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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....
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...
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 (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...
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...
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...
High speed police chases are exciting to watch on television and often make for great visuals in action films. In reality, these pursuits are extremely dangerous and endanger the lives of the drivers, police officers and innocent bystanders alike. To discourage...
The Michigan Court of Appeals upheld the Monroe County Circuit Court's order terminating parental rights of a mother to her two children where her boyfriend was the perpetrator of child abuse. In re Messer/Sawyer Minors, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of...
26 U.S.C. §101(a)(1) provides as a general rule that "gross income does not include amounts received (whether in a single sum or otherwise) under a life insurance, if such amounts are paid by reason of the death of the insured." As a result, those proceeds are...
A person is said to have died "intestate" if he or she did not have a last will and testament on the day of his death. In the event this occurs, Michigan law proscribes the order of heirs that would be entitled to inherit from this intestate estate. The highest...