Contested Divorce
A contested divorce is one in which the parties are not in agreement as to the terms of the divorce. A contested divorce can take months or years to settle. Some contested cases will eventually lead to a trial. Often, the parties are in agreement as to the necessity of a divorce; however, they are
Grounds For Divorce in South Carolina
In Order to receive a divorce in South Carolina you must have one of the five available legal grounds. Physical Cruelty – This is the ground based upon one spouse’s physical mistreatment of the other. It can be established by either a series of abuse, or by a single incident of exceptional violence. There is
2 Important Intellectual Property Tools Every Small Business Owner Should Know About
Small business owners have lots of intangible assets: photographs, website copy, sales brochures, and so on. These are all considered “intellectual property” — you own the copyright to anything your business creates for itself. But what about when you hire someone from outside the company to create something for you, like sales copy or web
Protect Your Songs – Music Does Get Stolen
Many songwriters wonder if it’s really that big a deal to worry about getting songs stolen. Why bother with copyright or song registration paperwork? My music is safe as soon as I write it down, right? Well, yes and no. True, actual copyright protection attaches as soon as original material is put into physical form.
Government Resume – What it is and Why You Need One
When you are trying to get a job at the government level you must of course have a government resume that displays all the information that a potential government employer would be looking for. Because the job is a government one, the requirements on the resume are going to differ to some degree from a
Identity Crisis: Protecting Yourself From Image Theft
For a photographer who makes his or her living from licensing copies of our work, it’s frustrating to see just how easily images can be downloaded from websites, shared on social media, or otherwise used without consent or compensation. Even worse, to have one’s personal likeness and photos fraudulently used to create a fake identity.
Five Reasons Hinder Women’s Participation in Politics
Women constitute a larger chunk in our society. However the history of struggle of women to stand on equal footings among their male counterparts is not very scintillating. From the suffrage movement of 1980s till today the struggle is continued in one or the other way. The developed countries have alleviated their status in a
Finding A Social Work Job In Today’s Economy
While the current economy has been challenging for most working-class Americans, social labor jobs have continued to be plentiful. This is likely because social labor jobs are fairly financially affordable, as social work salaries range from $30,000 to $60,000 per year depending on the area of expertise and geographical area. Social workers are typically needed
Women’s Right to Property in India
Several legal reforms have taken place since independence in India, including on equal share of daughters to property. Yet equal status remains illusive .Establishment of laws and bringing practices in conformity thereto is necessarily a long drawn out process. The government, the legislature, the judiciary, the media and civil society has to perform their roles,
Pre-prepared Legal Documents – Why "Canned" Documents Can Get You Canned
Watching the commercials on late-night TV can be quite an education for the estate planning lawyer. It seems every channel has a commercial hawking pre-prepared, or “canned”, legal documents in order to “save you the costs of hiring a high-priced lawyer”: “Save thousands of dollars with our easy-to-fill-in (insert type of document: wills, trusts, powers of attorney, deeds,
Why As an Immigration Law Firm We’re Hesitant on the Immigration Reform Proposals
As an immigration law firm, we support comprehensive immigration reform. However, the current immigration reform proposals under discussion do not address some of the key issues that need to be resolved in order to truly reform immigration in the United States. The legislative proposals being discussed are heavy on ideology and light on facts, skirting
Estate Planning For Same-Sex Couples – An Ever-Changing Area of the Law
A hot legal topic these days is whether same-sex couples should have the right to marry. It seems each new day brings another court case, legislative action or people’s vote on the issue. Rights that “straight” couples take for granted — the right to inherit property of a spouse, the right to make medical decisions when
Immigration: Love, Marriage and the GreenCard by Shah Peerally, Esq.
Marriage is a very important concept and establishment in the United States and as such Congress has determined that a foreign national who marries a United States Citizen spouse has the immediate ability to file for a permanent residence under a first category preference. It is good to know that a permanent residents (“greencard” holders)
Criminal Defense – Why Not Testify In Your Own Defense?
In every criminal trial, the defendant faces a critical strategic decision: to testify or not to testify. Those outside the criminal justice system tend to view this decision in simple terms, believing that the innocent will take the stand and tell their side of the story while those with something to hide will not. Experienced
Dogs in Divorce: Multiple States Recognizing Pets in Family Law Cases
Most people who own dogs and are close with their animals view the pets more like family members than pieces of property. These are reciprocal, loving, highly connected and involved relationships between dogs and the people who care for them. Mourning the loss of your dog alongside the loss of a long-term relationship in the
Mergers and Acquisitions Law in Australia
Mergers and acquisitions refer to transactions in business environments in which the ownership of business organisations or companies are transferred to another company. There are various types of mergers and acquisitions. They allow companies to expand their collective operations and gain competitive advantage in the market. Specifically, when two businesses combine and form a unique,
Learn More About a Divorce Lawyer
As the time modernizes, people getting surrounded by rules, laws and mostly needs a lawyer. A person practicing law is termed as lawyer and lawyers are of many types. Now a day, divorce has become a very important issue as it not only affects the couple but probably their children too. A divorce lawyer has
Why Should We Hire Family Law Practice
Family law can be defined as a practice that is closely concerned with the legal issues that have to do with family relationships like child custody, divorce and adoption. The lawyers who practice in this area usually deal with divorce, child support and so on. There are those that choose to specialize in emancipation, paternity,