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The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides employees up to 12 workweeks of unpaid, job-protected leave a year, and requires group health benefits to be maintained during the leave. This article provides answers to the most frequently asked questions. The FMLA became effective August 5, 1993, for most employers and employees. This law covers […]

A Primer on Critical Questions Concerning Child Support, Visitation and the Joint Custody Law 1. HOW IS CHILD SUPPORT DETERMINED? Specific child support levels are generally determined on a case-by-case basis. All states have established minimum statutory guidelines and the child support level is usually calculated in the state where the support case is pending. […]

Taking care of Grandpa should be a natural evolution of the family dynamic, as our eldest family members continue to age, and our younger members get stronger, more competent, and more financially independent. Unfortunately, sometimes it’s those very family members, who are supposedly handling all the financial affairs, that victimize the elder family member via […]

September 2000 – One option for consumers is to sign up with a prepaid legal plan. Charging from $8 to $25 a month, the plans function similar to health insurance coverage. Clients contribute a certain amount of money every month so they will have legal protection if, and when, they need it. Alec Schwartz, executive director […]

Our site users have asked for additional low-cost involvement from attorneys on Family Law issues (divorce, custody, support, etc.). To help pay for the time of over 40 attorneys now available 24 hours a day with the Online Family Law Service, we are charging a ten dollar fee. Simply ask your question and our attorneys […]

A living will is a written document that describes the kind of life sustaining treatment you want or do not want if you are later unable to tell your doctor what kind of treatment you wish to receive. The law may not recognize all types of instructions which might be contained in a person’s living […]