博客:意见 & 观察
子女抚养费，配偶抚养费... 父母的支持? - 2015年6月
2015年6月3日
我们都听说过子女抚养费和配偶抚养费. 在任何家庭律师的日子里，它们都是常规的概念. But, few of us who regularly engage in family law cases have ever had to deal with parent support. Va. Code Ann. 20 - 88(§米奇, 2009) in part provides the following:It shall be the joint and several duty of all persons eighteen years of age or over, 有足够的赚钱能力或收入的, 在合理地为他或她自己提供资金之后...
Read More2015年5月7日
在法律界, 有些律师的业务包括, 在不同程度上, 业主代表, 承包商, 分包商, material suppliers and designers or other parties involved in the construction industry, 涉及商业建筑工程的事项, 私人和公共, 以及住宅建设项目. Attorneys who devote a major portion of their practice to construction and public contract law...
Read More2015年4月15日
by Anne C. 2月25日, 2015, the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") issued a final rule amending DHS regulations to extend eligibility for employment authorization to certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B nonimmigrants seeking employment-based lawful permanent resident status. 最后一条规则, 5月26日生效, 2015, supports DHS goals of attracting and retaining highly skilled foreign workers by helping to alleviate some of the hardship...
Read More2015年3月23日
by Anne C. 人们说你无法控制自己爱上的人, and love is complicated even under the best of circumstances. Things become even more complex when love crosses international borders. The United States immigration and nationality laws govern the legal processes for foreign nationals who desire to live and work in the United States, including specific rules and requirements for fiancé(e)s and spouses of U.S. citizens.无论你是...
Read More2015年2月9日
by Alysha AllenSome of the most contentious child custody litigation involves the fight over whether a parent may relocate with a child.The Code of Virginia does not specifically address relocation of a custodial parent. 就像弗吉尼亚州的监护权诉讼一样, the paramount concern in relocation cases is the best interests of the child. Before a court permits a custodial parent to relocate with a child, 它必须确定重新定位是在...
Read MoreWalking Through a Subcontract Minefield Without Stepping on a Mine - January 2015
2015年1月20日
The typical standard form of subcontract agreement in use by general 承包商 throughout the country may contain a minefield of provisions which can prevent or make it difficult for 分包商 to get paid for their work or for changes in their work or for delays. Because, 在大多数情况下, general 承包商 are reluctant to eliminate or modify some of these provisions, it is important that 分包商 not only carefully read their subcontracts...
Read More欢迎加入! Residential Leasing to Military Families - November 2014
2014年11月7日
作者:凯瑟琳·N. BylerThere are 27 military bases in Virginia with every branch of the service having at least one base. Quantico, 尤斯蒂堡, and Naval Air Station Oceana are some of the installations that bring people and dollars to Virginia. Military personnel coming to the Commonwealth for a limited duration provide a steady market for rental properties. Both landlords and military tenants should be aware of special legislation and procedures designed...
Read More2014年10月17日
杰西卡·M. BoothIn弗吉尼亚, any adult who is capable of making an informed decision may, 在任何时候, make a written advance directive to address health care in the event he or she is later determined to be incapable of making an informed decision. Written advance directives must be signed by the maker (the “declarant”) in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. Oral advance directives, in the presence of two witnesses, are permitted only if the...
Read More2014年9月5日
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “Act” (frequently referred to in common parlance as “Obamacare”)) requires, among other things that all “large employers” provide qualified health coverage for all of their full-time employees or pay an annual penalty (known as the Employer Shared Responsibility). A large employer is generally any employer with 50 or more full-time employees or full-time equivalents. 全职员工是指...
Read More2014年7月29日
杰弗里·A. HunnHomeowners’ Association and a Civic Association … if there is one?” The homebuyer client often goes on to explain to me he/she will have to pay mandatory dues. He/she can’t find any information on the neighborhood website or in the By-Laws. I am forced to explain there are some very important differences between a Homeowners’ Association and a Civic Association.什么是公民协会?公民协会(简称“CA”)是非营利性组织...
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