BARTLESVILLE LAW BLOG

This blog will discuss the law as it affects residents of Bartlesville and the surrounding area. We plan to add new blog posts every two weeks. If you have any questions, comments, or ideas for topics you would like discussed, contact the Persaud Law Office. Also, if you have questions about legal topics, please feel free to submit them.

What to Do if You Have a Lien on a Motor Vehicle

Kyle Persaud

Nov 127 min read

What to Do if You Have a Lien on a Motor Vehicle

If you’ve done work on a vehicle, or furnished storage space for a vehicle, and the vehicle’s owner won’t pay you, you have a lien on the...

What law protects against civil lawsuits when we try to help a victim in medical need?

Kyle Persaud

Oct 144 min read

What law protects against civil lawsuits when we try to help a victim in medical need?

If you’ve helped someone who is in need, that last thing you want is to be sued as a result of doing a good deed. Fortunately, Oklahoma...

Steps to Take After a Breach of Contract

Kyle Persaud

Sep 36 min read

Steps to Take After a Breach of Contract

Someone has breached a contract against you, and you wonder: what should you do? Step 1: Gather together all records of your dealings...

Filing a lien when you have worked on property

Kyle Persaud

Jul 225 min read

Filing a lien when you have worked on property

You’re a contractor, and you’ve done work on someone’s property. They won’t pay you. You wonder: What can you do? One way of enforcing a...

How Do Courts Divide Debt in Divorce Cases?

Kyle Persaud

Jul 83 min read

How Do Courts Divide Debt in Divorce Cases?

Often, when spouses get divorced, one or both spouses owe debt. Recently someone asked me, “What happens to debt in divorce cases?” If...

Kyle Persaud

Jun 252 min read

Legal Ghostwriting -- We Provide It

An increasingly used service in the American court system is “legal ghostwriting.” Legal ghostwriting is the practice where someone...

Your Rights Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

Kyle Persaud

May 136 min read

Your Rights Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

Elsewhere on this blog, I have written that if a debt collector attempts to collect from you, you have certain rights under the Fair Debt...

What to do When You Get Sued for Credit Card Debt

Kyle Persaud

Mar 184 min read

What to do When You Get Sued for Credit Card Debt

A credit card company has sued you for credit card debt, and you wonder: What can I do? In this post, I’ll describe various courses of...

The New Affidavit of Citizenship You Must File with Most Land Deeds

Kyle Persaud

Mar 45 min read

The New Affidavit of Citizenship You Must File with Most Land Deeds

If you have any experience with land dealings, you likely know that any time land is conveyed, the deed (or other document conveying the...

Kyle Persaud

Feb 54 min read

What defines a reasonable settlement?

About two-thirds of civil lawsuits settle out of court. (See a study showing that here.) So, if you’re in a civil lawsuit, you will...

Can Someone Force Me to Sign over My Interest in Property?

Kyle Persaud

Dec 19, 20235 min read

Can Someone Force Me to Sign over My Interest in Property?

With few exceptions, the answer is no. If property is in your name, or if you have an interest in the property, you have the right to...

Kyle Persaud

Oct 23, 202316 min read

New Oklahoma Laws 2023

Every year, I publish a list of new laws that the Oklahoma legislature has enacted in the past year. What follows, is a list of some of...

Kyle Persaud

Oct 10, 20236 min read

Can Police Enforce Civil Law?

Sometimes people have a civil law issue and wonder if police will enforce it. In general, the answer is no. To answer the question, “Can...

What Is the Difference Between Common Law and Civil Law?

Kyle Persaud

Aug 14, 20234 min read

What Is the Difference Between Common Law and Civil Law?

A commonly searched query on Google is “What is the Difference between Common Law and Civil Law?” The difference between common law and...

When a civil lawsuit threatens me, what should I do?

Kyle Persaud

Jul 6, 20234 min read

When a civil lawsuit threatens me, what should I do?

Don’t worry First, a word from the Bible: Philippians 4:6 says, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and...

What Law Protects Against Civil Lawsuits?

Kyle Persaud

May 23, 20235 min read

What Law Protects Against Civil Lawsuits?

If you have been sued, you may wonder: Is there a law that protects me from lawsuits? In general, the law allows all people access to the...

What is my Role and What is my Attorney’s Role in Negotiating a Settlement?

Kyle Persaud

Apr 10, 20236 min read

What is my Role and What is my Attorney’s Role in Negotiating a Settlement?

If you’re in the middle of a lawsuit, or if you’re about to be in a lawsuit, you may be wondering what your role will be, and what role...

Kyle Persaud

Feb 28, 20234 min read

Summons: What Do They Mean?

If you have been sued, you were likely served with a “summons.” A summons is a document that tells you that you’ve been sued and that you...

How Much Time Do I Have to Bring a Civil Lawsuit?

Kyle Persaud

Jan 17, 20235 min read

How Much Time Do I Have to Bring a Civil Lawsuit?

In Oklahoma, there is a law called the “statute of limitations.” The statute of limitations says that there is a time limit for when you...

Kyle Persaud

Oct 25, 20229 min read

New Oklahoma Laws 2022

Each year for the past two years, I’ve posted a list of some of the most important laws that the Oklahoma Legislature has passed. This...