Blog: Opinions & Observations
当你拥有与水接触的土地时，河岸的权利:环境的混合, Admiralty and State Law - June 2013
June 19, 2013
By James T. Lang.Why do people pay extra for property “on the water”? Besides the ambience and the view, owning land in contact with the water of a river, bay, creek or ocean includes valuable riparian property rights. 弗吉尼亚州最高法院在2012年写道:财产的沿海或河岸性质往往是实质性的, if not the greatest, element of its value. 无论船主是否利用其出海航行、捕鱼、...
Read MoreProvisional Waivers for Unlawful Presence - April 2013
April 22, 2013
By Anne C. Lahren.Prior to March 4, 2013, 外国直系亲属(如配偶)在美国境内无法获得救济, parent, or minor child) of a U.S. 以前未经检查入境的公民(EWI), 不管这样的外国人离开美国有多么艰难.S. might cause the U.S. citizen immediate relative and family. 持有EWI的外国人没有资格调整身份，必须离开美国.S. and apply for an...
Read More最近的上诉法院案件强调了在分离早期保护账户的重要性- 2013年4月
April 08, 2013
Wright v. Wright. 莱特案涉及一对结婚30年的夫妇的离婚. Mr. 赖特是里士满地区著名的律师，执业成功. Mrs. 赖特虽然受过高等教育，但做了20多年的家庭主妇. During the course of the divorce case, Mrs. 赖特寻求持续的配偶支持，并试图让赖特先生. 赖特退还了他从联名账户中提取的款项...
Read More老龄化和痴呆的法律方面:先进的规划工具，承诺程序，监护 & Conservatorships - March 2013
March 06, 2013
By Kathryn N. Byler.During the 2013 session, 退伍军人大会一致通过了一项法律，反对对无行为能力的人进行经济剥削，将其定为重罪，可判处1至20年监禁. 这部法律触及了人们日益关注的问题，即在不不必要地剥夺老年人权利的情况下保护老年人.曾经是精明的社区领袖的老年人可能会经历痴呆症的影响...
Read MoreSWaM Certification - December 2012
December 18, 2012
In 2006, 凯恩州长发布了第33号行政命令，其中规定联邦任何机构采购货物和十大正规网赌网址的合同授予率为40%. By Executive Order 33, 弗吉尼亚州少数民族企业部门(“DMBE”)被赋予小企业认证的责任, Women Owned and Minority Owned business. Hence, the term “SWaM” was created. Since most...
Read MoreTo Give or Not To Give Before Dec. 31 - November 2012
November 02, 2012
For gifts made in 2012 and individuals dying in 2012, the estate tax exemption, 赠与税豁免和隔代转让税(“GSTT”)豁免均为5美元,120,000 (less prior taxable gifts). This exemption applies to each donor/decedent. In addition, 2011年或2012年去世的死者的未亡配偶，如果没有充分利用其遗产税豁免，可以使用其已故配偶的未使用豁免(“DSUE”)。. This...
Read MoreOctober 04, 2012
I have practiced law in Virginia for almost thirty years, focusing primarily on estate planning and administration, and related business succession planning. Over the last decade, 我发现，围绕律师权力的使用和滥用的问题和争议的数量急剧增加. This is probably due to a number of different factors, including our increasingly litigious population, the easy accessibility of form...
Read MoreDeferred Action for “DREAMers” - August 2012
August 17, 2012
8月15日，国土安全部开始为合格的无证移民提供延期遣返, 2012. 延期诉讼不赋予个人合法地位, 但它确实在延期期间阻止了非法居留的积累.符合条件的个人可获得为期两年的延期行动. 获得延期行动批准的个人将不会进入遣返程序...
Read MoreJune 25, 2012
"主权豁免"原则源于古老的普通法主张，即未经国王或王后("主权者")同意，不得起诉他或她. 这曾经是普通法下的绝对豁免, it has been abrogated in various ways over the centuries, 但它仍然是决定弗吉尼亚联邦内公共政府实体及其雇员是否存在责任的重要因素. Recently,...
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