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Thanks. I read an article about it briefly and obviously didn't get some of the facts right. But I was at least on the target even if I didn't get the bull's eye shot. :D

The confusion arises because registration is no longer required (and has not been required for a very long time) to have copyright protection. So I get where zddoodah is coming from. Yes there was a verb use of the form when registration was required to get copyright protection, but it makes no...

I haven't seen it and don't know which agency's/organization's claim form is involved. If the shares are held in a MA bank or financial institution the time period is three years. See the information provided by the MA Unclaimed Property Division. If she died in MA did not have many assets...

If they do any planning, it's usually just far enough out to get to the next election. You're right that long term planning is something that most governments (and other big institutions like some large publicly traded corporations) just don't do well, if they do it at all. It's all about the...

I seem to remember that the Phoenix city council put in place a halt on issuing new building permits because of the water and power issues that it is starting to experience, but that the city couldn't revoke any of the hundreds of permits it already issued. Perhaps it was some other southwest...

That was my thought too. It's typically easier (and politically palpable) for a city to impose a fee for a distinct service than it is to raise taxes to fund it. In my city it has always been a separate fee for water in part because the city provides water for some of the suburbs. Using a city...

If you were referring to my post where I used the word state where I meant city that might indeed confuse some people and unfortunately by the time I realized that it was too late for me to make that change. For clarification, my entire post was one discussing in general what might motivate the...

Yes, that is a problem. The tax code starts with the premise that most people would want to do the carryback, so they made that easier by making the carry back the default rule. If don't want the carry back you must attach the statement making the choice to a timely filed return or an amended...

It's worth seeing a local employment law attorney. One possible argument to be made here is that the 30 day rule lapsed due to not being enforced for 30 years. And if the employees have tried to make use of their time off in the 30 days and were told no, that may be a breach of contract by the...

In pretty much every state child custody decisions are made by a judge. There is no jury in such cases. So it's the judge you have to convince. Depending on the exact effect of the move your wife might be able to argue that the move is in the child's best interest because the job is better than...

It might make a difference. You'd need to read the state constitution and the applicable state statutes to find out. It may not be arbitrary. Instead, it might have been the easiest way (or perhaps even the only way) for the state to get the money it needed. In my state most increases in city...

As you tell the tale, it sure looks like the attorney violated one or more of the rules of professional conduct. Start with the link given in the reply above this one to get started.

It is indeed too late to carry any of the losses back to earlier years at this point. But you may still get some use out of them by carrying them forward.

I don't practice law in California but from what I remember of its consumer protection laws this shop has probably violated at least one of them. A complaint to the California Department of Consumer Affairs might get you at least an acceptable outcome without having to spend any money. The page...

While the prosecution would love to have the body cam images those images are not necessary for a conviction. The cop's testimony regarding the actions of the driver during the stop is typically admissible evidence and most juries tend to believe the cop over what the defendant said happened...

I saw a lot of that when I was a lawyer for the federal government. Only a few left the building right as the schedule work day. Those were the ones whose work was generally sub par. The ones that care about their worked and would be embarrased by low quality work spent the time needed to do an...

You do need to file the returns. Dividends, interest and rent received (before rental deductions) are all part of your gross income, and it is your gross income that determines whether you are required to file a return. And I'm guessing that your gross income easily surpassed the filing...

I wanted to highlight army judge's statement on this as it goes directly to the question you asked, which is whether the state can bring the case after 19 months. In many states, and for most federal charges, the time allowed for the government to file felony charges (known as a statute of...

I suggest you first ask the county/city office that collects those taxes if a POA signed by her and expressly giving you the power to sign tax documents (which is what I hope is included in your POA document) will be acceptable. The IRS will accept a POA signing a tax return if the taxpayer is...