24.06.2021 | answered by Jasmin Pesla
Background:
A lawyer is hired by the legal protection insurance for out-of-court representation. The client wanted to take legal action immediately, as he had been in out-of-court correspondence with the other party for months without reaching a sati...
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17.12.2020 | answered by Jasmin Pesla
Hello,
I am a musician (freelancer, insured with KSK).
Due to Covid19, I have felt very uncertain as a musician in the last few months and I wanted to do something about it.
At the beginning of November, I registered a side business for an online ...
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09.09.2019 | answered by Jasmin Pesla
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am referring to the Legal Services Act.
It is not uncommon to see people in online forums seeking legal advice without wanting to pay for a proper lawyer.
My questions:
1. Who is committing an administrative offense under the ...
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29.07.2015 | answered by Stefan Steininger
I have recently started working at a music school. Now I have given a trial lesson to a potential customer for the music school. There is no signed contract between this potential customer and the music school. For various reasons, this customer has ...
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14.08.2014 | answered by Jan Wilking
Dear Mr. Lawyer,
since the beginning of this year, our homeowners' association has had a new manager who possesses all other qualities but apparently lacks sufficient qualifications for his job. We are a small property with 6 owners, of which 3 have ...
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31.07.2014 | answered by Jan Wilking
A German acquaintance of mine has fathered a child in the Philippines, who will turn 11 years old this year. Because the mother and the child live in poverty, I have repeatedly asked him to take financial responsibility for his child, but he refuses....
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12.02.2014 | answered by Jan Wilking
In our condominium with 6 owners, we employ a garden helper who shows aggressive behavior towards me as a co-owner because I have valid reasons for monitoring his activities, which do not fully meet the requirements of his job description. He is supp...
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13.09.2013 | answered by Jan Wilking
Since 2005, I have been recognized as occupationally disabled by the LVA and have been fighting for a pension with the Bau - BG Wuppertal since then. I have several herniated discs, which have occurred due to occupational reasons, a damaged shoulder ...
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03.06.2012 | answered by Bernhard Müller
Situation: I am currently on parental leave and have agreed with my employer to resume my activities on 1 September.
Question: If I were to become pregnant again in July or August, does my employer have to take me back or can they require me to ext...
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01.04.2012 | answered by Jan Wilking
My great-aunt (widowed since the 1970s) passed away in early March 2012.
There are no direct relatives, such as children or grandchildren, and the closest relatives are her niece (cousin of my mother), my siblings, and myself.
In 2005, my great-aun...
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13.09.2011 | answered by Steffan Schwerin
Do I have to pay the additional costs of item 3 and item 5 of invoice 0232011131a compared to the order confirmation?
My opinion: (email from 8.8.2011)
Dear Mrs. Otto,
Thank you for your invoice correction for invoice no. 0232011131a dated 1.8.2011...
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18.08.2011 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
Hello - I have been working for a Florida-based company since 1989. I am German, living and working in Germany. I am a food broker, supplying food to customers of the American military and embassies in Europe. I am paid in US dollars and pay my taxes...
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29.06.2011 | answered by Steffan Schwerin
Hello,
I have three children aged 13, 10, and 7 years old.
We are all German.
I work in Germany.
My wife wants to live with our children abroad (non-EU countries) and have the children attend school there.
My wife receives a disability pension.
I w...
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03.06.2011 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
My husband is being sent to the USA by his employer. An L-1A visa is being applied for. The children and I are planning/want to follow with an L2 visa.
I am currently working for a German company that does not have a presence in the USA (only a join...
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03.05.2011 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am currently working as an independent sales representative in network marketing, which means I have an irregular income. I live in the new federal states of Germany. Two years ago, I filed for regular insolvency and am therefor...
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14.04.2011 | answered by Jan Wilking
I would like to offer a Sudoku puzzle in a daily newspaper on a weekly basis, and give solvers the opportunity to call a 0900 number to enter the (marked) correct numbers on a telephone and participate in a draw for e.g. €500. Some local newspapers a...
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08.03.2011 | answered by Jan Wilking
Please let me know as soon as possible if I am allowed to spend a hiking weekend in a hotel in the Sauerland with my husband during a period of incapacity for work due to depression. I would personally like to cancel the booked hotel, but my husband ...
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05.03.2011 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
Dear Sir or Madam,
We have a problem with VHV liability insurance.
Insurance coverage: -Personal injuries, other damages (property and pecuniary damages) including management and processing damages. The total performance for all persons and other d...
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29.11.2010 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
I would like to become self-employed as a real estate agent soon and would like to ask if it is allowed to advertise by offering to pay a commission to the owner if they provide me with their property for brokerage? Or is it possible in another way, ...
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22.11.2010 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
My Bulgarian GmbH still has tax debts. The local tax office is threatening to initiate mutual assistance proceedings. Is that possible? Can the German tax office really collect the debts? After all, it is the GmbH that has the tax debts, not the indi...
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11.10.2010 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
Dear Sir or Madam,
I have a small hobby cat breeding business. 8 months ago, I took over two pregnant cats from a breeder who was in a difficult situation and unable to care for them. We agreed in writing that the expenses for raising, feeding, vete...
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03.10.2010 | answered by Kristian Hüttemann
Dear Sir or Madam,
I (German) am expecting a child and would like to insure it within my existing statutory health insurance. I am in tax class 1 and my husband is a member of the US Army (active duty) and is neither registered in Germany nor subjec...
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18.03.2010 | answered by Claudia Mölleken
Hello,
I recently filed for bankruptcy as a self-employed individual. I want to continue being self-employed and earn a reasonable income from my work.
Now I am considering joining a franchise system in addition to my current business. This would i...
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15.02.2010 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
Hello!
I am a civil servant and currently expected to be unable to work for several months (due to depression), which may lead to early retirement.
Since my only relative is my daughter, I would like to visit her as soon as possible, as my family doc...
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29.01.2010 | answered by Steffan Schwerin
It is on record that my father was in the Dachau concentration camp for 1 year due to communist activities, spent 8 months in prison in Zweibrücken for violating the Treason Act, and was beaten and threatened by a Nazi in his own house in 1939, befor...
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