What does quorum in meetings mean?

Dear PAO, I am a single mother and a homeowner. I was away picking up my child from her therapist when our homeowners’ association held a meeting and made some decisions without my presence. I told the association that it could not make any decisions about our village without me, but they told me that […]

Battered Woman Syndrome as a defense

Dear PAO, My friend has endured abuse at the hands of her husband. He has been abusing and mistreating her physically, mentally, and verbally for the past five years. She only tolerated this behavior because she wanted their only son to have a complete family. One day, he came home drunk and beat her so […]