Author: Leigh Raper
Leigh Raper has a degree in English Literature from the University of Miami and a JD from Pepperdine University School of Law, where she concentrated on Contracts, Entertainment Law, and Labor Relations. She received her MFA at the UCR-Palm Desert program for Creative Writing and Writing for the Performing Arts.
Do your research: be prepared to cite facts, not anecdotes, to support your perspective. You might also want to schedule an appointment where you and your counterpart can talk with your child’s pediatrician about the risks and benefits of routine immunizations.
Although the CEO’s corgi does provide an adorable office mascot, it’s a good idea for a company to first implement an appropriate, respectful pet policy before foisting any creatures on the employees. Here’s some background on what works and doesn’t work.
California, often on the leading edge of libel and defamation protections, was one of the first to address revenge porn by adding it to the state’s list of existing computer crimes.
Having a professional and functioning web presence is critical to almost every business operating today. Compensating a professional to make your site look good and work well will pay for itself in no time.
Once financing has been obtained, it’s time to get down to the business of actually building the house. Your state’s Attorney General’s office, easily discoverable online, is responsible for handling complaints about contractors, so it’s the perfect place to start in researching potential candidates.
While “for the tax break” isn’t the most romantic reason to get married, it should nevertheless be near the top of the list—for some couples, anyway. Depending on your situation, the tax break (or so-called “marriage bonus”) is a perk of wedded bliss.
Results from a global survey conducted by Pew Research in 2015 shows that 40 percent of millennials (those born between 1981 and 2000) in the United States felt that the “government should be able to prevent people publicly making statements that are offensive to minority groups.”
When you to live together, whether you choose to get married or not, it is vital for both parties to be transparent about their financial situation. This includes disclosing all debts, like credit cards or student loans, and income.
Moving in together is not the same as getting married—obviously—but it is a big commitment. It might make sense financially in an expensive housing market like San Francisco or New York, but what will the legal commitment mean for your relationship?
While Mom and Dad might be happy to pay for their daughter’s graduate school, they might not be as thrilled about their new son-in-law’s decision to use money earmarked for a down payment on a house to buy a food truck.