Can my wife, who is a notary, notarize documents for my business where I am the representative signing the documents? Is there a conflict of interest or any rules regarding the notary and signee having the same last name?

November 25th, 2024

We have been paying payments on a lawsuit for 9 years and it will not be paid off by the time I retire. What will happen when we can't pay it any longer?

November 7th, 2023

My grandmother died in Alabama and I live in Michigan. She left me a large sum of money in cash. Do I need to pay taxes on this? And are there any traps I need to be careful of depositing this much money into a bank account?

December 8th, 2023

Does a shopper own their purchase data? Specifically, if I want to give permission to a research company to access my Amazon purchase history by giving them my USID and PW, do I have a right to this data? If a site's terms & conditions prohibit this behavior, can they legally do anything to stop this short of terminating the relationship? Is there any case law on the subject?

August 23rd, 2023

I have a subletting situation in NYC where a tenant signed a lease, made a partial security deposit, and then backed out without fulfilling the full deposit. She is now taking me to small claims court for the deposit. What should I do to handle this situation and prepare for the court case?

June 1st, 2023