F.I.C.A. - Why Are They Taking "FICA" Out of My Pay Check?
Sep 24, 2010
They take a lot of things outof a paycheck and usually the federal and state taxes are relatively obvious. But there's usually an item called "FICA". All this is, is Social Security. Social Security or...
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PERSONAL INJURY: Never Give Statement Without Legal Counsel
Sep 24, 2010
After an accident, insurance companies always want to takea statement. You do have a duty to cooperate with your own insurance company. And, it is a very good idea to cooperate fully with the insurance...
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BANKRUPTCY: The Basics, Free and Online
Sep 19, 2010
Considering bankruptcy is difficult. There is a great deal of information, and sometimes some misinformation, available.
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court itself has a website with detailed yet relatively sim...
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DIVORCE: Never Do-It-Yourself. And, If You Must ... [New Hampshire]
Sep 19, 2010
Do-it-yourself legal kits are never a good idea. I have sat in court and watched while folks who have purchased an online or book store divorce kit went before the court, only to have the documents rej...
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PERSONAL INJURY: Res Ipsa Loquiter
Sep 19, 2010
Latin is used with much less frequency in the law now as it was in previous times. However Res Ipsa Loquiter lives on.
The phrase translates into "the thing speaks for itself." This legal doctrine hol...
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PERSONAL INJURY: There Is No Guilt or Innocence
Sep 19, 2010
In civil disputes there is no "guilt" or "innocence".
In the law, the concepts of guilt or innocence refer only to criminal matters, where the individual faces prosecution by the government at some le...
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PERSONAL INJURY: The "Reasonable Person" Standard
Sep 19, 2010
Negligence is one of two things: Either (1) the failure to do something that a reasonable man, guided upon those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs, would do, or (2) ...
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BANKRUPTCY: What is Credit Counseling?
Sep 18, 2010
Ever since changes to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in 2005, everyone who files for bankruptcy must take credit counseling from an approved agency before they file, or their bankruptcy petition will be dism...
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BANKRUPTCY: Statement of Intention
Sep 18, 2010
A form known as the "Statement of Intention" is one of many documents that must be filed with every chapter 7 bankruptcy petition. The Statement of Intention indicates the filer's intentions as to all...
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PERSONAL INJURY: Negligence Law - What is it?
Sep 18, 2010
To recover for personal injuries, it is necessary to understand negligence law, sometimes called "Tort" law by legal professors and authors. Negligence cases involve civil wrongdoing, as opposed to cr...
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