This week’s question: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU SIGN A SEPARATION AGREEMENT FROM YOUR EMPLOYER. QUESTION: I am being laid off from my job. My employer presented me with a separation agreement. I’m worried about signing it because it
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This week’s question: CHOOSING A PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR YOUR WILL: Should I appoint all of my children as Co-Personal Representatives of my Will? QUESTION: I am getting my paperwork together to have my estate plan drawn up. I am thinking of appointing
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This week’s question: REAL ESTATE 101 FOR BUYERS. What do you need to know before you sign that Offer to Purchase on the house of your dreams? QUESTION: We’re trying to buy a house but the market is so hot houses
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This week’s question: IDENTITY THEFT. Can an employer require me to disclose my social security number on a job application? QUESTION: I’m concerned about giving out my social security number on job applications, both over the internet and in person. Can
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This week’s question: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT. Can an employer refuse to hire me because of my criminal conviction? QUESTION: I have been looking for work for months now and can’t find a job. Seven years ago, when I was a college sophomore,
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This week’s question: SHOULD I HAVE A LIVING TRUST? QUESTION: I attended a free seminar in a hotel ballroom last weekend about estate planning where I was informed I needed a living trust to complete my estate plan. The cost was
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QUESTION: Can you briefly and simply explain how one federal judge overturned the will of millions of Michigan voters like Judge Friedman did in the same-sex marriage case decided on March 21, 2014, where he held that the Michigan Marriage Amendment (the
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QUESTION: I was offered a new job but have to pass a drug screen before I can begin working. I have a Patient Identification card from the State of Michigan allowing me to legally possess and use medical marihuana to alleviate my
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QUESTION: What is a Power of Attorney and do I need one as part of my estate plan? ANSWER: Everyone needs a Power of Attorney. The Power of Attorney is a legal document giving permission to someone you pick to handle
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ASK THE LAWYER By Daniel A. Gwinn, Esq. Attorney and Counselor at Law QUESTION: I am meeting with my attorney for estate planning. What do I need to bring with me? Should I have an estate plan? ANSWER: Congratulations, you are taking
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