Articles By Jessica Tran
- What’s the Difference Between a Legal Separation and a Divorce?
There are several differences between legal separation and divorce. Basic differences include the duration, process, requirements, and permanency. Legal separation is when you stop residing with your spouse but follow…
- What Are Medical Malpractice Lawsuits?
Medical malpractice lawsuits are personal injury lawsuits which are filed against medical professionals by injured patients. A medical malpractice case is special due to the fact that a doctor or…
- Public Charge Immigration Rule
According to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigrations Services (USCIS), a public charge is a person who is not a citizen who applies for a visa, admission, or a change of…
- Affidavit of Support
Foreigners are barred from becoming U.S. permanent residents if they will become a financial burden on society – that is, if it appears they will require federal, state or local…
- What Is Joint Liability?
In a claim for personal injury, a plaintiff claims that they have sustained an injury due to an act or failure to act by the defendant. In response, the court…
- Tax Laws for Startups
How a business is taxed depends in part on its structure, e.g., partnership or corporation, and its business activities. The most commonly used structures for a business entity are as…
- Filing a Lawsuit against an Employment Agency
An employment agency can be described as an organization whose purpose is to assist individuals in finding jobs and securing employment. Alternatively, an employment agency may be hired by an…
- Agency Adoption Laws
The adoption process varies among states, but some similar general guidelines exist. To closely examine these processes, we concentrate on the state of New York. For example, The Office of…
- Independent Adoption Laws
Independent adoption is a type of adoption that does not use any agency to help with the adoption process. Typically, the adoptive parents will work through a state or private…
- Amending Bankruptcy Filings
Filing for allows a person bankruptcy to discharge money they can’t otherwise pay back. There are different types of bankruptcy filings. The most common include: Chapter 7 – debtors sell…
- Attorneys’ Fees in Business Bankruptcy
The goal of bankruptcy is to provide relief to people or companies who owe money to creditors. The purpose of bankruptcy is to give debtors the ability to renegotiate their…
- Damages in a Birth Injury Case
Medical malpractice occurs when a doctor, other medical professional, and/or healthcare organization falls below the standard duty of care that is required of them when managing, diagnosing, or treating a…
- Start up Business Regulation Lawyers
What type of business is considered a small business may vary greatly. Generally, small businesses are privately owned and operated and have less than five hundred employees. What is considered…
- Marriage Interview Lawyers
The term green card refers to a permanent residence card in the United States. It is a document which shows the individual who holds the card has been granted permanent…