Month: January 2021

California Property Taxes and Prop 13

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When somebody inherits a home via a will, trust, intestacy or by gift, it is not necessarily true that the value of the home will be re-assessed for property tax purposes. This can be especially important to a beneficiary who inherited a home from his parents or grandparents since they probably had a low base year value of their home. For example, if Bobby Beneficiary inherited a home, currently valued at $1 million dollars, from his late parents who had purchased the home for $50,000 decades ago, he would not…

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Cyber Stalkers and MySpace – Caution is Essential to Safety

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MySpace is quickly becoming one of the most widely used websites for staying in touch with family and friends. The reason for this is because it is so effective at doing just that. Another reason it is so popular is because it is considered safe. You should beware however, cyber stalkers can strike even on protected sites such as this one. Regardless of the websites you use or visit you should always be very careful about the type of personal information you allow strangers to see. All it takes is…

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How Much More Will a Parent Pay If Their Child Custody Percentage Drops?

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Child support is intended to assist the custodial parent with bills and expenses related to caring for the child. In joint physical custody situations in which both parents take on some of the cost of raising the child, child support may be lower. However, if child custody percentage drops for one of the parents, that parent may expect to see their child support payments go up, as they will not be fronting as much of the cost of raising the child. It is hard to give a concrete number or…

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Trademarking a Name Has Never Been This Easy Or Affordable

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Trademarking a name is one of the basic necessities of business life. A trademark is one of the fundamental assets of any business. Trademarks set you apart from your competition. They secure your identity and protect your intellectual property. If you were to go to the United States Patent and Trademark Office at uspto.gov you will find that there is a rather lengthy and somewhat complicated process involved in securing a trademark. Even before you begin the application process you will need to determine the type of intellectual property protection…

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Plagiarizing Content is Not Ethical

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You found it on the internet to it’s free to take and use right? Wrong. Just because you see something on the web doesn’t mean you can grab it and pass it off as your own. Recently I was alerted to the fact that someone had taken an article of mine, changed ‘VA’ wherever it appeared to their company name, and then uploaded it as their Benefits page. This is NOT okay. Changing it ‘just a little bit’ does NOT make it yours. This trend is not new. VAs around…

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Canada Immigration – Can’t I? Or Can I?

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Did you know that there are more than 60 different Canadian immigration programs? That, there are 20,000 applications being considered annually? That in the past years, there were some changes in Immigration Laws that affected the chances of Immigration applicants? That, the NOC listed 31 eligible skilled occupations? The Canadian federal and provincial governments are constantly updating their programs to ensure that Canadian immigration is successful, both for newcomers and for Canada. With these objectives, certain Immigration policies and laws were enacted. If the program hinders the government’s goal, surely,…

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Criminal Law – Defending False Accusations of Child Abuse

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Without a doubt, being falsely accused of child abuse can be a very serious problem for parents, child care workers or educators. But unfortunately it has become a lot more common over the past decade. One reason for this is the fact that people can get in trouble for not reporting a suspicion of abuse, so it is incumbent upon anyone who works with children to file a report, even if they are only mildly suspicious. Sometimes a false accusation of child abuse can be an innocent mistake, based purely…

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Safe Haven For New Mothers

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The first Safe Haven law in Illinois was unanimously passed both the Illinois House and Senate and was signed into Illinois law in August of 2001. Illinois Safe Haven law provides options for mothers and their newborn child. According to the Safe Haven Law, a parent can anonymously take their newborn to a safe haven without fear of prosecution if the baby is thirty days old or younger. The law was created to help a parent who is under severe emotional distress or who might not able to provide the…

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How to Get Divorce Forms Online

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The Internet has become a remarkable way to save time and money on many tasks and purchases, and getting divorce forms for an uncontested divorce is no exception. In an uncontested divorce you and your spouse reach full agreement about the terms of your divorce. A big advantage of this is that you don’t need a lawyer’s services to prepare your divorce forms. There are well-established online companies that can do it for you. This means that you can initiate a truly low cost divorce online, and complete the process…

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To Trademark or Not to Trademark?

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If you’re a small business owner, you will probably think twice before paying for a trade mark. The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) filing fee for a trademark costs $275 – $375 per class of good or service, so the costs could pile up, depending on how many categories or classes your product or service can be categories falls under. Trademarks can be used to protect the use of your business name, the title of a book or even a domain name. Sure you can unofficial mark your unregistered…

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