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When you decide that your business needs to stay in your family, one option you need to think about is passing it on through your estate plan. Although you can pass on your family business before death, you may also determine that you want to stay in charge until the...
Home values have sharply increased this year due to the pandemic, leading to larger property tax bills. Butler County Treasurer, Nancy Nix, said after the March 18 deadline to collect the first half of property taxes the office collected $304.3 million, which is a...
Car crashes happen for all kinds of reasons, but mobile phones are major contributing factors to crashes. Drivers, some of whom are addicted to the constant sensory input from their phones, can have a hard time focusing on the road instead of on their incoming text...
Some spouses sail through the divorce process so seamlessly one may wonder why they even are splitting up. But then there are relationships so toxic that the acrimonious divorces are punctuated by the dirtiest of tricks. You may think that your spouse would never sink...
If you are running a business, you are a target for lawsuits. They can come from a lot of different directions. Dissatisfied customers file actions for fraud, defects, breaches of contract, and malpractice. Even if you did nothing wrong, your brand will suffer when a...
Although most states call drunk driving driving under the influence (DUI), Ohio refers to it as operating a vehicle while impaired (OVI). Despite the difference in name, the charges are largely the same as DUI charges in other states. In Ohio, anyone who tests at a...
Pictured from left to right: James Langendorf, Christopher Six, and Robert Dumes Hurley Law is excited to announce the addition of attorneys Robert Dumes, James Langendorf and Christopher Six to the Hurley Law team! Mr. Dumes has...
Judges used to decide whether debtors qualified for debt relief by filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The court system implemented the means testing system in 2005. Now, all debtors wishing to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy must first pass a means test to qualify for a...
While modern vehicles have many features designed to keep people safe in the event of an accident -- seat belts and airbags, for instance -- automakers are increasingly dedicated to finding ways to prevent accidents from happening in the first place. This has become a...
It is almost that time of year again - tax season. As COVID-19 pandemic surges on, IRS employees are dealing with additional tasks (i.e. delayed tax season last year and stimulus check payments). As the IRS has pushed the start of tax season to Feb. 12, it is even...
