So, you’ve won your civil judgment. Now what? For many, the biggest challenge becomes turning that judgment into payment from the debtor. It is often assumed that a judgment guarantees payment, which is anything but correct. In order to turn...
Is child support payable for a child who is over the age of 19? If so, how much? These questions are often asked by parents who have an obligation to pay child support. The answers to these questions are complex. And, as in many areas of family la...
Most people realize that if they are injured in a motor vehicle accident and someone else is at fault, they are entitled to be compensated for their losses. The losses are paid from the insurance policy of the person who is at fault for the accide...
The courts have repeatedly recognized the employment relationship as one of the most important relationships in an individual’s life, having far reaching social, contractual and economic importance to individuals. This increased recognition ...
A lot of us at some pointing time in our lives have to deal with decisions made by various government bodies or tribunals. For convenience only, I will refer to these collectively as administrative bodies. We run into them in all walks of life and...
If a person or business owes money to or wishes to collect money from another person or business, there are a few general things to keep in mind: To collect an unsecured debt, either the party that owes the money (the debtor) mus...
With the leading edge of the baby boomer generation about to hit the age of sixty-five in the next year the issue of retirement and business succession is becoming a common topic of conversation. In the majority of cases the issue of “when t...
When a person passes away their assets and liabilities make up what is known as their estate. The law requires someone to act on behalf of the deceased to administer their estate. If the deceased named an Executor in their Will, that person, if th...
Family law can be a complicated area of legal practice, one that is characterized by intense emotion, personal conflict and at times confusion about how to proceed. When two parents separate, the issue of child maintenance frequently ari...
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