“Court fines a man of $4K for ‘liking’ defamatory Facebook posts” is the title of article in the NY Post’s website. A friend asked if I thought this was Brassy of a court to do. As a lawyer I like to know all the facts I can before attempted to explain why the court ruled … More Court fined a man over liking a Facebook Post
In the state of North Carolina if a person dies and does not have a will, they are considered intestate. The North Carolina General Statues Chapter 29 states how a person’s estate will be distributed. If the intestate does not have a surviving spouse there ire statutes on how others will share in the estate. … More NC – Intestate with no surviving spouse
In the state of North Carolina if a person dies and does not have a will, they are considered intestate. The North Carolina General Statues Chapter 29 states how a person’s estate will be distributed. Personal Property (meaning everything except real estate) explains how the estate is distributed if there is a surviving spouse. Below … More NC – How Personal Property is Probated
In the state of North Carolina if a person dies and does not have a will, they are considered intestate. The North Carolina General Statues Chapter 29 states how a person’s estate will be distributed. Real Property (meaning real estate) explains how the estate is distributed if there is a surviving spouse. Below is a … More NC – How Real Property is probated
If a couple ever gets divorced they need to change more than just a relationship status. Durable Power of Attorney and Healthcare Power of Attorneys are not changed automatically with a divorce. Each party of the divorce needs to redo these documents to indicate that you no longer want this person to make medical decisions … More Divorce – impact on legal documents
What is the difference between a virtual lawyer and a mobile lawyer? The simple answer is that a mobile lawyer is unteathered from a specific office location, whereas a virtual lawyer is delivering legal services to clients online. A mobile lawyer meets a client at the client’s home or office. A mobile lawyer may do … More Virtual Lawyer vs. Mobile Lawyer
If you don’t like a family member and do not want them to get any of your estate that is fine. You can state a person should not inherit or is left out of your Will on purpose. However, you should not rattle off a list of reasons why you don’t like that person or … More I don’t like my cousin, I am going to tell him off in my will! – Please don’t
Please make sure your Will is in a safe place. Ideally, it would be in a safe with other important documents. It is a good idea to keep your Will in a safe place, and let people like your executor know where to find it, so that it will be intact when others need to … More Keep your Will in a safe place
Please tell other people where your Will is. A Will that no one can find is like not having a Will at all. Ideally, your Will is with other important documents you have. In some states keeping a Will with important documents or in a safe place might be a requirement. Please talk with your … More Tell others where your Will is
I encourage my clients to have BOTH a Durable Power of Attorney and a Healthcare Power of Attorney. Why? Because they cover two different aspects that will need to be covered should you not be able to make these decisions. A Healthcare Power of Attorney addresses medical issues, and the person you select to make … More Durable vs. Healthcare Power of Attorney
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