This organization offers low-cost or free legal services to residents who have low income. The cases legal aid society handles and the guidelines for qualifying for any legal services differ by jurisdiction. The funding for this organization can come from national, regional, or local services. Legal aid society is usually a not-for-profit organization. The organization […]
Continue ReadingLaw implies order and restraint and can act to deter war, whereas war means the absence of both. Efforts to regulate war are as old as war itself. Nations have always strived to limit the conduct of war with legal codes right from the ancient times. Proponents of such efforts assume that bringing war within […]
Continue ReadingThe Thai government is imposing an inheritance tax as a means to reduce the economic inequalities in the country. Opponents believe that an inheritance tax will destroy incentives for savings and investment. In addition, they state that the assets have already been taxed once and death should not be a taxable event. What is the […]
Continue ReadingProbate law is a legal process that no one ever wants to deal with. When someone who has a valid will passes away an administrative process goes into effect which determines how the individual’s property and belongings (termed their estate) will be handled. The process of this is great to know as both the person […]
Continue ReadingWhen more than one person owns property disputes are always a worry. Complication and financial issues can complicate the issue which can eventually lead to one person wanting out. If the owners are married this can be due to a divorce. When one person wants the house to be sold but the other doesn’t (normally […]
Continue ReadingKeep it legal: complying with Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) Regulations 2006 Any business that produces pre-packaged goods or materials can opt to establish an average weight system, involving use of suitable scale equipment, capable of accurately weighing and/or recording measurements in line with the latest requirements. Ways of packing your products There are fundamentally […]
Continue ReadingRecently a client of ours, let’s call him Muhammad H married a US citizen. His spouse filed the petition for alien relative (I-130) application on his behalf with the application for adjustment of status (I-485). She became pregnant and had child while the petition was pending. Soon his application was pending for over a year […]
Continue ReadingHouse arrest is a court-ordered, officer-supervised penalty that is sentenced to certain offenders in lieu of jail time. When sentenced to such penalty, a person must remain within the set boundaries of their home at all times, but may be given limited travel privileges for work, school, or doctor’s appointments. Both adults and minors can […]
Continue ReadingNational Court of Appeal Mainstream regularization won’t be worthy as it would only result to stubborn disobedience. The very right to fight for justice these days is for the poor only when you have Supreme Court taking it up. Violence based on theoretical interference can only force unobstructed structural violence. The Supreme Court’s occupational capacity […]
Continue ReadingThe Special Needs Trust (also known as a Supplemental Needs Trust) or “SNT” is a special kind of trust that allows assets to be held for the benefit of a disabled or special needs child or adult, without making the beneficiary ineligible for government benefits. Why you need an SNT if you die intestate If […]
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