Shareholder Derivative Suits

When an investor buys the stock of a corporation, he or she becomes an owner of the company. Although the board of directors and appointed executive officers run the day-to-day operations of the company, they ultimately serve at the pleasure of the shareholders....

Same Sex Child Support Taxation

As a general rule, spousal support (referred to by the Code as “alimony”) is taxable to the recipient and deductible by the payor. Child support, on the other hand, is not taxable to anyone and it is not tax deductible. Same sex married persons are now treated as...

Immigration TCP

TPC or Temporary protected status (also called “TPS”) is a temporary immigration status to the United States, granted to eligible nationals of the following countries including • El Salvador, • Honduras • Haiti • Nepal • Syria • Nicaragua • Yemen • Sudan,...

Garnishing Wages for Child Support or Alimony

If you have a court order requiring someone to pay you child support or alimony, you shouldn’t have to wait for a check in the mail or hear excuses about why someone can’t pay this month. You can have the court automatically take the money out of their paycheck. This...

What if I can’t afford a divorce attorney?

One of the main concerns people have when faced with a divorce is how to pay for a lawyer. Often the spouse petitioning for divorce makes all the money and can afford an expensive divorce lawyer while the responding spouse doesn’t have any money they can call their...