by Durham Law Firm | Apr 28, 2020 | Estate Planning, Medicaid
When a person is planning for the possibility of becoming incapacitated one day or for the inevitability of death, the common tools a person might reference needing include a Will, Power of Attorney, Health Care Proxy, and Living Will. However, frequently, when we...
by Durham Law Firm | Apr 23, 2020 | Business
No business owner likes to think they will have to face litigation issues. For small business owners, litigation is often a costly, drawn-out legal battle that most owners cannot afford. Often times, one major lawsuit could be enough to cause some small business...
by Durham Law Firm | Apr 17, 2020 | Business
On April 6, 2020, the Department of Labor issued guidelines to further clarify provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6201) (FFCRA). The FFCRA was passed in part for the purpose of expanding...
by Durham Law Firm | Apr 14, 2020 | Business
On Friday, March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act was signed into law by the Federal Government. The CARES Act was enacted for the purpose of offering much-needed relief to businesses and individuals negatively impacted by the COVID-19...
by Durham Law Firm | Apr 14, 2020 | Business
On April 6, 2020, the Department of Labor gave guidelines to further clarify the changes that the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6201 ) (FFCRA) made in expanding the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)....
by Durham Law Firm | Apr 8, 2020 | Probate
by Durham Law Firm | Apr 7, 2020 | Medicaid
A lot of clients come to us and proactively decide to plan for the possibility that they may need to have Medicaid pay for the cost of nursing home care one day. When most people think of Medicaid, they think of health insurance for people that have insufficient...
by Durham Law Firm | Apr 7, 2020 | Probate
Only two things in life are certain: Death and Taxes. Well sometimes, those two certainties coincide, and sometimes in very complicated ways. One of the most common questions we get is about inheritance tax. It’s often a difficult time emotionally when someone passes....
by Durham Law Firm | Apr 6, 2020 | Estate Planning
Let’s face it — it can be hard to pass down your guns. Firearms are strictly monitored so the government can try to make sure that potentially lethal weapons aren’t in the hands of irresponsible people. But guns aren’t just utilitarian tools — they’re recreational,...