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Expert Author: Elijah James | Summary Family law matters represent a sizable chunk of any jurisdiction’s docket and can be among the most emotionally charged matters seen in court. Family law deals with family related issues and domestic relations, including marriage, divorce, paternity, child and spousal support, child custody, adoption, long-term care for elderly parents, civil unions and other related matters. Expert Author: Rudi ONeil | Summary Millions of surgical procedures take place every day at various degrees of risk to the patient. The medical team that conduct surgery always do so with the best of intentions. Still though incidences do occur whereby a person or persons act in a negligent way. Therefore a terrified patient who was certainly not looking forward to being operated on ends up worse off than they were previously, and if not dead, having to go through the stress of being operated on again. Expert Author: Bob Schuster | Summary Let’s face it, no one likes getting a jury duty request. The first sign that you will heading down the bureaucratic path is when you receive a letter in the mail regarding a trial date and time that you’re expected to arrive. Your name can end up on the prospective juror list if it’s in one or more databases, including voter registrations, utility bills, driver’s licenses and property tax rolls. Regardless of your situation and how you ended up getting ‘called for jury duty,’ there are certain criteria that must be met and answers that must be filed with the court clerk before you arrive in the courtroom. Expert Author: Elijah James | Summary Joint custody is quickly becoming the preferred option of courts for divorcing or separating parents, as the legal system becomes more aware of the benefits of having two active and involved parents in a child’s life. Joint custody is a court order whereby custody of a child is given to both mother and father. Most states recognize two forms of joint custody: joint physical custody, and joint legal custody. Expert Author: Melissa Gordon | Summary For years smaller businesses used the structure of an S-corporation to benefit from ‘pass-through taxation’ while avoiding the double taxation imposed on a C Corporation. Then in 1988 the IRS decided to get in sync with several states which had passed legislation allowing the formation of a legal entity called a ‘Limited Liability Corporation’ or LLC. Expert Author: Theodore Olsen | Summary You’ve finished school. You’ve got your whole future ahead of you. Lots of questions. Lots of possible answers. One possibility is to continue your studies in the US. But how do you go about it? What steps do you take to ensure that your American educational experience is a success? Expert Author: Joan Bennett | Summary As in many Western nations, the ‘supreme law’ in Canada is its Constitution, which is a combination of both codified and uncodified acts, conventional practices and traditions. The Constitution Act, 1867, which was originally known as the British North America Act, provides the core of the Canadian Constitution and describes the structure and workings of government at the federal and provincial levels, among other things. The Constitution Act, 1982, including the Charter of Rights and Freedoms that functions as an ‘embedded’ bill of rights, is also an integral part of the nation’s Constitution. Expert Author: Melissa Gordon | Summary With so many choices for establishing a legal entity for your business, it can be a tough decision to make. Every business is different and requires a different approach. But unless you’re an attorney or other legal professional, the investigation process can be lengthy and confusing. Before you incorporate online, learn about the pros and cons of this very popular legal entity. From tax breaks to meetings, there’s something for everyone with a corporation. Expert Author: Elijah James | Summary Child custody laws vary according to jurisdiction, but most states and provinces follow a basic set of concepts designed to be fair and equitable and protect the interests of the children. If you’re a party in a child custody action, understanding child custody laws and their application is important to ensuring a favorable outcome for you and your child. You may have retained counsel in your child custody action, but a basic understanding of the law will make you an informed participant in the proceedings and help you ensure your attorney is acting with due diligence. Expert Author: Benicio Brown | Summary It should come as no surprise; there are many different types of law. It is up to each individual attorney to decide on which area or areas of law he or she will ultimately practice. In today’s fast paced world, four of the most common areas of practice continue to be personal injury, family law, immigration and criminal defense. Expert Author: Melissa Gordon | Summary When you start your own business, the first thing everyone wants to know is whether you’ve established a business entity. After all, what could be cooler than having your own business? Owning your own corporation is pretty cool. There are all kinds of benefits that come with incorporating your own business. A corporation comes with great tax advantages and opportunities to save you and your business money. However, owning a business comes with a lot of expenses. Expert Author: Amelia Stenson | Summary Banking law in South Africa is effectively defined by the 1990 Banks Act and simply covers exactly what a bank is allowed or not allowed to do in the normal course of business. There are a myriad of other complex bytes of legislation that pertain to South African banking law but these are often so multifaceted that expert advice is required from specialist banking law attorneys. K1 fiancee visa, nonimmigrant visa for fiancee, allows a fiancee of foreign nationality to come to the US and marry his/her American fiance. Being a nonimmigrant visa, the K1 fiancee visa takes lesser time to process. For a K1 nonimmigrant petition to be approved, the marriage must be legally acceptable in the particular US state where it is supposed to be held. The USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) also requires the couple to have met in person sometime in the past two years. Expert Author: Solomon Neuhardt | Summary This Going Solo; Confessions and Inspirations comes from Montana solo attorney Solomon Neuhardt, someone who clearly could have had a career at Big Law with his credentials but realized right from the start it simply was not for him. Sol’s had a colorful career including being a criminal defense consultant for court TV. He also has some interesting experiences with completely outsourcing tasks to India as well as outsourcing his legal brief writing even though he has the skills to do a great job himself having been a sought after former law clerk and law review writer.
Solomon Neuhardt Expert Author: Rudi ONeil | Summary Even though the thought patterns of a child can be so florid that they can engender thinking mechanisms way beyond anything coming from even the most left-field Cartesian stable, they sometimes need the help of an adult to get through all the grown-up, bureaucratic stuff. Great for them then that it has been decided they have the same personal injury rights as their adult counterparts. Expert Author: Rudi ONeil | Summary A personal injury amount that is eventually settled upon is the amount that an individual is awarded in the event of a court deciding that another party is responsible for that person’s injury. The amount awarded is dependent on the extent of the damage. Should the case not go to court, then the amount decided will be based on what the insurance company and your legal representative, think would be the sum decided upon by a jury in a court. Expert Author: Mariah Cole | Summary Personal claims and compensation simplified by lawyers, as the law related to such cases is complicated. Therefore professionals are best equipped to deal with insurance companies who try to give out only the least possible amount as compensation. A majority of insurance providers prefer to settle such claims out of court if approached through professional lawyers. Not having to attend lengthy court proceeding is a big relief to many victims. Expert Author: Jonathon Blocker | Summary While there are some litigators who practice general tort law, because the field of personal injury is so vast and complex, it is best to secure the services of specialist, such as a Denver auto accident attorney if you have been in such an incident. Denver auto accident attorneys are familiar not only with the fine points of motor vehicle law as it pertains to injury mishaps, but also the ways in which insurance companies attempt to evade their obligations. The best Denver auto accident attorney is one who has actually worked for the insurance industry – for obvious reasons. Expert Author: Mariah Cole | Summary No win no fee road accident lawyers will guide you through the tedious process of claiming road accident compensation and also remove the burden of providing evidence. You can focus on recovering from injuries without bothering about the fees and expenses related to the accident. Expert Author: Melissa Gordon | Summary Have you ever found yourself saying, ‘But I didn’t know. Why didn’t somebody tell me this before?’ Of course you have. We all have. But when you are dealing with your business, the law, and the IRS, you had better not only do your homework, you had better safeguard it. Because ‘the dog ate my homework’ just won’t cut it.
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