Category: Legal Law

Special Education: The Law Is On Your Side

April 2, 2023

Help is available, and the law is on your side. His promise is simple: every child counts. Every child has the right to an education. Every eligible child with a disability is entitled to a “special” education, one that confers “significant benefits.” That’s what Congress has said. That is what the Supreme Court of the…

What is required when changing your E-2 Visa business?

April 1, 2023

When you change your E2 visa business: Requirement 1. – As a treaty investor, you must come to the United States to invest in a new or existing business. USCIS (US Citizenship and Immigration Services) defines an E-2 investment as the placing of certain capital, (including funds and other assets), at risk in the commercial…

So you have a court order in the District of Columbia, now what?

March 30, 2023

The first question to ask yourself is whether the order is a probation order or a pretrial arrest warrant. A probation order means that the judge has sentenced you and you were on probation before the court and then you did not show up for your justification hearing. A show cause hearing is a hearing…

Locomotives and the Supreme Court

March 29, 2023

Things lose their usefulness over time. No matter how innovative and useful they were when they were first invented, most end up in a scrap heap or, at best, in a museum. Take the Kitty Hawk, the first powered airplane in human history, for example. A great advance in the history of technology, it is…

Atlanta Family Lawyers

March 28, 2023

Family law in the United States relates to family matters. It covers a very broad set of topics ranging from marriage and cohabitation to divorce and child custody. These days, even a happy occasion like a marriage implies a legal agreement between the parties to have a mutually beneficial future. In the case of marriage,…

Personal Training Fitness Certification Programs

March 27, 2023

Find fitness certification programs for personal training in the United States and Canada. Today, individuals can become certified through one of the many personal training fitness certification programs and gain the opportunity to work in gyms, fitness and wellness clinics, and other healthcare facilities. Depending on the level of personal training and fitness one chooses,…

Teen Driving Safety – Thinking Outside the Box of Graduated Driver’s License Laws

March 26, 2023

Car crashes are the leading cause of death among American teens. Sixty-one percent of teen passengers are killed while riding with a teen driver. In response to those two statements, most US states and territories have adopted GDL laws. GDL is the acronym for Graduated Driver Licensing. While GDL does not guarantee that your teen…

The Cons of a 50/50 Capital Company

March 24, 2023

This article could have been titled “The Pros and Cons of a 50/50 Partnership,” but the cons far outweigh the pros. When partnerships are formed, obvious concerns are addressed. How do each partner’s skill set and experience complement each other? How much will each partner contribute to start the business? How long will they grow…

Prostate Self-Exam – Digital Rectal Exam at Home

March 23, 2023

At first we must ask ourselves the question, “why is a prostate self-exam necessary?” Most men are reluctant to see doctors. We know that the digital rectal exam (DRE) can discourage some men from seeking preventive health checkups. The evidence, which is pretty conclusive on this point, is that whenever a hospital or clinic offers…

Sarbanes Oxley and internal audit

March 21, 2023

Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange had to have an internal audit department ready by October 31 to ensure that the new chief audit officers could assess the scope of their departments’ work, as well as how to comply with the new Sarbanes Oxley laws. They had to hire new managers and prepare…