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What Are Safe Haven Adoption Laws?

What You Should Know Before You SIgn a Co-Working Space Agreement

What Do I Do If The Other Parent Interferes With My Custody?

Why You Should Give Your Spouse Power Of Attorney

Why Does a Tenant Need to List "Additional Insureds" on its Insurance Policy for Leased Property?

What is the Home Study Requirement in an Adoption Proceeding?

Why Landlords Want Tenants to Obtain Renter's Insurance

Why You Need An Attorney For Your Family Law Case

What Is A Joint Venture Agreement ("JV")?

What is a Surety Bond?

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What Are Safe Haven Adoption Laws?
What You Should Know Before You SIgn a Co-Working Space Agreement
What Do I Do If The Other Parent Interferes With My Custody?

Why You Should Give Your Spouse Power Of Attorney
Why Does a Tenant Need to List "Additional Insureds" on its Insurance Policy for Leased Property?
What is the Home Study Requirement in an Adoption Proceeding?

Why Landlords Want Tenants to Obtain Renter's Insurance
Why You Need An Attorney For Your Family Law Case
What Is A Joint Venture Agreement ("JV")?

What is a Surety Bond?
When Must a Business Charge Sales Tax on Out-of-State Purchases?
Who Owns A Business's Customer List?

Pitfalls in Providing Employee References
Are Non-Compete Agreements Appropriate For My Business?
Commercial Lease Disputes

When Can I Refuse Service to a Customer?
Are employees owed overtime for checking and answering email after hours?
Disaster DIY: Business Law Edition

How's Your Lawyer's Math?
Entrepreneurial Immigrants: Building the American Dream
Employee Rights in the Workplace

An Overview of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
An Overview of Common Start-Up Costs
Small Business Money Management: Three Healthy Financial Habits

What You Need to Know About Operating a Home-Based Business
4 Reasons Everyone Needs an Estate Plan
Selling Your Business

Characteristics (and Red Flags) to Look for When Buying a Business
Removing a Trustee
The Value of Goodwill and Your Brand

An Overview of Retirement Plan Options
Buying A House After Bankruptcy
Considerations When Selling Your Business

The Basics of Powers of Attorney
Need to Know Differences Between a Commercial and Residential Lease
An Overview of Debt Collection for Small Business

Using Your Will to Dictate How to Pay Off Debts
Neighbor Disputes: Property Boundaries
The Basics of Withholding Taxes for Employees

Can a Living Trust Replace a Will?
An Overview of the Residential Real Estate Sales Process
Fiduciary Responsibilities and Your Business

4 Common Will Contests
What is Common Law Marriage?
Developing a Disciplinary Policy as an Employer

Who Benefits from an IRA Inheritance Trust?
Preparing For Your Child Custody Case
3 Must-Ask Questions if You Are Considering Buying a Business

When Is It OK to Fire an At-Will Employee?
Think Treasure Hunts are Fun and Games? Think Again
Common Lawsuits Brought Against Small Businesses

Will or Won’t? Things a Will Won’t (or Can’t) Do
Common Frivolous Suits Filed Against Small Businesses
Should you withdraw your Social Security benefits early?

People. The Essential Component of Your Estate Plan’s Success
What Does "Goodwill" Mean When Buying A Business
8 Reasons Young People Should Write a Last Will and Testament

Federal Trademenrk Registration
You’ve Established an Estate Plan. Do You Know Where the Documents Are? Does Your Family?
Capacity to Contract - Minors, The Mentally Diabled & The Intoxicated

Protecting Your Legacy with Estate Tax Planning
Patents
A Simple Will Is Not Enough

Trade Secret Vs. Patent Protection
How to Keep Your Affluent Children From Turning Into … Well, … Brats
The Parole Evidence Rule & How It Affects Your Contract

Don't Disinherit with a Dollar
Oral Contracts & The Statute of Frauds - Is the Agreement Binding?
Is a copy of a will sufficient?

What are Letters Testamentary?
What Happens When Spouses Work Together and Get Divorced?
What Happens to Debt in Divorce?

Non-Compete Agreements - Are they Enforceable?
8 Things to Consider When Selecting a Caregiver for Your Senior Parent
Copyright Protection and Fair Use

Can I Get In Trouble With the IRS for Trying to Reduce the Amount of Estate Tax That I Owe?
How to Negotiate a Commercial Real Estate Lease
Tax Consequences to Keep in Mind During Divorce Property Divison

What is Settlement Planning?

The Federal Trad Commission Act and Its Affect on Advertising
Why Your Business Needs an Email Policy
Utilizing Family Limited Partnerships as Part of Your Estate Plan

Removal of a Trustee
Testamentary v. Inter Vivos Trust
Use of Non-Disclosure Agreements

A Primer on Advance Medical Directives
The Difference Between Equal and Equitable Inheritances
How to Leave Gifts to Step-Children

How a Prenuptial Agreement Can Protect Your Estate
How Title Insurance Protects Homebuyers
Investment Strategies for Minority Investors

Why New Parents Need an Estate Plan
The Benefits of Incorporating in Safe Haven States
Things to Consider Establishing a Charitable Giving Plan

Uncovering Hidden Assets in a Divorce
Real Estate Contracts in a Nutshell
A Primer on Irrevocable Trusts

Making Decisions About End of Life Medical Treatment
Alternatives to Divorce: Collaborative Law
Common Types of Will Contests

Top Five Estate Planning Mistakes
How to Enforce a Child Support Order
Responsibilities and Obligations of the Executor/ Administrator

Do I need an attorney if I am buying a home?
An Overview of Foundational Corporate Documents
Wrongful Birth and Wrongful Life

What to Do after a Loved One Passes Away
What is a Pooled Income Trust and Do I Need One?
Protecting Your Vacation Home with a Cabin Trust

Family Foundations: What, Why, and How
Young and Ill, without Advance Directives
A Shared Home but Not a Joint Deed

What is Estate Recovery?
Seven Tips for Negotiating Your Divorce Settlement
What Does the Term "Funding the Trust" Mean in Estate Planning?

Estate Planning: How Certificates of Shares Are Passed Down
Adopting Internationally? Immigration Issues to Consider
Disinheritance

Preventing Will Contests
The Revocable Living Trust
Testamentary Substitutes

Purchasing a Business: Should You Consider Buying Assets as Opposed to Shares?
What Your Loved Ones Absolutely Need to Know About Your Estate Plan
If you're 70 and have considerable assets, should you consider Medicaid Planning?

What are the powers and responsibilities of an executor?
When is a person unfit to make a will?
When is a person unfit to make a will?
How to Calculate Estate Tax

Should a Power of Attorney be a part of my Estate Plan?
How does life insurance fit into my estate plan?
Costs Associated with Dying Without a Will

Common Tax Deductions for Small Businesses
Why shouldn't I use a form from the internet for my will?
What is a 501(c)(3)?

Things to Consider When Picking an Executor
Why Should I Incorporate my Small Business?
What is a tax basis and how will it affect my estate plan?

Can an Individual be held responsible for his or her deceased loved one's debts?
What is an Estate Tax?
The Rule against Perpetuities

Estate Planning for the Chronically Ill
Glossary of Estate Planning Terms
What Is the Spousal Share of an Estate?

Refusing a Bequest
Five Common Reasons a Will Might Be Invalid
Controlling Estate Planning Through Trusts

Avoiding Common Mistakes in Estate Planning
How to Avoid Three Common Pitfalls when Purchasing a Small Business
What is a Life Estate?

Would transferring your home to your children help avoid estate taxes?
Five Considerations For Starting a New Business
Executors Fees

Is There Anyway a Disinherited Child Could Receive an Inheritance From an Estate?
Problems with Using Joint Accounts as a Vehicle for Inheritance
What would happen if another child is born after establishing an estate plan?

Which Business Structure is Right for You?
Role of the Successor Trustee
How to Ask Your Partner for a Prenuptial Agreement

Own a business with a spouse? What happens after a divorce?
Legal Tips from the Shark Tank
Choosing a Guardian for Minor Children

Business Succession Planning Tips
Mediation & Alternative Dispute Resolution Options in Divorce
Selecting An Executor Post Mortem

When Will I Receive My Inheritance?
Mediation: Is It Right For You?
Franchise Agreements

Your Wishes in Your Words
Top 5 Overlooked Issues in Estate Planning
Life Insurance and Medicaid Planning

Paying for Your Grandchildren’s Education
Affidavits: Avoiding Potential Problems
Leaving a Timeshare to a Loved One

You’ve Finally Done Your Healthcare Directives – Now What?
Considering Online Estate Planning? Think Twice
Top Ten Child Support Myths

Issues to Consider When Gifting to Grandchildren
6 Events Which May Require a Change in Your Estate Plan
No Longer Spouses, But Still Partners

Issues to Consider When it comes to Marriage and Debt
Changing Uses for Bypass Trusts
Where to Incorporate Your Small Business

What’s really covered on your homeowners insurance policy?
Adopting a Grown-Up: Top Three Reasons for Adult Adoption
Are You Bound by the Terms of a Real Property Letter of Intent?

Overview of the Ways to Hold Title to Property
Protecting the Rights of Parents with Disabilities
Trademarks and Service Marks

Estate Planning: The Medicaid Asset Protection Trust
Stepparent Adoptions
The Risks of Tenant-in-Common Investments

Overview of Life Estates
Top 3 Real Estate Tips for Small Businesses
(Grand)Parenting 2.0

Know the Risks of “D-I-Y” Divorce
Family Business: Preserving Your Legacy for Generations to Come
Prenup Considerations Before You Say I Do

Do Heirs Have to Pay Off Their Loved One’s Debts?
C-Corporation Vs. S-Corporation: Which Structure Provides the Best Tax Advantages for Your Business?
Don’t Let Your Social Networking Activities Undermine Your Divorce Negotiations

Negotiating a Commercial Lease? Be Sure to Address These Issues
Umbrella Insurance: What It Is and Why You Need It
Do I Really Need Advance Directives for Health Care?
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