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,...
by Durham Law Firm | Mar 31, 2020 | Business
On Friday, March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act was signed into law. The CARES Act was enacted for the purpose of offering much-needed relief to businesses and individuals negatively impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak. The Act...
by Durham Law Firm | Mar 20, 2020 | Business
As reports about the Coronavirus continue to come out, employers and employees continue to monitor the situation and wonder how their lives and business will be affected. On March 18, 2020, the President signed the Families First Coronavirus Act. It addresses...
by Durham Law Firm | Mar 18, 2020 | HWH Updates
Owning a small business or working for one offers many perks on top of being the backbone of American society. However, what do small businesses and their employees do when something catastrophic happens, such as what we are seeing right now? Coronavirus is impacting...
by Durham Law Firm | Mar 10, 2020 | Guardianship
As the Baby Boomer generation continues to age, Adult Guardianship increasingly influences the lives of individuals and their families. It’s been stated that there are approximately 1.3 million adult guardianship cases in the United States and 50 billion dollars of...
by Durham Law Firm | Mar 5, 2020 | Estate Planning
Sometimes, after a person passes away, heirs who are entitled to share in the decedent’s estate find out that they aren’t going to receive as much as they thought. Sometimes, this is due to the interference with the inheritance by an agent under a Power of Attorney or...
by Durham Law Firm | Feb 14, 2020 | Estate Planning
Often, without proper planning, children under 18 years of age become the recipients of cash, life insurance benefits, stock, or other inheritance. How do we properly and legally distribute the property to a minor? There are a number of different laws that might be...
by Durham Law Firm | Feb 6, 2020 | Special Proceedings
Name changes can be complicated and require a lot of leg-work on the front end before you can even get to the point of filing the necessary paperwork with the Court. There are two main categories of name changes: Adult and Minor. Both have different requirements that...
by Durham Law Firm | Feb 4, 2020 | Estate Planning
On December 19th, 2019, the SECURE Act was passed for the purpose of bolstering retirement savings and became effective as of January 1, 2020. Among other things, this one-hundred thirty-page document gave more buoyancy to certain types of savings accounts that focus...
