The collateral consequences of a criminal conviction can last for years and have a detrimental effect on a person’s voting rights; gun rights; immigration status; eligibility for federal assistance programs (e.g.,...
You got probation and can breathe a huge sigh of relief now that you know you aren’t going to jail. But don’t forget, you aren’t free yet. Probation comes with conditions...
The prospect of negotiating a business deal can make even the most confident among us nervous. You want to make the best deal for the company, but you don’t like confrontation,...
Bad things occasionally happen to good contract parties. Let’s assume you’ve done everything right in the negotiation process. You’ve been transparent about risk; honest about your capabilities; and pellucid in setting...
WHY BUDGET? You may have yawned (or cringed) when you read the title of this article, but please keep reading. This information is important for anyone who has ever worried about...
Nothing can be more stressful than finding out that the IRS wants to audit your taxes. In recent years the number of IRS audits have been declining. In 2019 only .45%...
It had been two years since we had a family vacation. Everyone needed a break and a change of scenery. Our family had vaccinated months prior and we had weathered the...
You have a Will! Congratulations. You are in the minority in the United States. Some surveys show that only 39% of people in the United States have a Will. When we...
After a separation or divorce Child custody schedules specify each parent’s time with their children. Schedules are very detailed and include information about custody during weeknights and weekends, as well as...
A wave of people are running for bankruptcy protection. When the U. S. Supreme Court struck down the nationwide moratorium on evictions millions of people who had been living in homes...
A person sentenced to probation has not served any jail or prison time for the crime they plead guilty or were found guilty of. That individual is being offered a jail...
In Pennsylvania, individuals who either plead guilty to a crime or are found guilty of a crime following a trial are often sentenced to a period of incarceration in a jail...
If a person pleads guilty or is found to be guilty following a trial they may be placed on probation as a form of punishment. Quite simply, probation means that the...
