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Birþelio (June) 29, 2008 

ReginosPalëpë: 2 dalis (ReginosPalepe: Part 2)

Kur buvau dingus? (Where have I been?)

Namo praradimo pavojai ið arèiau (Losing your House)

Kas yra patriotas? (What is a patriot?)

Kaip veikia prezidento rinkimø mechanizmas? (Electing a President)

 

 

Liepos (July) 24, 2006

Alimentai vaikø iðlaikymui (Child Support Enforcement)

Laiðkø krepðelis (Mailbag)

Nëra imigraciniø naujienø (No Action on Immigration)

Alimentai vaikui Kalifornijoje (California Child Support)

Ar tikrai kitoks? (Marketing Scheme)

Nemokama antivirusinë (Free Anti-Virus Software)

Foto Konkursas (Photo Contest)

Birþelio (June) 21, 2006

Mes keièiame kryptá (Changing Direction)

Imigruoti á Kanadà (Immigration to Canada)

Kaip atvykti á JAV ir dirbti gydytoju (Coming to the US as a doctor)

Keliauti á Japonijà (Traveling to Japan)

Balandis (Apr) 24, 2006

Paskutinës imigracinës þinios (Immigration Update) 

Balandis (Apr) 13, 2006

Velykinës mintys (Easter Thoughts)

Emigrantø keliu (Emmigrant Road)

Lina Macaitienë

Jau pavasaris (It's Spring)

Balandis (Apr) 10, 2006 

Kol kas nëra jokios imigracinës reformos (No Immigration Reform Yet)

Patikrinti “Application Status” (Checking Application Status)

Darbo leidimai (Work Permits)

Moters biologinis laikrodis (Women's Biological Clock)

Albino Hoffman fotografijos (Photos by Albinas Hoffman)

Kaip tinkamai pasirengti emigranto kelionei (Preparing for the Journey of Emmigration)

Pramogos, renginiai Èikagoje (Chicago Activities)

Kovas (Mar) 30, 2006

Imigraciniai debatai (The Immigration Debate)

DREAM aktas (The DREAM Act)

Kelionë maðina su vaikais ir be jø (Driving Vacations)

Laiðkø krepðelis (Mailbag)

Kovas (Mar) 23, 2006 

Tapimas legaliais (Becoming Legal)

Krepðinis ir iðsilavinimas (Basketball and Education)

JAV pilietybës egzaminas (US Citizenship Exam)

Darbo viza  (Employment Visa)

 Imigrantø vizos (Immigrant Visas)

Lietuviðka garinë pirtis ( Lithuanian steam baths)

Kovas (Mar) 16, 2006 

Amerikieèiai ir imigrantai (Americans and Immigrants)

Tapimas legaliais (Becoming Legal)

Skatiname imigracijà? (Encouraging Immigration?)

Amnestija (Amnesty)

Plaukø ðalinimas lazeriu (Laser Hair Removal)

Investuokite Baltijos ðalyse (Invest in the Baltics)

Kovas (Mar) 9, 2006 

Paukðèiø gripo naujienos (Bird Flu Update)

Antibiotikø þala (Antibiotic Abuse)

Laiðkai ið  Norviliðkiø pilies Lietuvoje (Letter from Norviliskiu Castle)

Kaip atsiimti nesumokëtà algà -- 2 (Unpaid Wages -- 2)

Imigraciniai klausimai (Immigration Questions)

Kur galëèiau rasti kvalifikuotà ðeimos psichologà? (Finding a family therapist)

Laiðkø krepðelis (Mailbag)

Kovas (Mar) 3, 2006

Mûsø vieni metai (It’s been One Year)

Reginos laiðkai (Regina's Letters)

Imigruojant á Canada (Immigrate to Canada)

Padedate vieni kitiems (Readers Help Readers)

Lietuvos kulinarinis paveldas  (Lithuania’s Culinary Heritage)

Kaip atsiimti nesumokëtà algà (Unpaid Wages Complaint)

  Poezijos tinklapis (Poetry Website)

Vasaris (Feb) 23, 2006 

Neramus laikas Buðui (Troubles for Bush)

Uþgavënës (Shrove Tuesday)

Blynai, blyneliai, sklindþiai (Pancakes, crepes, and scones)

Laiðkø krepðelis (Mailbag)

Skyrybos ir mokesèiai (2) (Divorce and Taxes)

Vasaris (Feb) 16, 2006

Lietuvos nepriklausomybë (Lithuanian Independence)

Pompëja (Pompeii)

Laiðkai ið  Norviliðkiø pilies Lietuvoje (Letters from Norviliskiu Castle)

Pasmerkto mirti istorija (Condemned to Die)

Skyrybos ir mokesèiai (Divorce and Taxes)

Laiðkø krepðelis (Mailbag)

Paklausk Erikos (Ask Erika)

Vasaris (Feb) 9, 2006 

Bûk Valentinu pati sau (Be your own Valentine)

Valentino diena (Valentine's Day)

Laiðkø krepðelis(Mailbag)

Psichologijos tinklapis - TAU!

Krepðinio mokykla (School for Basketball)

Emigruoju á Amerikà (Coming to America)

Mamø ir tëèiø klubas (Mom and Dad's Club)

Skaitytojø kûryba (Reader's Creations)

Vasaris (Feb) 2, 2006 

Reginos laiðkai (Regina's Letters)

Mokslinis màstymas – 1 dalis (Scientific Thinking – Part 1)

Muðeikø dovanos (Another Beating, Another Baubel)

Pagalba naujagimiui JAV (Public Aid for Baby)

10 metø viza (10 Year Visa) 

Imigracinë viza anûkui (Immigrant Visa for Grandson)

Sausis (Jan) 26, 2006

Gydymas ar iliuzija? (Healing or Delusion)

Vaizduotës galia (The Power of Imagination) 

Imigracinës vizos (Immigration Visas)

Uþsienis ir dviguba pilietybë (Living Abroad with Dual Citizenship)

Sausis (Jan) 19, 2006

Psichinis gydymas (Psychic Healing)

Vitaminas D ir vëþinës ligos (Vitamin D and Cancer)

Amerikos pilieèiai uþsienyje (American Citizens Abroad)

New York’o dirbanèiøjø apsauga (New York Worker’s Rights)

Laiðkø krepðelis(Mailbag)

Skaitytojø nuomonës (Reader's Opinions)

Sausis (Jan) 12, 2006

Reginos laiðkai (Regina's Letters)

Jûsø kompiuterio saugumas (Security for your Computer)

Seksualinis priekabiavimas (Sexual Harassment)

Vairavimas Virginia valstijoje (Driving in Virginia)

Social Security pinigai (Social Security Benefits)

Sausis (Jan) 5, 2006

Reginos laiðkai (Regina's Letters)

Þalia arbata ir svorio metimas (Green Tea and Weight Loss)

"Uraganiniai" automobiliai (Hurricane Cars)

Klausimai ir atsakymai (Questions and Answers)

Gruodis (Dec) 15, 2005

 Kalëdø kilmë (The Origins of Christmas)

Ðventiniai Kalëdø vakarëliai (Christmas Parties)

Ar tai mokslas? (Is It Science?)

Smurtas namuose (Domestic Violence)

Paauglio klausimas (Teenager's Question)

Kaip atsiimti pinigus  (How to get Money Back)

Suþalojimai darbe (On the Job Injury)

Dþiazas Lietuvoje (Jazz in Lithuania)

Geri dalykai Lietuvoje (Positive Things in Lithuania)

Ðventøjø kûèiø ir kalëdø puota

Gruodis (Dec) 7, 2005

Bliuzø klubas (Blues Club)

Paukðèiø gripo baimë (Catching Bird Flu)

Kalëdø varðkës kukuliukai

Senoviniai klaipëdietiðki patiekalai (Ancient Lithuanian Dishes)

Vertingas projektas (Important Project)

Þiema Èikagoje (Winter in Chicago)

2006 Naujø Metø sutiktuvës  ir renginiai kitose valstijose (New Years 2006)

Laiðkø krepðelis (Mailbag)

Lapkritis (Nov) 22, 2005 

Legendos apie iðsilavinimà (Myths about Education)

Asimiliacija (Assimilation)

Eks- gubernatoriaus teismas (The Ryan Trial)

Poet and Musician (Poetas ir Muzikantas)

Lapkritis (Nov) 17, 2005 

Padëkos pietø receptai (Recipes for Thanksgiving)

“Lietuvos kulinarijos enciklopedija” (Encyclopedia of Lithuanian Cuisine)

Lietuvos kulinarinës tradicijos (Lithuania's Culinary Tradition)

Palyginimai (Comparing)

Viskas apie kalakutà (All About Turkey)

Lapkritis (Nov) 10, 2005 

Kà reiðkia Padëkos ðventë  (What Thanksgiving Means)

Pasirengimas Padëkos Dienos pietums (Pot Luck Thanksgiving)

Thanksgiving ðventės atsiradimo istorija

Baltøjø rûmø rûpesèiai (White House Troubles)

Spaudos laisvë (Freedom of the Press)

Skaitytojø laiðkai Tinai (Reader's Letters to Tina)

Þalios kortelës loterija (Green Card Lottery)

Klausimas apie Þalios Kortelës loterijà (Question about Green Card Lottery)

Kaip jauèiasi gráþæ gyventi á Lietuvà? (2) (Back Home in Lithuania)

Invalidas Lietuvoje ðiandien (An Invalid in Lithuania Today)

 


 

Ankstesni pusl. (Older Pages)


Reginos Palëpë Home Page  

 

Q: Raminta from Illinois writes that she decided to shorten her long Lithuanian name in the American style.  In the yellow pages she found an entry for Paralegal Services.  They came and she paid in cash $520 plus $128 for court expenses.  The representative promised to contact her after a week and tell her how things were going.  After three weeks she called them and was asked to call back tomorrow.  Every day for another three weeks she called and was told the same thing: call tomorrow.  After that she became angry and decided to try to handle it herself.  She went to the court after six weeks and was told that there was an open case in her name, but papers had never been filed.  Her question is: Is it possible to get this money back?  She read about small claims court recently in reginospalepe.com.  Is that a good place to start?

 

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Kaip atsiimti pinigus?

Raminta, Illinois 

K: Sugalvojau pasitrumpint pavardæ. Paþiûrëjus i geltonø puslapiø knygà, suradau “Paralegal servise”, kuris daro tas paslaugas. Pasiskambinau, sutarëm dël kainos- uþ mano ir dukros pavardës pakeitimà- 520 doleriø grynais, plius 148 doleriø teismo iðlaidoms. Atvaþiavo á namus þmogus, suraðë visus dokumentus, pasiraðiau, davë èeká, kad pinigus gavo. Pasakë, kad po savaitës man paskambins, pasakys kaip viskas vyksta.Palaukiau 3 savaites, tylu. Paskambinau pati, atsiliepë moteris, pasakë, kad paskambinèiau rytoj, taip tæsësi dar keletà savaièiø. Po to, kai paskambinu, ji pradeda rëkti (rekti !), kad daugiau jai neskambinèiau arba pati galiu eiti á  teismà ir tvarkyti dokumentus. Kai pasakau, kad að jums uþ tai sumokëjau ( labai "protingai " padariau, kad sumokëjau á prieká) ji trenkia ragelá.Po 6 savaièiø pati nuëjau á teismà, darbuotojos paþiûrëjo á kompiuterá ir pasakë, kad byla atidaryta ir nieko daugiau; neþinau kaip lietuviðkai, bet angliðkai skambëjo taip : “case is opened, but they didn’t file". Þodþiu, pradëjau verkti, padaviau dokumentus kaip jos patarë, nuvaþiavau á laikraðèio redakcijà, ádëjau skelbimà dël vardo keitimo. Dar redakcijoj paklausiau ar joks “paralegal servisas” neskelbë apie mane. Jie sako, kad ne. Pabaiga. Klausimas: ar dar ámanoma atsiimti pinigus ? Nuo ko pradëti? Kà tik perskaièiau informacijà èia pas jus apie smulkias bylas, ar nuo to ir pradëti ?  

A: Gera vieta pradëti- maþø bylø teismai.. Taèiau prieð kreipiantis á já, pamëgink dar kai kà. Surink visus faktus ir paraðyk tos kompanijos savininkui ar prezidentui. Tam gali prireikti atlikti tam tikras paieðkas, bet visada verta suþinoti su kuo turi reikalà. Laiðke aiðkiai nurodyk kuo skundiesi ir kokios sàlygos Tave patenkintø (ðiuo atveju atgauti 648 dol.) Iðsiøsk laiðkà registruotu paðtu, kad turëtum paliudijimà (record), kad adresatà jis pasiekë. Jeigu negausi jokio atsakymo arba tokio, kuris Tave patenkintø, pagalvok apie kreipimàsi á maþø bylø teismà (Small Claim Court). Spausk èia ir rasi anksèiau apie maþø bylø teismus spausdintà straipsná; spausk èia ir rasi toká teismà arèiausiai savo gyvenamos vietos. 

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Jeigu tebegalvoji apie vardo pakeitimà, spausk èia ir atsidursi tam skirtame tinklapyje (gyvenantiems Illinois valstijoje). Tai kainuos Tau apie 13 doleriø (12,95 dol.)


(Lithuanian Text)

 

Q: Raminta from Illinois writes that she decided to shorten her long Lithuanian name in the American style.  In the yellow pages she found an entry for Paralegal Services.  They came and she paid in cash $520 plus $128 for court expenses.  The representative promised to contact her after a week and tell her how things were going.  After three weeks she called them and was asked to call back tomorrow.  Every day for another three weeks she called and was told the same thing: call tomorrow.  After that she became angry and decided to try to handle it herself.  She went to the court after six weeks and was told that there was an open case in her name, but papers had never been filed.  Her question is: Is it possible to get this money back?  She read about small claims court recently in reginospalepe.com.  Is that a good place to start?

 

A: Small claims court is certainly a good place to start.  But first make one last attempt to settle the matter out of court.  Get all your facts together and write a letter to the owner or president of the company.  This may take a little research, but it is necessary to know who you are actually dealing with.  State in your letter exactly what your complaint is and exactly what it would take to satisfy you (In this case, getting back your $648).  Send the letter by registered mail so there is a record of the person actually receiving it.  If there is no response or an unsatisfactory one, think about filing a suit in small claims court.  You can click here to read our earlier article on this subject and here to find the appropriate court near you.

 

By the way, if you are still looking for a way to change your name, click here to go to a website where you can purchase the documents you will need in Illinois.  It will cost you $12.95.

 

 

 

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