Are you a divorcee whose dependent children live with the other parent? If so, you may experience issues when it comes to filing taxes. You may or may not fully understand the legalities of your divorce decree and how the decree applies to your tax filings. Understanding the law can help make differences of opinion more amicable.
Determining Who Will Claim Dependents
Non-custodial parents may not always legally claim children on taxes, even if they paying child support, health insurance, and taking care of other financial obligations. Read More»
Serving jail time or paying a monetary fine isn’t the only result of being found guilty in court. The judge can give you other forms of sentences such as:
Probation
If you are put on probation, then it means that you are exempted from going to jail if you follow some specific court orders. A probation officer will be tasked with ensuring that you adhere to all these orders. These court orders may include: Read More»
You may be worried about your child’s well-being because your financial situation is inadequate for your child and you know he or she will be better off living with your parents. Giving your parents temporary custody is not hard. The following guide will help make the transition successful.
A Few Legal Tips
The following is a list of things that you should consider before giving custody to your parents:
Determine the length of stay. Read More»
When your child is ready to learn how to drive, it can be both exciting and scary at the same time. However, with your guidance, you can take away much of the fear. This is why you should know of the top four mistakes that teen drivers make when they get into a car accident. If your child were to get into an accident, you would want to be sure that they would know what to do to help the situation go as smoothly as possible. Read More»
If you will be filing a personal injury claim, you should know that as a plaintiff, you will a responsibility to mitigate (lessen) your damages. There are several areas you need to pay attention to, to make sure you will be fully eligible for a successful settlement.
Medical Attention
After you have been injured, it is necessary to seek prompt medical attention and follow the advice of your physician. If you are employed, you also need to see the medical professional that your employer has designated if you need time off to recuperate, so as to keep your job and collect any benefits due you. Read More»
If you’re collecting workers compensation, there are some very important things that you shouldn’t do. Everyone will tell you what you should do when you’ve been injured on the job, but they rarely tell you about the things that could harm your case. So before you do something that could jeopardize your workers compensation case, here’s a list of things you shouldn’t do while you’re case is proceeding through the court system. Read More»
If you wish to legally transfer ownership of your home to another individual, it might be possible to do so relatively quickly and simply through a quitclaim deed. However, it’s important to be aware of the fact that this method for transferring ownership might not effectively transfer the financial burden of owning the property in all situations.
Consider the following information, and be sure to consult a lawyer at a reputable law office like Valentine & Valentine PC, before opting for a quitclaim deed to transfer property ownership: Read More»
If you are one of the thousands of people facing foreclosure because you owe more on your home that what it is worth, there is a chance you can make things better. A Chapter 13 bankruptcy is not a liquidation bankruptcy, but an adjustment of your debt. Your creditors are required to change the way you pay off what you owe. You are required to stick to the new payment schedule for the next three to five years. Read More»
