by Durham Law Firm | Jun 4, 2016 | Employment Law
Severance Agreements for North Carolina Clients When the employment relationship comes to an end, the employee may have an uncertain financial future, and has to consider many things very quickly. One of these things that occasionally occurs is whether the employee...
by Durham Law Firm | Jun 2, 2016 | Estate Planning
When appointing an executor of a will, some people may choose a person who does not live in North Carolina. There are many reasons for this. They may want their child to be the executor and that child lives out of state. They may have retired and moved to a different...
by Durham Law Firm | Jun 1, 2016 | Estate Planning
What can we learn from Prince? Estate attorneys around the country have been paying close attention to the death of Prince. On top of losing a talented and beloved music star, controversy has popped up concerning his estate. Family members claim that they have been...
by Durham Law Firm | May 30, 2016 | Estate Planning
A Homerun in Estate Planning When it’s the bottom of the ninth and you’re looking to score a homerun with your estate plan, you want to make sure your bases are loaded. Living Will on First: A living will allows you to make your wishes known regarding artificial life...
by Durham Law Firm | May 30, 2016 | Estate Administration
More About Probate – Durham County Estate Lawyers We have previously talked about what it means to probate a Will. The estate administration process can often sound scary and complicated, which is a reason many people go to great extremes to try and avoid probate...
by Durham Law Firm | May 30, 2016 | Employment Law
Non-Compete Agreements in North Carolina – Raleigh Non-Compete Attorney It’s important to know if you are agreeing to an enforceable non-compete agreement under North Carolina law and what exactly the non-compete forbids. We can review a North Carolina...
by Durham Law Firm | Apr 25, 2016 | Estate Planning
Many English estate laws came straight from Rome. They differed in several key instances. English wills allowed for partial parts of the will to be discarded while others remained valid. They also allowed for children to be disinherited, which as we discussed before,...
by Durham Law Firm | Apr 24, 2016 | Estate Planning
Wills as we know them come from western culture, with some of the earliest originating in ancient Greece and Rome before being used in England and then eventually America. While much has changed, we still use many of the laws and ideas set down by these societies. In...
by Durham Law Firm | Apr 21, 2016 | Estate Planning
Once you are over eighteen, you are legally considered an adult and therefore are able to make a will. For most people, this is the last thing they would think of doing at that age, but it is something you can do once you are that age. Wills are often associated with...
by Durham Law Firm | Apr 15, 2016 | Estate Planning
A health care proxy or health care power of attorney is a document which names someone to make medical decisions for you if you become unable to make them yourself. This isn’t just limited to end of life matters, like with a living will. Instead, it allows one person...
