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Prepping To Buy Property In Thailand The first thing I did in preparation for getting a house in Thailand was scour the Internet for all the information I could find on owning or leasing a house in Thailand. Most of the information I found was at Thai legal sites and forums. The legal sites had the nitty-gritty information and the forums had the personal stories and some mis-information. I also purchased a book, actually an eBook, which was one man’s tale about building a house in Thailand. This was a great twenty-dollar investment as it was very detailed, came with…

The Apartment Leasing Agreement Protects You When Renting The apartment leasing agreement protects you when renting a home or an apartment. The agreement drawn up by the property owner not only protects the owner, but it does protect you. If you have an apartment leasing agreement, what you can do and what you cannot do are outline in the lease. If there are areas that need more clarification do not sight the agreement until the sections are clarified so you understand them completely. In the apartment leasing agreement, the rent due date as well as the penalties for late rent…

Legal Seafood Blue Cheese Salad with Shrimp Crumbled Blue Cheese Dressing 1/2 cup olive oil 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar 1 tablespoon fine-diced red onion 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon chopped garlic Pinch kosher salt Pinch dried green peppercorns, crushed 2 tablespoons chopped parsley 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese Salad with Shrimp 6 Belgian endive, cleaned and cored, but leave intact 9 cups coarse-chopped frisee lettuce 6 ripe Bartlett pears, peeled, cored and each cut into 8 slices 6 ounces (1 1/2 cups) blue cheese, cut into 1/2-inch squares 1 1/2 cups toasted walnuts 24…

Why Hire A Personal Injury Attorney? Before you can make a decision as to whether or not you should hire a personal injury attorney / lawyer, you first have to know what a personal injury case is. Most people think that a personal injury claim is a car or motor vehicle accident claim. While an injury sustained in an automobile accident where another was at fault would be a personal injury claim, there are many other matters that also fall under that heading. A personal injury attorney / lawyer handles matters where there has been a personal injury, either physical…

Criminal Defense – White Collar Crime White Collar Crimes are defined as non-violent acts committed by individuals or businesses in the course of daily working activity. Some of these crimes include embezzlement, bribery, tax evasion, false advertising and other types of fraud. They are generally used to obtain money, property or services to gain advantage in business or in ones personal life. According to the FBI, white collar crimes cost the United States more than $300 billion annually. These crimes are considered to be federal offenses and even though state and local law enforcement may be involved in the cases,…

Divorce, find out about child support You will need to see what your state laws say about child support. The key point to child support is to make sure that the children are taken care off when the parents separate. After a divorce, some people can not provide enough for their family on one income, that is why you need to file for child support. The judge will make the child support reasonable by looking at what the father or mother makes along with the guardian of the child and then the needs of the child. The older a child…

An Interview With Author Alan Rolnick About His New Book Landmark Status Landmark Status is a wonderfully funny book. Alan Rolnick uses Miami as the backdrop, and real estate as the weapon, to take the reader on a madcap journey that I can guarantee you will enjoy. When I put the put the book down and wrote the review, I just knew I wanted to talk to this guy. Anyone that can create the outlandish characters and amazingly funny scenes that I encountered in Landmark Status, has to be a pretty interesting person to chat with. Alan agreed to an…

Child Head Injury Protection Injuring child for small reasons is not allowed and is strictly prohibited. People should understand that punishing children is not a solution to the problem. Children in schools are punished for not doing any homework. This punishment may result into a serious injury. A punishment that may give rise to injury is regarded as a crime. Strict action will be taken those involved in such type of crimes. Various child laws have been incorporated in schools and other educational institutions to save children from any kind of injury. Child head injuries may be accidental or non…

Asset Protection: Some Tips To Protect Your Wealth In business and accounting an asset is anything owned, whether in possession or by right to take possession, by a person or a group acting together, e.g. a company, the measurement of which can be expressed in monetary terms. Assets are listed on the balance sheet. Since assets represent every material possession that a person or a company has, some steps should be taken in order to protect them. Not everybody can afford a sophisticated asset protection plan: however, everybody can take some commonsensical steps to better-protect their hard-earned wealth. 1 –…

Expert Witnesses Shine with Winning Word Selections A picture may paint a thousand words, but in the expert witness field you still need to find the right words to describe your practice. It may sound easy, but it is not! Even a seasoned writer searches for appropriate language. Why is word selection important? Reason # 1: Attorneys and paralegals find you online by searching on keywords. Reason # 2: Search engines categorize your website based on Metatags and keyword density. Reason # 3: Prospects look for certain phrases when they need an expert witness with very specific experience. Five sources…