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How to Take Care of Your Children When You’re Gone Through Estate Planning

What parents should know about estate planning to make sure take care of their children will be taken care of

The Foreclosure Crisis—Where We Have Been, Where We Are Now and What Lies Ahead

An Overview of the Past, Present and Future of the Foreclosure Crisis

Business Succession Planning—the Basics

A brief overview of what business owners should know about exit planning and transferring the business when the time is right

Immigrant Visa Bulletin for January 2016

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services released the January 2016 Visa Bulletin for adjustment of status applicants. I have included the charts in my post.

What is a Strategic Default and When is it an Appropriate Decision?

An overview of the strategic default option for distressed mortgage borrowers. This article discusses what is a "strategic default," along with its risks, benefits and consequences to help consumers make an informed decision.

Congress Agrees on Omnibus Bill: Effects on Immigration

As expected, Congress has agreed on an on an omnibus appropriations bill that the President has signaled he will sign. Congress has passed a stopgap spending measure to give the bill to fund the government until the new bill is passed. I will review them in this post.

Arbitration

Q & A about arbitration.

International Child Custody Cases

International child custody is essentially a specialty within a specialty.

USCIS Forms Updates (Oct 2015 to Dec 2015)

The United States Citizenship Services (USCIS) periodically updates its immigration forms. In this post, I will list the Forms that have been changed from October of 2015 to December of 2015 and the older versions of the changed forms that will still be accepted.

Rules for Using a TPS-Related EAD While Holding a Valid Nonimmigrant Status

An alien who is granted temporary protected status (TPS) may obtain an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) along with TPS. Furthermore, he or she may maintain a valid nonimmigrant status along with TPS. Certain nonimmigrant statuses limit or outright prohibit the employment...

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