A durable power of attorney is a document that is used as a legal way to appoint some one to act on your behalf if you become incapacitated. To get one you can go down to your county’s courthouse and pay a ‘print fee’ for a copy for one. An even easier way to get one though is by going online and finding a durable POA form you can fill out at home on your PC then print out yourself; theirs many sites out there that offer these kind of fillable forms.

Not
everyone can afford to spend dollars on pursuing their cases in courts. But,
lack of money should not become a deterrent in getting justice. That’s why
there are medical malpractice settlements

A legal partnership agreement is a documented, signed, and notarized agreement between two or more people or entities such as a business. A lawyer is not required to create this document; many people even feel it’s a complete waste of money to pay one. The truth is that any one can easily create their legal partnership agreement inexpensively on their own.

A power of attorney form is a legal document that allows you to appoint some one who is willing to act on your behalf in a matter of your choosing. For example, power of attorney forms are used a lot by deployed soldiers who want their wives back home to have access to their bank account.

Did you know that there is a client “Bill of Rights”? Every New York attorney is required to hang this list of rights in his or her office ‘ where clients can read it.

DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS A CLIENT “BILL OF RIGHTS”?

Every New York attorney is required to hang this list of rights in his or her office ‘ where clients can read it:

STATEMENT OF CLIENT’S RIGHTS

1. You are entitled to be treated with courtesy and consideration at all times by your lawyer and the other lawyers and personnel in your lawyers office.

Many couples have executed an A-B “credit shelter” trust in order to preserve estate tax exemptions for both spouses. This can potentially benefit the heirs by saving nearly one million dollars in inheritance taxes. The consequence of the credit shelter trust, however, is that estate assets are necessarily sheltered from the surviving spouse. Because language in many trusts calls for the credit shelter trust to be funded with an amount equal to the federal exclusion amount in effect at the time of death, the sheltered amount can be quite large and leave the surviving spouse with too little in the way of assets. Fortunately, proper estate planning, including the use of a “disclaimer A-B trust,” can relieve this problem.

I didn’t “always want to be a lawyer”. I assume most doctors probably wanted to cure the sick from the time they were kids. Teachers surely had the desire to develop young minds from the time they were schoolchildren themselves. I think it is different for lawyers. Not many grew up with a burning desire to defend a corporation’s exclusive right to use a talking Chihuahua to sell Mexican fast food.

The first step is to compute how many points are involved with the New York State speeding ticket you have been given.

The following chart will help you figure this out:

1 - 10 mph over speed limit - 3 points

11 - 20 mph over speed limit - 4 points

21 - 30 mph over speed limit - 6 points

31 - 40 mph over speed limit (possible suspension) - 8 points

More than 40 mph over speed limit (possible suspension) - 11 points

How is Child support modified in Rhode Island divorce and family law cases?

Child support in Rhode Island is not automatically modified when there is a change in circumstances. The parent must file a motion to modify child support. When a motion for modification of child support is filed a court date will be set by the clerk of the Rhode Island Family Court. In order to modify child support there must be a substantial change in circumstances. Under RI Law, a new child support amount does not run retroactive to when the circumstances actually changed! The new child support order should run retroactive to the date of the filing of the motion. Article by Attorney David Slepkow (401-437-1100)

Learn how to be a black belt attorney when questioning a doctor at their deposition.

1. Never give advance warning of what you intend to ask.

A black belt is confident of their abilities. They don’t need to show off. They don’t need to put on a show. They certainly don’t need to impress the doctor with their legal prowess. When questioning a doctor at a deposition, I always advocate asking the key questions in the case AT THE VERY BEGINNING of the questioning.