According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, tenants occupy 563,173 rental units in Kentucky. These tenants sometimes have disputes with property owners that escalate to a point where legal intervention becomes necessary. When landlords receive an...
Litigation
Can a family business survive sibling disputes?
Family businesses are a cornerstone of American society, with half the nation’s GDP generated by small family-owned businesses. Customers may like the familial atmosphere of seeing two or three generations working together or the dynamic of sisters and brothers...
A personal guarantee may help with business debt collection
Every reputable business's lifeblood involves contracts. They stipulate terms for sales and services provided, price and dates for suppliers, and should include clauses that address foreseeable issues that cause one party not to meet the terms. While it makes good...
Some divorces require litigation
Most divorces are handled through some form of mediation rather than in court, and many family law attorneys will argue against litigation as expensive and time-consuming. This is fine if the split is an amicable one, or the two sides are open to negotiating a fair...
Not happy with how probate was handled?
Executors typically try to honor the wishes of the decedent. The job involves closing the estate and distributing assets to beneficiaries and heirs. Still, someone may dispute or appeal the plan or a judge’s ruling concerning the will and estate plan. Common grounds...
Litigation may be the best option for your contract breach
Contracts are the foundation of doing business with clients, customers and other companies. These agreements involve costs, deliverables, deadlines, and what happens when the contract’s conditions are not met. Using valid contracts means that a business can make...
You can appeal your divorce litigation
Unfortunately, some who litigate their divorce in court believe the judge did not get it right. It may be that the judge's ruling did not consider all the case's pertinent facts, or they may have made legal errors while considering the matter. Fortunately, the...
Tips for avoiding fiduciary duty claims as an executor
Executors perform any number of essential duties in handling an estate. Unfortunately, beneficiaries may disagree with how you do it or even decisions made by the decedent. While you did your utmost to perform all your fiduciary duties during the probate process, they...
An overview of civil litigation
There are many different areas of law, but these are divided between criminal and civil cases. Criminal cases involve breaking the law with a prosecutor and a defendant. There are penalties that include jail, probation, fines or a criminal record. Civil litigation...
Did your business partner abandon you?
New partnerships typically start with optimism, but not all live up to those dreams. Whether it is a difference of opinion or they left for greener pastures, the remaining partner or group of partners may feel like they've been abandoned. The departure also leaves...