Zoning laws are often similar from one municipality to the next, but the details may be significant enough to prevent you from running a business like the one your friend started a few miles away. Fortunately, cities also have a process for requesting an exception or...
Month: May 2021
What is Michigan doing about cannabis and racial justice?
If you have been following the news about the cannabis industry, you may have read that there is widespread legalization sweeping the country. However, you may also have read that statistics indicate a disconnect between the people hurt by anti-drug laws and the...
What to consider when forming a new business
Diving into the market might feel scary, but there is a right and wrong way to doing it. In a pond of big fish and little fish, you are the smallest when you start out. And the pond is big. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy,...
What does the 2021 Clean Slate legislation cover?
If you have a conviction for a nonviolent crime, you may apply to have it removed from your Michigan criminal record. Afterward, you can truthfully state that your arrest and conviction never happened. Without the conviction, you may become eligible for financial aid,...
What is parental alienation?
One of the most difficult decisions to make during a divorce is who gets custody of any children involved. Under ideal circumstances, couples share physical and legal custody for a united parenting front. In other cases, one parent has custody while the other receives...
How does winning the lottery work in divorce?
The odds of winning the lottery are slim, but if you land that winning ticket you have a lot to work through including taxes and payout. But if you are in the middle of a divorce, those winnings might become a lottery-sized wrench in your financial paperwork. Since it...
What defines negligence in a tort case?
Many tort hearings that take place in Michigan usually involve an act of negligence. According to the Law Library, negligence occurs when people or companies create a situation that causes serious harm to individuals or property. Other definitions of negligence may...