What You Should Know About Representing Yourself in Family Court When a person initiates or responds to a family court case without the assistance of an attorney, this party is said to be proceeding "pro se" in the family court case. In simpler terms, the person is acting on his or her own behalf without the benefit of counsel. When…
Pleading Forms Made Easy: A Beginner’s Guide
Pleading Forms 101 Pleading forms are an important part of practicing law, regardless if you are a paralegal, attorney or professor. What are pleading forms? They are nothing more than forms that a plaintiff or defendants’ counsel use to plead against the opposing counsel. From a practical point of view they are very useful for a few reasons. First they…
Diving Into Divorce Mediation Agreements: An In-Depth Overview
Defining a Divorce Mediation Agreement Divorce Mediation Agreements are written contracts that reflect the outcome of divorce mediation. Mediation – a collaborative matter within the realm of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) – is a process through which divorcing couples work together to reach an amicable agreement rather than let a judge decide their future.Typically, mediation will be a much more…
Invoices for Legal Services Explained in Detail
What is a Legal Services Invoice? An invoice for legal services is essentially a bill presented to clients by their law firm in exchange for legal work that the law firm has performed for the client. Legal invoices tend to include various elements, such as the amount of time spent on a case, the rate the client is being charged…
Florida Cremation Laws: An In-Depth Review
The Cremation Process in Florida In Florida, cremation practices are primarily governed by Chapter 497 of Florida’s statutes (also known as the Florida Cemeteries and Funeral Establishments Law), along with regulations set forth by the Florida Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services. These laws dictate who can licitly carry out a cremation, procedures for disposing of cremated remains, recordkeeping…
The Perks of Winning the ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship
What Is the ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship? Launched in June of 2000 by the American Bar Association, the ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship program is designed to encourage diversity in the legal profession by providing financial assistance to underrepresented first year students at ABA-approved law schools. The Initiative seeks to increase minority hiring in the legal profession by encouraging students from…
Evicting a Tenant Under a Verbal Lease Agreement
Verbal Lease Agreements Explained In residential leasing, a verbal agreement is an agreement between a landlord and a tenant without a written document. There is no standard form for verbal lease agreements, nor is there a requirement that a verbal lease be memorialized in writing. Although it is always when both a landlord and tenant sign a lease, when a…
Wholesale Real Estate Contracts Decoded: The Essential Guide
An Introduction to Wholesale Real Estate Understanding Wholesale Real EstateThe basic idea of wholesale real estate is quite simple: quickly buy a property and then sell it to someone else. It can be thought of in much the same way as buying in bulk at the grocery store – it is just a quick moving of an asset from one…
Understanding Spay Neuter Contracts: Key Terminology and Advantages
Defining a Spay Neuter Contract A spay neuter agreement is simply a legally binding contract between two parties to limit the use of a dog in some way. Typically, the owner of a dog will enter into this contract with a purchaser or adopter of a dog, and it generally requires the purchaser to spay or neuter the dog within…
Dealing With Tenancies with No Written Lease in Place
What is a Verbal Lease A verbal lease agreement is an unenforceable contract that forms between a tenant and a landlord. A verbal agreement can be formed when both the tenant and landlord agree to rent out a property to the former in exchange for payment. Even though verbal agreements and handshakes can create a binding contract if there is…