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Chosen Answer by aresee

I think this is something that you perhaps need to ask of your local Citizens Advice Bureau.

Chosen Answer by Dan B

Depending upon the type of debt, they have a certain time limit (varies by state) to file a court order for a judgment against you. Simply filing the paperwork with supporting documents stating that you owe the debt is usually enough. They have a limited number of attempts to contact you for delivery. It's either 3 or 5 attempts. If they can't deliver, it will be presumed by the court that you are avoiding the problem and that delivery and receipt is presumed completed. It won't be removed. The creditor will get a default judgment against you.

Chosen Answer by Venice Girl

Pets are property. They have no rights themselves nor you to them beyond your property and, legally, are nothing more than, as you compared, equal to a couch. You can't argue that they can't sell your couch because you love it. If it can be determined that the fish have enough value worth selling and worth paying the debt, they can be sold. As long as the animals are not intentionally harmed during this process, it is not considered animal abuse.

Chosen Answer by olderbutwiser

You should be able to take your baby locally and let them have DNA, then the court will send it to where he lives to put with his for the test.

Chosen Answer by stascia

usually, you cant 'commit' someone to the hospital without proving that the person is a danger to themselves or others - example, someone who you know is driving drunk, threatening to kill someone, or threatening to kill themselves. if he doesnt want to go to the hospital for tests, you cant have him committed. the only way you could get him to go otherwise is if you have been granted power of attorney (POA) over your dad, in which case he would have to sign over this power to you....in this case, you are entitled to make medical/health decisions in your dad's behalf in the case that he is mentally incapacitated, unable to make a decision for himself (in a coma, etc), or if you can prove he has some sort of mental disorder (such as dementia) that makes him unable to understand the repercussions of his decisions. maybe this is something you should talk to your dad about and see if it is something he may consider.