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Know Your Options: Contested vs Uncontested Divorce
Divorce is an emotionally and mentally challenging legal affair. Financially, it can be devastating. Whether or not it goes smoothly or gets nasty depends on how you handle it. However, you have a couple of options to make the process easier. Contested Divorce If you...
Why It Pays to Set Up Your Power of Attorney Early
Declining health is a frightening thought for most people, and it can happen at any age. You could be a healthy one day and in debilitating auto accident the next. Most people wait until their health heads south before they set up legal affairs such as power of...
Must Have Legal Strategies for Startups
Do you fancy yourself the next founder of Facebook or Uber? Do you want to build a tech company or sell products of your own making? Sounds like you are ready to break away from the drudge of a career that inhibits personal growth. As with any business, startups...
3 Ways to Achieve Business Planning Success
Congratulations! You've come up with a great business idea, and now you're ready to make it a reality. Having a new business idea should fill you with excitement, but eventually fear and doubt might attempt to extinguish it. You'll wonder whether you have the skills...
3 Key Custody Rights and Options for Grandparents
Grandparents play a vital role in any child’s life. There may be times when for the well-being and safety of your grandchildren some kind of legal custody makes sense. Knowing your options and rights is the first step. Let’s take a closer look at legal custody,...
3 Ways to Determine the Type of Bankruptcy for You
Deciding to file bankruptcy is only the beginning. Next, you’ll have to determine which type of bankruptcy best suits your needs, type of debt and financial factors such as your household income. Narrow down your options by keeping these three factors in mind. Examine...
4 Common Misconceptions about Living Wills
There seem to be few legal documents that garner as many misconceptions as living wills. The amount of misinformation floating around often leaves people avoiding the issue all together. Don’t fall in the trap of waiting until it’s too late. Discover the truth about...
Getting Sued Can Be Big Trouble for Small Businesses.
There are a myriad satisfying, exciting and personally fulfilling things about owning your own business. There are also plenty of things that keep you up at night. One of those sleep-depriving concerns is the fear of being sued. Even a modest lawsuit can rack up...
The Conscious Uncoupling
In the spring of 2014, actress Gwyneth Paltrow and her rock star husband Chris Martin of the British band Coldplay announced that after just more than a decade of marriage, they were undergoing a “conscious uncoupling.” Boy, that sure does sound fancy. While I don’t...
Do I really need a real estate lawyer?
You’re feeling a little cramped in your home and you’ve found an amazing Colonial across town that has a backyard to die for and plenty of rooms for the kids. Time to call a real estate agent. But should you also call a real estate lawyer? More often than not, the...
How to Cross Examine Your Lawyer
Surely if you’re in need of legal services or advice, you have questions. A laundry list of questions. But are they the right questions? When you sit down for an initial consultation with a lawyer, the conversation will focus on topics related to the situation or...
Avoid Big Problems in Your Small Business.
So, you’re ready to claim your independence from corporate America and start your own small business. Congratulations! It’s a noble idea, a thrilling and fulfilling pursuit – and a lot of work. But I’m here to help. There are a number of legal issues associated with...
Child Custody isn’t Child’s Play.
There will likely be nothing you ever do inside of a courtroom more important and life-altering than discussing the custody arrangements of your children. It is vital during these proceedings that you understand first the process of what’s happening in the moment and...
Five Bankruptcy Myths DEBUNKED!
There are any number of legitimate and valid reasons to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. There are almost as many misconceptions and myths surrounding the process, the results and the short- and long-term effects on your credit standing and general financial reputation....
Add “Writing a Will” to your bucket list!
It's easy to procrastinate when it comes to estate planning. For most of us, it's a topic that is uncomfortable to discuss - and pushing those conversations to tomorrow, next month, next year is much more palatable than facing them head on. But planning for your...
The Adoption Readiness Quiz
Growing my family through adoption has been a life-changing and rewarding experience. But it was not a decision my wife and I came to without substantial planning and careful thought. If you are considering building or growing your family through adoption, you have...