinot
    Seguinot & Associates, P.C.
    2230 Gallows Road, Suite 350
    Dunn Loring, VA 22027

  • Re: Intent to deny letter

    Why would you want to withdraw the I-485? Are you still married? Did you respond to the Notice of Intent to Deny? Please contact us.

    Caridad Cardinale
    Pastor & Associates, P.C.
    525 E. Big Beaver Rd. Suite 206
    Troy, MI 48083

• Revocation of ACH Authorization

  I need to know if there is a way to revoke ACH Authorization to my bank account as soon as possible please. I thought there might be a form for it but cannot locate one.

  • Re: Revocation of ACH Authorization

    Ask your bank what they'd want you to do in order to revoke authority.

    Peter Bradie
    Bradie, Bradie & Bradie
    6606 FM 1488, Suite 148-363
    Magnolia, TX 77354-2544

• ltr of authorization

  will a ltr of authorization suffice to have another person manage their complete affairs; ie dfinancial and personal -- END

  • Re: ltr of authorization

    If you need help, you can email me at legalquestion@findctlawyer.com.

    Nicholas Adamucci
    ADAMUCCI, LLC
    80 Fourth Street
    Stamford, CT 06905

  • Re: ltr of authorization

    I would need more background information, but you may want to look into creating a Power of Attorney in the person who you want to manage the affairs. The Power of Attorney can be durable, allowing the person to mange the other persons affairs after they die. If you would like help with this please contact me at Rperalaw@yahoo.com

    Robert Peragine
    Machado Lawyers
    110 Washington Avenue
    North Haven, CT 06473

  • Re: ltr of authorization

    The answer is not that simple. It will depend on the situation. A power of attorney may be the answer but the more important question is should a "conservatorship" be established to manage the person and estate. If so there are two kinds. Voluntary and involuntary. I would need more facts to answer your question.

    Linda Subbloie
    Linda A. Subbloie, Esq.
    P.O. Box 9024
    New Haven, CT 06532

• Transfer of Assets

  I have a friend invloved in a situation and I was wondereing if you could shed some light on the situation. He is the grantor of a revocable trust and he is also co-trustee on that trust and he has a fiduciary that states that the trustees can act independently of each other. The brokerage firm he has the account with has a policy that states Letters of authorization are needed when transferring assets between accounts unless they are same name, same tax payer id. The problem is he believes since his trust account has his taxpayer id on it (and he and the other trustee can act independenlty of each other) that he should be able to verbally instruct the firm to move assets from his trust to his IRA account without a signed Letter of Authorization. He came to me because I work at a brokerage frim but I don't know the answer. Is there some way legally that his firm could be at risk (liabilty) to except verbal instructions from him in this situations. It is not a big deal at this point and I intend to tell him to just send the letter but the situation left me wondering what the correct answer would be.

  • Re: Transfer of Assets

    A Letter of Authorization, signed by all relevant parties, and including the proper TIN is the proper way to address this.This transaction creates tax issues, consult a knowledgeable tax prepaper.

    G. Joseph Holthaus III
    Law Offices of G. Joseph Holthaus
    2255 Daniels Road
    Ellicott City, MD 21043