Conservatorship
If you have a close friend or family member who is suffering from severe physical or mental illness, recovering from …
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Determining Competency to Sign a Durable Power of Attorney
To create and sign a Durable Power of Attorney (DPOA), you must be “competent,” also referred to as “of sound mind.” That …
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Child Support Basics
Both parents have the legal duty to provide financial support for their child whether they are married, divorced, or even …
Child Custody and Visitation
We are often asked to provide information to parents (and non-parents) seeking custody and visitation orders for their child(ren). There …
Check your credit report free now once per week
The credit reporting companies (Equifax, Experian, and Transunion) are required to provide a free credit check once a year. During …
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Caring for Another’s Child: Caregiver’s Authorization Affidavit
Frequently parents find that they need someone else, often a grandparent or other family member, to care for and make …
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Calculating Personal Injury Damages
Learn About It If you are injured in an accident, at some point you will have determine how much money …
West Digests (Finding Cases by Topic)
The Law Library has two sets of West Digests in print format (now published by Thomson Reuters): The United States …
Using Shepard’s® Citation Service on Lexis
How to Shepardize™ a Case in Lexis+® The most common use for the Shepard’s Citations Services is determining if a …
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Reading Citations
Finding Cases and Statutes by Citation Any reference to any primary law source – case or statute – has a …