Estate planning isn’t just for the wealthy. All it takes is a modest house and a little bit of savings to make handling your affairs after death a very complex affair. If it’s done poorly, the process can overwhelm your children or whoever manages your estate. If it’s not done at all, your assets will end up going through probate court. Either way, it’s something you want to … [Read more...]
Distracted Driving: A Focus on Texting While Driving
Anything extra that you do inside your vehicle that diverts you away from the primary action of driving can be considered a distraction. According to distraction.gov these activities include (but are not limited to): Eating and drinking Talking to passengers Grooming Watching a video Adjusting a radio, CD player, or MP3 player While the above activities defiantly … [Read more...]
Are Vaping & Lung Disease Linked? Investigators Want to Find Out
Vaping was supposed to be a technological liberation for smokers. Instead of getting a nicotine fix by inhaling tobacco, the new e-cigarettes would turn nicotine liquid into aerosolized vapor, something much less toxic. But early returns are not reassuring. An outbreak of illnesses across the country have alerted the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to a potential link between … [Read more...]
Texas Leads Nation in Number of Exonerations in the United States
Ironically, the state with the highest number of exonerations goes to the one with some of the toughest crime laws in the nation: Texas. With over 363 exonerations in the last 30 years, the only other states that came close to Texas are Illinois with 303, New York with 281, and California close on their heels at 201. Together, all 50 states share a grand total of 2,398 … [Read more...]
Illegal Real Estate Practices
The real estate market has more than a little bit of the Wild West in it, with realtors, buyers and sellers all looking to strike the best deal for themselves. There are a number of illegal real estate practices, along with those that are simply unethical. The ones you will likely encounter fall into 2 categories. #1: Dual representation It’s every realtor’s dream to represent … [Read more...]
New Federal Death Penalty Rule Turns Heads
U.S. Attorney General William Barr recently moved to legalize the federal death penalty, calling for 5 executions to occur between December 2019 and January 2020. Currently, 62 federal prisoners sit on death row, but whether any of their executions will be carried out is uncertain given the legal challenges Barr will face. When the federal death penalty was last renewed in … [Read more...]
