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Checklist for Hiring a Private Investigator

Looking for an old friend? Want to know if your spouse is cheating? Need to check out a potential tenant or employee?A good private investigator (PI) can help you obtain these answers.
Colleen CollinsJanuary 07, 2005

Stop Collection Agency Harassment

Owing a debt does not automatically subject you to harrassing, threatening and other inappropriate collection agency behavior. Some collection agencies go too far with what I call "renegade collectors" they will repeatedly call you at your...
Susan Chana Lask, Esq.August 07, 2004

How to Talk to the Police if Your Suspected of a Crime

If you’re suspected of a crime, the police can come to your house or work or find you on the street to talk to you. Usually it will be a detective in plain clothes in an unmarked car who will want to talk to you.
Susan Chana Lask, Esq.October 04, 2004

Top tips on immigration to Canada

O Canada!Canada maintains one of the most open immigration policies in the world, but there’s still a mountain of paperwork standing between you and your Canadian visa.
Oonagh BaerveldtMarch 05, 2006

FLSA Lawyers – Fair Labor Standards Act Attorneys & Lawsuits

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was created by the United States government in 1938. This act was set to protect the rights of workers and encourage ‘fair play’ between the management and labor.
T. GoingDecember 02, 2005

Alternative Billing -- Win Win Strategies

Better Legal Billing: Time Slips for the FutureOptions Abound, But It's Often Up to Clients to Suggest Them In the old days of legal billing, lawyer's invoices — usually a single page of elegant letterhead—contained only the...
Dan HarrisMarch 11, 2004

Five Reasons Why I don't Have a Will

One: I hate my children and want them to never speak to each other again after the battle over my estate.Two: I hate my spouse and want him or her to suffer the agony of attempting to probate my estate without a will.Three: I think foster care is...
Wayne PattersonMay 31, 2003

Are you ready for Your Student's Student Loans?

Your son or daughter is a high school senior and your worried about the coming year, and more importantly, the coming student loans? College has become so important in your children's future that parents have begun to plan for it at their...
Mike YeagerJuly 17, 2004

How to Get A Divorce

While each person’s situation is unique, there are steps to follow that are common to all in the event that you and/or your spouse decide to file for divorce.
Nathan DawsonSeptember 23, 2005

The Polygraph as a Truth Detector

1984 Summary The B.C. Civil Liberties Association believes that there is convincing evidence to suggest that the use of the polygraph is arbitrary, subjective, biased toward accusations of guilt and claims of very high validity are scientifically...
William TrevinoJanuary 14, 2005