博客:意见 & 观察
7月19日
by D. Rossen S. Greene.A person may end up sharing ownership of a piece of real property with others whom that person would rather not share anything. This situation can arise in any number of ways, but the most common is inheritance. For example, a person may inherit a partial interest in a piece of real property and not be able to get along with the other co-owners. When thorny issues arising from the co-ownership of real property cannot be negotiated...
Read MoreRiparian Rights When You Own Land in Contact with the Water: A Mix of Environmental, 海军部和州法- 2013年6月
2013年6月19日
By James T. Lang.为什么人们要为“水上”的房产支付额外的费用?? 除了环境和风景, 拥有与河流相连的土地的, bay, creek or ocean includes valuable riparian property rights. The Virginia Supreme Court in 2012 wrote:The littoral or riparian nature of property is often a substantial, 如果不是最伟大的, 元素的值. This is true whether the owner uses his access to the sea for navigation, fishing,...
Read More2013年4月22日
By Anne C. Lahren.3月4日前, 2013, there was no relief from within the United States for a alien immediate relative (such as a spouse, parent, (或未成年子女).S. citizen who had previously entered without inspection (EWI), regardless of the hardship that such alien’s departure from the U.S. 可能会导致.S. 公民直系亲属及家属. Aliens who are EWI are ineligible to adjust status and must depart the U.S. 并申请...
Read More2013年4月8日
Wright v. Wright. The Wright case involved a divorce between a couple who had been married thirty (30) years. Mr. Wright is a well known attorney in the Richmond area with a successful practice. Mrs. Wright, while highly educated, had been a homemaker for over twenty (20) years. 在这起离婚案的审理过程中. Wright sought ongoing spousal support and also sought to have Mr. Wright refund monies he had taken from joint accounts to pay...
Read More2013年3月6日
作者:凯瑟琳·N. Byler.2013年会议期间, the VA General Assembly unanimously passed a law against the financial exploitation of incapacitated persons making it a felony punishable with incarceration of between one and twenty years. This law touches on the growing concern of protecting the elderly without taking away their rights unnecessarily.Elderly persons who once were savvy community leaders may experience effects of dementia that leave them...
Read More2012年12月18日
In 2006, Governor Kaine issued Executive Order 33 by which a 40% goal for the award of contracts for the procurement of goods and services by any agency of the Commonwealth was established. 第33号行政命令, the Virginia Department of Minority Business Enterprise (“DMBE”) was given the responsibility for the certification of business enterprises as Small, 妇女拥有和少数民族拥有的企业. 因此，“SWaM”一词被创造了出来. Since most...
Read More2012年11月2日
2012年的礼物和2012年死去的人, 遗产税豁免, gift tax exemption and generation-skipping transfer tax (“GSTT”) exemption are all $5,120,000(减去以前的应税赠与). 这项豁免适用于每一位捐赠人/死者. 除了, the surviving spouse of a decedent who died in 2011 or 2012 and who did not fully utilize his estate tax exemption can use his or her deceased spouse’s unused exemption (“DSUE”). This...
Read MorePlanning with Powers of Attorney – the Virginia Uniform Power of Attorney Act - October 2012
2012年10月4日
I have practiced law in Virginia for almost thirty years, 主要专注于遗产规划和管理, 以及相关的企业继任计划. 在过去十年中, I have found that the number of issues and controversies surrounding the use and abuse of powers of attorneys has increased dramatically. 这可能是由于许多不同的因素, 包括我们日益增多的诉讼人口, 易于获取的形式...
Read MoreThe Top Five Issues Affecting 社区协会s in 2012 - September 2012
2012年9月12日
I have dedicated a significant part of my law practice to Common Interest 社区协会s, educating both residents and boards of directors and helping them understand their rights and the value of their neighborhood. 随着每一年的结束, I am often asked about the most significant issues affecting community associations throughout the year. The following is a list if the top five issues affecting community associations in...
Read More2012年8月17日
The Department of Homeland Security began offering deferred action for qualified undocumented immigrants on August 15, 2012. Deferred action does not confer lawful status to an individual, but it does stop the accumulation of unlawful presence for the duration of the deferral period.Qualified individuals may receive deferred action for a period of two years. The individuals receiving approval of deferred action will not be placed into removal proceedings...
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