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Understanding Disabled Beneficiaries Trust
Parents of disabled children require special estate planning. If you leave assets directly to your disabled child, either in a will or through the intestacy statutes if you died without a will, your child’s inheritance could give rise to 2 distinct possibilities:...
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Inheritance Tax Glossary
Assets - The things you own - property, personal possessions, savings and investments. Capital Gains Tax (CGT) - a tax on gains arising from the disposal of assets. The tax is levied on the total of all chargeable gains after the deduction of allowable...
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Intestacy: Death Without A Will
Intestacy – or who inherits if there is no will! Intestacy laws dictate that if you died without a valid will, the government would take your family wealth including but not limited to your family home, cash and business – the fruit of your blood; sweat;...
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Worker Compensation: How To Understand the Benefits of Worker's Compensation
Do You Really Need Worker's Compensation Insurance? In a word, yes. Worker's compensation insurance is an exceedingly important insurance component for virtually every company that exists in America today. It was initially designed and put into law solely...
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Understanding Police Misconduct
Police misconduct happens more often than some people think and less often than other people think. It's a matter of perspective in how often people believe police misconduct occurs. If you happen to be a young black male, your answer to how often police...
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A Guide To Slander Laws
Slander laws are in place to deter someone from defaming another person by the spoken word. Slander laws differ from those laws pertaining to libel, in that libel is written defamation of character and slander is spoken defamation. According to most slander...
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Skateboard Injuries: Causes & Prevention
Skateboard injuries are on the rise. For those who live around the city, we've all seen skateboarders zip around us, seemingly coming out of nowhere, and vanishing just the same. Some ride their skateboards with the utmost of caution, others with reckless...
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A Guide To Undue Influence Claims
What is Undue Influence? Undue influence is when someone is put under pressure when they are writing there will by another party in order for them to gain an advantage. This pressure can be through coercion, deception, manipulation or intimidation. Proving...
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Inheritance Claims against Executors and Trustees
What is an Executor? An Executor is the person who is responsible for dealing with the property and possessions of the deceased. The property and possessions left by the deceased is collectively known as the Estate. The Executor has the legal authority...
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Accidents At Work: Compensation Guide
Anybody can have an accident at work and it can happen at any time. In certain types of jobs, accidents can be more common than in others. For example, you'd be more likely to suffer burns or breathing problems from working with harmful materials than...
