Is Drug Testing Reliable?
While many people will never be drug tested in their lives, the issue is coming up in more settings than ever before. Drug testing is common in certain jobs, criminal cases, schools, healthcare institutions, child custody matters, and other areas. As a result, it...
The Corporate Transparency Act: What Every Business Needs to Know About It
Starting in 2024, legal entities must disclose certain ownership information as provided by the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The CTA went into effect on January 1, 2024, and requires that entities register their “beneficial owners” with the Financial Crimes...
What Rights and Property Interests Can Survive Divorce?
The result of a divorce is to render the spouses single and unmarried. The divorce also determines which party owns each of the couple’s assets or is responsible for the payment of liabilities. While the dissolution of marriage should comprehensively address all...
Revved Up for Revocable Trusts
Revocable trusts are commonly used in estate planning to avoid probate. However, they offer a wealth of other benefits. They also have disadvantages that can result in unintended consequences. To avoid problems, it’s essential to consult an attorney to determine...
What Is Wiretapping and How to Protect Yourself?
Wiretapping may seem like something that only happens when the government is investigating a crime but it occurs all the time by everyday people. Spouses, business partners, employers and employees, businesses and their competitors, and parties to a lawsuit may be...
Tax Issues With Buy-Sell Agreements Between Family Members
Buy-sell agreements offer business owners an important tool for succession planning. If there are multiple owners or partners and one of them departs voluntarily or involuntarily, problems can arise if there has been no planning to address what happens to the...