Real Estate & Property Law

What is a Taxable Gift?
In 1984 the Supreme Court in Dickman v. Commissioner, defined a taxable gift by using an analogy...

Annual Gift Tax Exclusion Jumping to $13,000 Next Year
The annual gift tax exclusion will increase from $12,000 to $13,000 effective January 1, 2009, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced...

Gift Card Tracker Website
It's that time again when the gifts are gift cards!Get the latest info on gift cards:http://www...

Annual Gift Tax Exclusion Rises to $13,000 for 2009
If you use tax-free annual gifts as part of your estate tax planning, please note that the maximum for 2009 annual gifts has increased from $12,000 per person per donee to $13,000 per person per donee...

Gift card dangers
With the holidays coming up, I am sure many will be buying a gift card or two, or at least thinking about it...

Rhode Island Divorce - When is a Gift really a Gift?
Did you ever think that a gift that you were given could become a contentious part of your Rhode Island Divorce? Most people would never even think of it because gifts, on the surface, are very straight-forward...

Parody is a Protected Form of Speech
Targets of criticism seek to shut down Internet sites that poke fun

What role does financial means determine which parent gains custody?
was(am) a single male that gained custody of my daughter when she was three. Thi...

Divorce in the Philippines between a national and a foreigner?
first of all,eventhough divorce is not legal in the Phil,the fact that you are m...

What can be done when a seller signs a contract with a buyer for a house, that states the seller has the title free and clear and will hand it over when the contract is fullfilled, but the buyer found out that wasn't tru
Most contracts are voidable when they are based in fraud, however home purchases...

Can the half owner of a property collect rent from the owner living on the property?
There are a number of issues at play here. The right to occupy a property can be...

Where can I get free credit card numbers?
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ValueClick
allegedly violated consumer protection laws by promising ‘free’ goods that where not actually free.

Oppenheimer ATM-Free New York Municipals
401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud

Free Speech
Canterbury agrees to pay $60,000 settlement in civil rights lawsuit.

Indianapolis
alleging the city's police are overly aggressive against the homeless in violation of the protection of free speech and unreasonable searches guaranteed in the US Constitution.

TransUnion
Class action credit practices suit offers free credit monitoring services for millions.

Free Water Sewer Services
US Cold Storage to pay $125,910 in sewer service settlement.