Auto Accident Law 101

• Consider How A Living Trust Could Benefit You And Your Loved Ones

  22 January 2020

  Do you want to avoid probate, which could tie up your assets after your death? If you are getting up in years and have several loved ones who you would like to name as beneficiaries of your estate, creating a living trust will ensure that your finances are not withheld from your family members, due to the necessity of validating your will. What Is A Living Trust? A living trust is a legal document that will allow a third party to hold onto your funds until you have specified that they are to be passed on to the people who you have left your assets to.

• 4 Steps For Challenging A Protective Order Against You

  16 December 2019

  When a person causes harm to another person, they have every right to have an order of protection awarded in their favor. However, there are instances when an awarded order of protection might not be warranted. In these types of incidents, the person on the receiving end of the order does have the legal right to contest it. 1. Follow the Order You must follow the order that has been put in place.

• Is Probate Good Or Bad?

  22 November 2019

  Some people talk about probate as if it is an evil that everyone must avoid at all costs. At the same time, many lawyers extol the benefits of probate. The following is an overview of the pros and cons of probate. Why Probate Is Good Many estate planning attorneys will tell you that probate is good. Below are some of the reasons for this position. Control One of the ways of avoiding probate is to divest your assets via different programs while you are still alive.

• Filing A Personal Injury Lawsuit? Become Familiar With These Terms

  9 October 2019

  Are you working with a lawyer to help file a personal injury lawsuit? If so, you're likely going to be hearing a lot of unfamiliar terms that are bound to confuse you. Here are some common legal terms that are good to know to better understand your case. Tort You may hear the phrase tort used quite often, which is one way to describe your injury case. A tort is any instance where legal liability results from the actions of another person, either intentionally or through negligence.

• Can And Should You Adopt Your Stepchild?

  4 September 2019

  Have you recently married someone with a child who you've become a stepparent to? When you start to feel close to this child and form a parental relationship with them, you may begin to wonder whether you can and should legally adopt them. This is a complicated question and a complicated process, but here are some things for you to consider at the very beginning of this journey. One of the Child's Other Parents Will Probably Have to Give Up Their Legal Rights