05.02.2019 | answered by Jasmin Pesla
Dear team,
I am a doctor and I have a big problem. I was in a relationship for about 2 months, the man left me, but unfortunately I was already pregnant at that time. The only way to contact him in the end was through email, so I wrote to him that I...
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01.04.2015 | answered by Jan Wilking
Hello!
We bought a vacation home in France in August 2006. At that time, we were living in Paris on rent. For a few years now, we have been living back in Germany, where I also pay my income tax.
Since we are using our vacation home in France less an...
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03.01.2015 | answered by Jan Wilking
Situation: As a board member of a German AG, an employee is not subject to social insurance contributions. In this case, the board member is in private health insurance (PKV) and is 47 years old. Until the age of 30, he was in statutory health insura...
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26.06.2014 | answered by Stefan Steininger
Our employees receive a supplement for Sunday and night work; these are social security and tax-free. According to a ruling by the Federal Labour Court (BAG), this supplement should also be paid in case of illness. Does this apply in general? Is ther...
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07.05.2014 | answered by Jan Wilking
Dear Sir or Madam,
Based on my previous good experiences, I would like to clarify a final matter in terms of rental law or find out a possible trend. I am aware that street noise as a reason for rent reduction is a delicate issue and often tends to ...
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10.09.2013 | answered by Jan Wilking
On 13.9.13 I received a letter from the district court with the following content: The criminal proceedings according to § 153 a para. 2 StPO are suspended under the condition of payment in the amount of 750,- €.
I believe the amount is much too hig...
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21.01.2013 | answered by Jan Wilking
Question about real estate
Owner: Mother
Borrower: Mother
Resident of the property: Son
Son is paying the installments because he was not able to obtain his own financing at that time (just recently self-employed).
Now the extension of the loan is du...
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06.06.2012 | answered by Steffan Schwerin
Hello,
I urgently need your advice. I am permanently employed and my company is paying for my MBA studies for the next 2 years. For the past year, I have been systematically bullied by my supervisor. Unfortunately, there is no works council in my de...
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16.04.2012 | answered by Jan Wilking
For the "Contact" page of a commercial website (a language school in Stuttgart), I searched for a professional photo of a keyboard from the internet and took a section of it that shows about 80% of the photo. I placed this as a banner at the end of 2...
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07.03.2012 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am the son of a US citizen and a German mother. I have German citizenship. I have been raised exclusively in Germany. I am over 30 years old and would like to have dual citizenship of the US and Germany. My father is listed by n...
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08.01.2012 | answered by Jan Wilking
Draft of an agreement on the separation of property after several years of marriage with equalization of accrued gains
Notary fees calculated according to §§ 141, 154 KostO
Business value: 250,000 euros (§ 18 KstO)
Draft without notarization,
Notari...
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23.06.2011 | answered by Jan Wilking
Hello,
Several years ago, my brother was unable to pay child support for his 3 children due to unemployment. The maintenance advance provided by the youth welfare office has since been repaid by him.
His divorced wife did not receive spousal support ...
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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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07.05.2011 | answered by Jan Wilking
Dear Sir or Madam,
After significant differences with the tenants of my apartment, I asked my lawyer to terminate the rental apartment due to own use, as there was no other way to get the tenants out of the apartment. They then moved several houses ...
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11.04.2011 | answered by Steffan Schwerin
Dear Sir or Madam,
we have the following problem:
On April 1, 2011, we rented commercial premises in a new building at the Munich Gewerbehof. The rental agreement includes a paragraph (Appendix 1) stating that the tenant must personally commission t...
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07.04.2011 | answered by Bernhard Müller
We cancelled our private health insurance with DKV in writing on 6.12.10. (by mail, but not by registered mail) The acceptance declaration of the new insurance (Hansemerkur) from DKV was delivered through the insurance intermediary. In mid-December, ...
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01.02.2011 | answered by Bernhard Müller
Hello,
I have been employed in my company for 5 years without termination (approximately 700 employees, financially healthy). Now, I have been offered a termination agreement taking into account my normal notice period (end of September) and also a ...
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16.01.2011 | answered by Bernhard Müller
Hello,
In summary, a few months ago my daughter and I noticed that a significant amount of money was disappearing from our apartment. We installed a spy camera with a motion sensor and a month later, my husband at the time was caught. He was the onl...
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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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05.09.2010 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
Dear Mr. Lawyer,
I have the forced eviction of my apartment tomorrow. I have been aware of the eviction for several weeks. My income comes from abroad. I have received the commission settlement from my boss, as well as the transfer slip signed by th...
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25.05.2010 | answered by Steffan Schwerin
Dear Sir or Madam,
In June 2007, we purchased a condominium (holiday home). The completion date was June 1, 2008. We have a notice of conveyance and will not agree to its deletion. Due to non-performance of contractual services, we have exercised ou...
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01.03.2010 | answered by Bernhard Müller
Dear Sir or Madam,
I have booked a double room in a hotel and forgot to cancel it, as we were unable to travel there. Now I received a registered letter with the invoice for the total amount of 594 euros. Do I really have to pay the full amount?
Yo...
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13.02.2010 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
Hello,
here is the situation:
I am currently undergoing a "training" (as it also states in the contract) at an event agency, with the goal of achieving two qualifications - one being the completion of a private educational institution (not a univer...
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06.02.2010 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
Dear Sir or Madam,
I own a condominium on the ground floor, directly above the entrance to the underground garage. The basement ceiling is concrete and not insulated from below. In 1998, a PVC floor was laid on the screed. When the current tenant mo...
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19.01.2010 | answered by Bernhard Müller
Good day,
I purchased a BMW X5 model year 2002 with approximately 144,000 km from the company Schiel und Sasse on 26.02.2009. At my insistence, I took out a used car warranty with Real-Garant. On 12.01.2010, the automatic transmission broke down. I ...
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