You can’t watch any kind of crime drama or detective story without being somewhat aware of your Miranda rights, and this important protection against police coercion is often taught in school government classes. Just the same, many people don’t fully understand how...
The end of a marriage is often an emotional time. Although you and your ex agree that divorce is the right choice, it can be hard to change your living circumstances and family. Even if you and your spouse don't have children together, you may share a dog or other...
Most parents who share custody of their children following divorce find a way to co-parent them because it’s in the kids’ best interests. However, that’s not a point that all parents can get to – at least not right away. If you and your co-parent aren’t able to have...
Without a warrant, the police typically cannot go into your house, even if they would like to carry out an investigation. They need to have enough reason to go before a judge and get a warrant, or they need your consent to enter the home. This is considered to be your...
Not every home purchaser provides earnest money. However, people use this “good faith” money to show their interest in a property if they need some time to secure a mortgage, do a title search or take other steps prior to a home purchase. Depending on the market, the...
If you and your spouse built your family by adopting a child, divorce can bring added layers of guilt and worry about how your child is going to cope. If your child’s life before adoption involved multiple foster homes or other upheavals, you may fear that changing...
While doing your estate planning, you hear plenty of stories about heirs who start will contests and end up in legal disputes with their siblings. You don't want that to happen to your family, so you consider adding a no-contest clause to the estate plan. Essentially,...
If you are divorcing, it is easy to focus on what you don’t want and forget to think about what you do want. For instance: You don’t want to share a house and life with your partner anymore. All well and good, but what do you want to do with that house you both...
A car accident can have serious consequences for both the victim and the driver who caused the crash. However, those consequences are nothing compared to what can happen when a driver “hits and runs.” If everybody knows that they have a legal obligation to stick...
When you're making an estate plan, you look at all of the assets that you have and you divide them between your heirs however you choose. You can put money in a trust, you can leave the money directly to an heir or you can use some combination to set up a plan that...
