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遺言・信託

Many States Now Allow Dynasty Trusts

Charitable trusts can last indefinitely―like the trusts that fund the Rhodes Scholarships and Pulitzer Prizes―but it use...
遺言・信託

Trigger Events for Changing Your Estate Plan

An estate plan is your blueprint for where you want your property to go after you die. As part of planning your estate, ...
ヘルスケア法

Reviewing Your Advance Directive

In the words of former Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Cardozo, “Every human being of adult years and sound mind has a ri...
ヘルスケア法

Crossing State Lines: Is My Advance Directive Still Good?

Health-care providers normally try to respect your wishes, regardless of the form you use to indicate those wishes or th...
ヘルスケア法

The New Medicare: Part D

As most people know, the federal government provides a program of basic health care insurance for older and disabled per...
債務・破産

Interest Rates and Mortgage Woes

If interest rates have risen over the past year, which means that if you have an adjustable-rate mortgage, your payments...
債務・破産

Refinancing Your Home

If your interest rate is higher than the current market interest rates, then you may benefit from refinancing your mortg...
契約・売買

Arbitration Clauses in Contracts

An arbitration clause is a section of a contract requiring disputes to be resolved through arbitration. If you have agre...
雇用法・労働法

The Law on Summer Jobs

Millions of young people spend their summer vacations working in restaurants, stores, offices, and elsewhere. Many young...
雇用法・労働法

Facts about Youth Employment

The National Institute for Occupational Safety estimates that more than 210,000 American children suffer injuries at wor...