BANKRUPTCY: Current Monthly Income
Oct 17, 2010
The term "current monthly income" was new to the 2005 revisions to the U.S. Bankruptcy code, and, essentially is a calculation of gross monthly income looking back at all gross income received by the d...
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BANKRUPTCY: What does "Corporation" mean in Bankruptcy?
Oct 17, 2010
In the context of a bankruptcy, the term corporation" embraces more than just "corporations" as established under state laws in the U.S., and is in fact defined as follows:
(A) The term Corporation ...
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BANKRUPTCY: What is a Claim?
Oct 17, 2010
In context of a Bankruptcy, the term "claim" means two things:
(A) right to payment, whether or not such right is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, ...
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BANKRUPTCY: Anticipated Real Estate Commission And Disclosure By Agent Filing Bankruptcy
Oct 10, 2010
All assets must be disclosed by anyone filing a a bankruptcy petition. This applies to a potential real estate commission that a real estate agent anticipates receiving if the agent has a contract to ...
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Quitclaim Deed
Oct 10, 2010
A quitclaim deed is used to transfer rights in real property from one person or entity, the grantor, to another, the grantee. A quitclaim conveys only the interest that the grantor currently holds in t...
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PERSONAL INJURY: Rules of Evidence
Sep 26, 2010
What are the rules of evidence? A jury or a judge will never see any evidence unless it passes the rules of evidence. Making evidence admissible is subject to various rules, whether they are rules of c...
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"He Said She Said" Cases
Sep 26, 2010
People often characterize a case as a "he said she said" case. Depending on the type of case we're talking about this may or may not minimize the importance of testimonial evidence.
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Social Security Benefits: Not To Be Attached or Garnished
Sep 25, 2010
Underfederal law, social security benefits are exempt from attachment or garnishment. Social security is intended to help those who need the benefit and such funds are protected.This is not to say an o...
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SUBPOENA: Do I Have to Go?
Sep 25, 2010
When you receive a subpoena, you literally have a command with the force of the court to appear as stated. This is why in most places only an attorney may issue a subpoena. The question often arises wh...
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ADVERSE POSSESION: Loss of Property Ownership To a Trespasser
Sep 25, 2010
A person who has no right of ownership to land can become the true owner under "adverse possession". The adverse possesser must use the property they do not own openly, continuously, exclusively, adve...
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