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Given the deepening recession, lack of available personal credit, staggering unemployment, unrelenting foreclosures and now, a declining dollar value, millions of Americans are for the very first time, reaching out for social assistance - and there is no assistance more basic and more fundamental then providing food to America’s hungry.
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Most people seek to avoid probate because it can be expensive, inaccurate and timely. Probate can slow down the transfer of estate property for many months. One way around probate is through the legal fiction of joint tenancy. Here are some common questions and answers about joint tenancy.
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This article was written to assist people who are confronted with the task of organizing a loved one's funeral. If you have never performed or assisted in organizing a funeral, the following information will give you a general idea of what to expect.
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Here you will find a very useful glossary of criminal law terms. Learn the meaning of accessory, accomplice, abscond, accused, crime, criminal, malice, MNaughten rule, offense, quasi-criminal, Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization (R.I.C.O.), scienter and situs. It’s always smart to get familiar with law terms. Read on and get knowledgeable.
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Whether it's a mid-life crisis, near-death experience, divorce or a sudden reawakening, people are changing their names in record numbers and for a variety of surprising reasons.
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The federal marijuana enforcement policy declares federal authorities will no longer be raiding state licensed medical marijuana dispensaries and clinics that are in compliance with their own state laws and regulations concerning the medical use and safe access to marijuana. Under current federal law however, the use, sale or possession of marijuana, whether medically prescribed or not, is still unlawful and carries significant criminal penalties.
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If your tenant wants to move out in the middle of her lease. normally she may not do this. She signed the lease, so she is bound by it, just as you are. She cannot simply "break" a lease.
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The Credit Card Reform Act of 2009 was enacted to protect consumers from such things as retroactive increases to their credit card interest rates, double-cycle billing and from being forced to pay excessive fees and penalties on their credit card bills.
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Here you will find many examples of personal injury accidents where both parties have comparative fault. These type of accidents always require the assistance of an experienced personal injury lawyer that is knowledgeable on the comparative negligence laws of the state and can help you contest disputed liability. Be smart and read on.
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If you are arrested for shoplifting, it can be a serious crime depending on whether you are being charged with a misdemeanor or a felony. This will, more often then not, depend on the value of the item stolen. For example, petty larceny, which is stealing an item worth less than a certain dollar amount, is a misdemeanor. Over that amount, the offense is grand theft, which is a felony. The dollar amounts that determine petty larceny or grand theft vary from state to state.
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