Companies offer group legal plans to help employees out with legal difficulties such as estate planning and landlord – tenant issues. Such assistance is deeply appreciated by employees because it shows how the company truly cares about their welfare. Adoption and personal injury can be big-ticket items in court but…
If eyes are watching what is going on regarding immigration in Congress, it is a safe bet that many of them are viewing the progress from California. The Golden State takes great pride in being a very diverse and multicultural community. Many of its citizens are legal immigrants from other…
It is a silent crime with loud repercussions. Identity theft is a consequence of a society that is increasingly more Internet connected and cashless. Accounts on lines can be hacked into and a bystander at an ATM machine can copy debit card numbers. The average direct material cost to a…
American history has a record of debtor’s prisons. People were incarcerated for an inability to pay debts, and prisoners included men who signed the Declaration of Independence. New York had them as well but no longer. While it’s a relief that a person in New York will not be sent…
It would be great if adoptions happened just like in the movies where there was always a happy ending. It is sad, but modern-day adoptions are lengthy struggles with laws and regulations. The amount of paperwork and procedures are enough to make a person think of giving up the process…
Delaware is typically thought of as an agricultural state with approximately one third of its land mass devoted to farming. The state does have urban areas with people who rent their living space. The rural charm of the Blue Hen State offers a great deal of pleasant ambiance, but it…
Economic hard times can hit anyone like a sledgehammer. It isn’t necessarily over the use of credit cards but personal bankruptcy can be the result of losing a job, or a serious and unexpected medical emergency. To escape the demands of creditors a person may be forced to consider personal…
Landlord/Tenant Relations don’t have to be one sided. Most of the people who take advantage of a prepaid legal services benefit do so in matters regarding property. This includes estates and transactions involving the purchase or sale of a home. However, this type of benefit also helps protect a person’s…
The unexpected death of an employee doesn’t just cause a disruption in the workplace; it creates a domestic crisis. There is an estate which has to be administered and properly divided among the legal heirs. Estate administration is where some real problems can bubble up. Not everybody thinks about wills…
Mentioning estates and wills can cause people to think of elderly folk dying in hospital beds surrounded by children who are adults. That doesn’t always happen. One of the saddest things that can occur is for a person to die at a young age and leave behind survivors who are…