QUESTION: I CAN’T BELIEVE I MADE THAT STUPID GIFT, CAN I GET IT BACK?
ANSWER: EVEN GIFTS MADE IN CONTEMPLATION OF MARRIAGE ARE NOT RETRIEVABLE!
We are all familiar with buyer’s remorse and hopes to rescind a contract. But, can we get back gifts we later regret having made?
Almost seventy years ago, this issue
QUESTION: HOW CAN I KEEP MY BUSINESS GOING AND EVENTUALLY TRANSFER IT?
ANSWER: SYSTEMIC BUSINESS SUCCESSION PLANNING CAN KEEP YOUR BUSINESS INTACT THROUGH THE UNCERTAINTIES AND CERTAINTIES OF BUSINESS CYCLES AND LIVES.
People die, get divorced, become disabled, or simply get mad at each other. Businesses and markets expand and contract. Capital and financing dry
QUESTION: CAN I EVICT MY DELINQUENT RESIDENTIAL TENANT?
ANSWER: THERE IS NO LONGER A FEDERAL MORATORIUM AGAINST EVICTIONS OF RESIDENTIAL TENANTS
What was Covered by the Nationwide Moratorium on Evictions of Residential Tenants?
“The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). . . imposed a nationwide moratorium on evictions of
QUESTION: DO CHANGES TO RECEIVERSHIP LAW MATTER TO MY COMPANY?
ANSWER: THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE RECEIVERSHIP ACT CAN REALLY HELP YOU OR REALLY HURT YOU.
What are the statutory powers of these new receivers?
The Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act (“UCRERA”) grants some of the most frequently used equitable powers of
QUESTION: WHAT NOT TO DO WHEN APPEARING IN VIRTUAL COURT AS THE DEFENDANT?
ANSWER: DON’T MAKE YOUR TRAFFIC COURT APPEARANCE FOR A SUSPENDED LICENSE FROM THE DRIVER’S SEAT OF A CAR!
Watch that Zoom background!
By now we all have a list of stories of things that should have been done differently in
QUESTION: WILL THE DEADLINES SET BY THE SMALL BUSINESS REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2019 ACTUALLY SPEED UP SMALL BUSINESS BANKRUPTCIES?
ANSWER: SMALL BUSINESS REORGANIZATIONS WILL ONLY BE FASTER IF THE DEADLINES ARE ENFORCED.
Other than sunrise and sunset, few deadlines are self-enforcing!The mandatory expedited deadlines in the Small Business Reorganization Act won’t speed up cases unless
QUESTION: SHOULD I WORRY ABOUT THE SMALL BUSINESS REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2019?
ANSWER: CREDITORS SHOULD BEWARE OF SIGNIFICANT NEW PROTECTIONS BEING GIVEN DEBTORS UNDER THE SMALL BUSINESS REORGANIZATION ACT!
The History of Small Business Bankruptcies.In October 2005, I wrote:The costs of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization are often more than a small business debtor can
QUESTION: HOW CAN REMOTE ONLINE NOTARIZATION WORK?
ANSWER: MANY STEPS ARE REQUIRED TO ASSURE THE ACCURACY AND INTEGRITY OF THE NOTARIZATION AND SIGNING PROCESSES.
How could remote online notarization go awry?
During my career I have been able to prove at least two fraudulent notarizations when the rules required pen and paper signatures
QUESTION: NOW THAT BEACHES, LAKES, AND OTHER PLACES FOR WATER RECREATION ARE REOPENING, DO WE NEED SUPREME COURT GUIDANCE TO SPOT A BOAT?
ANSWER: THE U.S. SUPREME COURT SAYS THAT “NOT EVERY FLOATING STRUCTURE IS A VESSEL.”
The United States Supreme Court plunges into important matters, such as healthcare reform, immigration, and voting rights. The
QUESTION: ARE ELECTRONIC NOTARIZATIONS LEGAL?
ANSWER: ELECTRONIC NOTARIZATIONS ARE LEGAL IN MOST STATES.
Electronic notarizations have been legal in Arizona for years, but they still required the signer to physically appear before the notary for the electronic signature and the electronic notarization of documents.
Remote electronic notarizations originally were scheduled to become effective
