Child support can be one of the contentious areas between divorcing parents, especially if the child lives with one parent most of the time. The other parent may resent handing over money to their ex and question if they are really spending it on their child. If you...
Debt collection is a difficult process made even more complex by state and federal laws that limit what collectors can do. When someone owes your Wisconsin-based company money, you may need to exert significant effort to get them to make payments. Although they may...
If a police officer shows up at your house, knocks on the door, and asks to come inside, your first question may simply be whether or not they have a warrant. You want to know if they already went to a judge and got a warrant that gives them legal permission to come...
You can’t watch any kind of crime drama or detective story without being somewhat aware of your Miranda rights, and this important protection against police coercion is often taught in school government classes. Just the same, many people don’t fully understand how...
Without a warrant, the police typically cannot go into your house, even if they would like to carry out an investigation. They need to have enough reason to go before a judge and get a warrant, or they need your consent to enter the home. This is considered to be your...
A car accident can have serious consequences for both the victim and the driver who caused the crash. However, those consequences are nothing compared to what can happen when a driver “hits and runs.” If everybody knows that they have a legal obligation to stick...
Debt collection is a carefully regulated industry. There are strict limitations on what a company can do to try to secure payment of a debt. Violations of these rules can lead to court hearings and major financial penalties. Those trying to collect on a debt can take...
If you cannot pay your debts, the company you owe may hire a debt collector to persuade you to pay. The thought of that might strike fear into you. The popular image of a debt collector is a couple of heavy-set men in ill-fitting suits knocking on your door with a...
Everyone involved in renting real estate takes some amount of risk. Tenants have the risks that come from lack of stability, as their landlord could evict them or terminate the lease often with little notice. Landlords take risks because their tenants could become...
New business partners sometimes decide not to create a partnership agreement because they each feel like bringing up the whole idea may make the other person think that there is a lack of trust between them. They don’t want to start the company with that perception,...
