Teenagers are high-risk drivers on public roads because they often lack the experience to deal with all the situations that a driver of any age might face. If this inexperience is coupled with the consumption of alcohol, then the odds of a catastrophe occurring will...
Month: September 2018
Should I Make A Joint Will With My Spouse?
A couple goes to an estate planning attorney to make arrangements for their final affairs and asks that attorney to put both of their wishes into a single last will and testament. The attorney responds by saying that the couple should make separate wills. Why make...
Security Deposits In Michigan: An Overview
A landlord often assesses a security deposit as a financial insurance policy in the event that the tenant damages the premises or fails to pay rent. However, any mishandling of the security deposit can lead to severe civil penalties for the landlord.MCL 554.601(e)...
What Are The Penalties For Operating A Commerical Vehicle With An Unlawful Bodily Alcohol Content (UBAL) In Michigan? – MCL 257.625m
Commercial motor vehicle drivers are held to a higher standard than regular drivers because of the greater injuries or deaths that can result from collisions with their large vehicles. Obtaining and keeping a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) requires more knowledge...
The “Hobby Loss Rules”: Limits on Deductions For Activities Not Engaged For Profit
The Internal Revenue Code limits the deductions that a taxpayer can take for activities not engaged in for profit. 26 U.S.C. §183(c) defines "activity not engaged in for profit" as any activity other than those that deductions are allowable under 26 U.S.C....
What Are The Penalties For False Report Of A Crime Or Medical Emergency In Michigan?
Every police agency has finite resources, so there are only so many officers and squad cars that can respond to complaints and emergencies at any given time in any given jurisdiction. In some cases, the police agency has to make a judgment call on where to...
What Are The Penalties For Operating With High Bodily Alcohol Content In Michigan? (“Superdrunk Law”) – MCL 257.625(1)(c)
The so-called "super drunk" law was passed by the Michigan Legislature in 2008 and took effect on October 31st, 2010. The law was passed to target the drunkest drivers (0.17 BAC or higher) who are usually at fault for the deadliest crashes. Generally, it enhances the...
The Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax: Who Pays and How To Avoid It
The generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax, first enacted in 1976 and simplified in 1986, came about as an effort by Congress to close what was perceived as a loophole in the federal estate tax and gift tax system. A popular estate planning technique, prior to the GST...
Estate Planning For Intellectual Property
When we think of the word "property", we think of all those tangible things in the world that we can see and touch, such as real estate, vehicles, jewelry and clothing. But there is a world of intangible property that can be bought, sold, transferred, gifted or...
What Are The Penalties For Operating While Visibly Impaired (OWVI) in Michigan? – MCL 257.625(3)
Operating while visibly impaired has the least severe consequences of all the drunk driving offenses you could be charged with in Michigan. The prosecutor may sometimes offer the opportunity to plead guilty to this offense in exchange for the dismissal of an operating...
