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Author :: Johnette Duff  |
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| Article Title :: The legal fiction of common law marriage |
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The legal fiction of common law marriage
by: Johnette Duff
During a radio-talk show appearance, a caller told me about his unfortunate brush with the legal fiction of common-law marriage. He had been living with a woman for several weeks when he came home one evening to find the woman, his TV and assorted other property missing. He called the police, who mistakenly informed him that the woman was his common-law wife and so they couldn’t help him.
What qualifies as a common-law marriage? Take your pick:
Leaving too many clothes at your girlfriend’s house?
Living together six months
Living together seven years?
Chances are you picked the third answer, but all three respo (read full article) |
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| Category :: Legal Articles |
Author :: Floyd Tapia |
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| Article Title :: Is Asset Protection Legal? |
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Is Asset Protection Legal?
by: Floyd Tapia
Perhaps you've heard of or seen Hollywood's portrayal of Swiss Bank accounts, Offshore Trusts and Corporations, and Tax Havens of the rich and famous as jet setting moguls live mysterious yet exciting lives.
But in the real world, although these same financial structures (most administrated by reputable and legal banks), have been around for hundreds of years, there are still many people who consider the above strategic asset protection entities as illegal.
I think we need to look at what they were intended to do. Asset or lawsuit protection laws were designed for the very purpose of protecting your assets from being frozen and the possibi (read full article) |
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| Category :: Legal Articles |
Author :: Gerald G. Lutkenhaus |
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| Article Title :: Should I Appeal My Social Security Disability Deni |
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Should I Appeal My Social Security Disability Denial?
by: Gerald G. Lutkenhaus
YOU APPLIED FOR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY AND YOUR CLAIM WAS DENIED AND YOU WONDER IF YOU SHOULD APPEAL?
The answer is if you are working you usually cannot obtain disabilty especially if you make more than $800.00 per month. Also, if your disabilty is temporary less than 12 months in duration then you cannot obtain disabilty. You also have to have a severe impairment in order to qualify. The impairment would be such that it prevents you from working. If you are under age 50, then it is difficult to obtain disability if you retain the capacity to any form of light work. If you are over 50 but yet 55, i (read full article) |
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| Category :: Legal Articles |
Author :: Giuseppe Leone |
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| Article Title :: Four Ways To Work Out Business Disputes |
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Four Ways To Work Out Business Disputes
by: Giuseppe Leone
FOUR WAYS TO WORK OUT BUSINESS DISPUTES
by Giuseppe Leone – Business and Workplace Mediator
Business owners have four options to resolve disputes with partners, vendors or customers. Each option is based on different assumptions, and entails a different cost. Therefore, it pays to understand them better.
Option #1 – Direct negotiation
Direct negotiation is certainly the cheapest - but not necessarily the easiest – way to resolve a conflict. A good place to start, is to get clear about what one wants, why, and how much one cares for the future relationship with the other person. The next step, is finding out how th (read full article) |
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| Category :: Legal Articles |
Author :: News Canada |
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| Article Title :: TV Signal Theft – Robbing Canadians |
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TV Signal Theft – Robbing Canadians
by: News Canada
(NC)—According to some recent ads, there's no such thing as 'free' cable or satellite TV.
The bottom line message: television signal theft is just that, theft.
It's all part of a recent campaign program by Canada's broadcasting industry to try and educate the Canadian public to the serious problem of signal theft.
The reason is simple: Hundreds of thousands of Canadian households are estimated to be illegally accessing television services, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars being siphoned out of the Canadian broadcasting system each year.
That translates into lost income and revenue for Canadian actors, writers, dire (read full article) |
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| Category :: Legal Articles |
Author :: James Wood |
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| Article Title :: Divorce Online Sevice. Why Should We Lose Money An |
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Divorce Online Sevice. Why Should We Lose Money And Time Applying For Divorce?
by: James Wood
Attempts to use the worldwide Web as an effective means of struggle against bureaucracy are undertaken constantly and sometimes successfully. Today it is possible to fill in a tax declaration, apply for bankruptcy or to receive a legal consultation. And lately there are sites offering online divorce services.
It is usually easier to marry than to divorce, especially if the spouses who wish to do so must divide their common property as well.
Divorce is extremely difficult business in rich families. For wealthy Americans in this case, it is accepted that the former husband or wife may pay ra (read full article) |
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| Category :: Legal Articles |
Author :: Sheri R. Abrams, Attorney at Law |
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| Article Title :: Frequently Asked Questions About Wills, Living Wil |
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Frequently Asked Questions About Wills, Living Wills and Powers of Attorney
by: Sheri R. Abrams, Attorney at Law
Frequently Asked Questions About Wills, Living Wills and Powers of Attorney
WHAT DOES A WILL DO?
The simplest way to ensure that your funds, property and personal effects will be distributed after your death according to your wishes is to prepare a will. A will is a legal document designating the transfer of your property and assets after you die. Usually, wills can be written by any person over the age of 18 who is mentally capable, commonly stated as "being of sound mind and body."
WHO NEEDS A WILL?
Although wills are simple to create, about half of all Americans die (read full article) |
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| Category :: Legal Articles |
Author :: Zack Anderson |
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| Article Title :: Turnitin.com Infringes Upon Student's Rights |
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Turnitin.com Infringes Upon Student's Rights
by: Zack Anderson
Turnitin.com is undeniably an effective deterrent to plagiarism, but it is the very issue of copyright infringement that has people questioning the legality of the site. What many people don't understand is that works do not need to be registered to be copyrighted. Every literary work that is saved to a tangible medium (this includes paper, computer disk, etc.) is protected by federal copyright laws. Thus, the works submitted to Turnitin.com are copyrighted and the authors hold complete rights to the works. What the Turnitin.com system does, however, is it stores the submitted paper on their servers. This is done without th (read full article) |
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| Category :: Legal Articles |
Author :: James H. Dimmitt |
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| Article Title :: Fighting Identity Theft |
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Fighting Identity Theft
by: James H. Dimmitt
Chances are good that you know someone who has been victimized by the fastest growing crime - identity theft. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported that there were 10 million cases of identity theft in 2002 alone. It’s estimated that someone’s identity is stolen every 79 seconds.
The bad news is with increasing amounts of personal information available to an experienced identity thief, it shows few signs of slowing down. The good news is that identity fraud is now a federal crime with stiff penalties for those who perpetrate these crimes.
Here are a few simple steps you can take now to minimize your risk:
1) Check your cre (read full article) |
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| Category :: Legal Articles |
Author :: J. Stephen Pope |
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| Article Title :: Limit Your Liability to Protect Your Assets |
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Limit Your Liability to Protect Your Assets
by: J. Stephen Pope
If your business runs into serious difficulty, will it bring you down too? For example, what if one of your employees got involved in a serious car accident while working for you? Will the resulting lawsuit bankrupt you personally?
Here are just a few ways of protecting yourself against catastrophic losses and lawsuits.
1. Obtain Adequate Insurance Coverage
If someone slips on the sidewalk of your home and injures himself, he could sue you for damages. Your tenant's or homeowner's policy may cover you for liability in such an event.
However, what if it is your customer who falls on his way to visiting your home-bas (read full article) |
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