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When facing a DUI or drug-related charge, the legal consequences can be severe, especially for first-time offenders. However, Alabama has several programs designed to help individuals avoid the most damaging long-term penalties associated with these offenses. These...
Choosing an executor for your estate involves significant consideration. You want someone trustworthy and detail-oriented. This person will manage the distribution of your assets and ensure your final wishes are carried out. While many people have a sole executor,...
Many states have legalized recreational marijuana. Over the last decade, these laws have spread across the United States. This means that people are sometimes tempted to bring marijuana products with them when they travel. Maybe you live in Alabama, but you took a...
For people pursuing certain professions, a college education is all but mandatory. Many young adults plan to go to college to network and learn about the world even if they don't yet have a specific career in mind. Unfortunately, a lot can occur during college that...
You would never drink and drive – but that doesn’t mean you can’t end up with a charge of driving under the influence (DUI) anyhow. In Alabama, you can face drunk driving charges even if your impairment has nothing to do with alcohol or illicit drugs. Something as...
A trust is a legal document that can help protect assets during and after an individual has passed away. With the right trust, an estate could be protected from probate, estate taxes and disputes. Many kinds of trusts can be added to an estate plan, such as a...
One reason it’s wise to begin putting an estate plan in place even if you’re nowhere close to the age where you can collect Social Security is that some key estate planning documents address situations in which you are seriously ill or injured and unable to speak for...
Alabama is one of a minority of states where a person can face a murder charge if they were allegedly part of a felony offense that resulted in someone’s death (including one of the perpetrators), even if they weren’t the one who killed them. This is known as the...
No one wants to pay more than they owe in federal income taxes. People tend to make use of every deduction, tax credit and legal loophole they can find to diminish their final tax bills or increase their annual income tax refunds after filing their returns. It is...
Maybe you diverted a little money from your employer’s account to pay the bills because all your money went for drugs – or maybe you were caught driving under the influence because you’d convinced yourself that you drive better drunk than sober. Either way, drug or...
