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Unemployment Benefit, Washington state, late 1990s

If someone was fired for their job for 'misconduct' issues in Washington state in 1999, would there have been a stand-down period before they could collect unemployment, and if so, how long?Terms...

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[ANON POST] bill/bond legislation

Setting: modern day NYCSearch terms: legislation, bill, bond, congress.I have a character who is involved in politics. So my main question is: When someone (ie: big corporations, other politicians,...

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Conditions Attached To UK Dependent Visa

When: NowWhere: United KingdomPlaces Wot I Have Already Looked At: UK Border Agency website (I'm not sure which bit of information applies here...so many different kinds of visas!)Situation: A citizen...

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Religious and Student Visas

Hi all,Many thanks for previous help, but now I have a question in regards to visas and what type my character might be eligible for.Background: Futuristic, urban fantasy setting, close to our world in...

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Driver's license photos in USA

When did the various states of the US begin to put a driver's photo on his/her license? I'm specifically interested in Texas and Arizona, and in the period from 1965-1975.Search terms tried so far in...

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Divorce Proceedings, Children describe Pregnancy, and Santa

Setting: Seattle area, modern era. I googled three different topics, so each is under a cut.Divorce Delays: The MC of this story has been married for eight years and has been a full time housewife. She...

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Proving citizenship of a natural born child born in a brothel in a underage...

Setting: Modern/near-future, Realistic, USA, VermontDetails: Two children, one Vietnamese, one of Hispanic/Black decent but born on US soil. Both under the age of 10. The boy has been used for...

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Mid-Atlantic US lawyers: do they have to retake the bar at intervals? etc.

Hello folks,I'm coming across a major detail for a supporting character: it's an urban fantasy piece but he's supposed to be an essentially retired lawyer (having practiced largely in DC, MD, VA, DE,...

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Would mandatory gayness shrink Earth's population?

My story's set around 2080, about 60 years after scientists discovered the gay gene and 50 years after they worked out how to turn it on (and off). In an effort to start shrinking the human population,...

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American Banks - robberies & large cash/money withdrawals

Where: USA (Northeast part of the country if that's relevant)When: Modern dayTerms: how to withdraw a lot of money from a bank, bank secrecy act, famous bank robberies, bank securityI have a few...

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Questions About Adoption Process

Setting: Washington State - America, Massachusetts - AmericaResearch: child adoption, custody process after death of a parent, adoption laws in Massachusetts, adoption laws in Washington, I've also...

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Duration of a police manhunt

Hi folks,I've got kind of an odd question. Story setting is modern day "Rich Small Town, USA." The scenario is this: I have a character who has committed a string of murders and is being hunted by the...

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Prosecution and Sentencing of a Kidnapping/Unlawful Imprisonment

I'm currently writing a short story with a very specific situation in mind, and I'd love it if any lawyers or police officers or someone with a strong knowledge of law could weigh in on this!NOTE: All...

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custody of orphaned child blood relative vs nominated guardian

TIMELINE: New York City, 1992-1994SITUATION: A five year old girl is orphaned in an apartment building fire. Her only known blood relative, a great-uncle, shows up at the hospital where she's being...

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Federal RICO charges, USA

Where: US Early 2000sOkay, here's the scenario:A very wealthy business man laundered money through a bank in California. Canon is very iffy on where the business was based, but he was caught in New...

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Sentencing Procedure

I'm writing a fic, set in the USA, where two men have been in a relationship for a number of years, more than 5 to be exact. It's an abusive relationship and the abusive partner has pleaded guilty on...

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Legal Question: Establishing Paternity After Long Period

Story Setting: Modern Day New York CityDetails: Child conceived in Ohio in drunken night involving mistaken identity on part of Mother by Father (he mistook her for his girlfriend) and a bad attempt at...

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[ANON POST] Restricting Habeas Corpus & What Happens Later

Setting: Unspecified Location, modern United StatesResearch so far: I have combed through Wikipedia's article on "Habeas corpus in the United States...

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Passport for Newborns

The story is set in modern times. Main character is a British citizen; born and raised. Also he was born after Jan. 1 1983.   He has lived his whole life in the UK except for the last three, almost...

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American Civilian Decorations for Heroism

This is probably a stupidly obvious question for American readers, but I'm British and I'm not having much luck finding an answer.For the purposes of my story various characters are in present-day New...

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Applying for a US Passport

Setting: present day VirginiaI am looking into applying for a US passport (obviously not for myself, but for a character). I found this which is super useful. My character has never had a passport...

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A character without a legal identity

Setting: Modern day United States. California, if it needs to be that specific, which it most likely will.So I'm writing a story online with friends, and Character A, who comes from some alternate...

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Rightwing conspiracy theories

I was wondering if anyone here knew of what kind of conspiracy theories would have been running wild among right wing extremists in the US around 2001, though before 9/11.My character grew up with a...

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Foster care, laws and schools in San Diego in the 90s

Setting: San Diego County, May 1991 - May 1992Background: 15-year-old protagonist in foster care. His hot-headedness, abandonment and anger issues had him tossed around from foster home to foster home,...

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Legitimization of illegal immigrant minors

Setting: Washington State, 1984Search terms tried: illegal immigrant legitimized, illegal alien become legal, illegal immigrant route to legal residency, illegal immigrant under 18, also browsed the...

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