Who needs estate planning in Colorado? This questions was posed by Wayne Farlow in ColoradoBiz.com (see full article here: http://www.cobizmag.com/articles/who-needs-estate-planning). The answer is pretty straight forward: Anyone who is going to die. Not to be morbid, but that is the simple truth. No matter the size of your estate, a little planning can save your […]
Have you ever heard the acronym “NIMBY” before? In case not, it stands for "Not in My Backyard", and is a pejorative term for activist neighbors or communities that staunchly oppose some new development on often spurious grounds. “Want to build a park? Well, not in my backyard. It will attract too many teens and […]
Immigration is one of the biggest issues facing California and the nation right now. Turn on the television or open up any newspaper (online in this case) and you will find a story on immigration. A recent article on WashingtonPost.com by William Harless is just one of hundreds of examples. (see full article here). What […]
Two recent trends in California have dramatically altered the landscape of “Landlord/Tenant Relationship”; specifically evictions. The first is the skyrocketing real estate market. The second is the rise of ‘room share’ applications like AirBnB and VRBO. What this means is that there is money to be made and both sides, and owners and renters are […]
A recent article in the New York Times by Jennifer Medina on California labor issues (found here) prompted a question. Do you know where your state stands in regards to labor laws? Not all states are equal. In fact, nationwide, there is significant variation between labor heavy regulations and those that favor the employer. Laws […]
At Jurisco, Injunction Bonds in California, are part of our daily life and a recent post on worldipreview.com (an intellectual property issues online publication) is especially pertinent to our mission. Before going into to more detail, let me pose a few questions: Have you ever seen someone hawking high priced luxury goods on the street […]
Recently a colleague told me harrowing story about how he was delayed from selling his house due to a bizarre statutory requirement. How many of you loyal Jurisco Surety Bond blog followers have ever heard of Reconveyance? Ok, don’t answer, some of you are probably attorneys or other Surety Bond blog authors. But for those […]
An interesting and in-depth article written by California Appellate Law Expert and Super Lawyer, John Derrick, titled "The Civil Appeals Process", got me thinking about the role of defendant's bonds in today's court system. (see John's full article: here) Specifically, the article got me thinking how defendant's bonds (i.e. appeal bonds or stay bonds) are […]
“Simply put, money can be divided but children cannot” This line, by Jeff Landers on Forbes.com, speaks to the extra layer of difficulty when a divorcing couple have children. The article, however, speaks more to the extra (extra!) layer of difficulty when one member of the divorcing couple has an international passport. (see full post […]