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What is Probate and Do I Need To Worry About It?

What is Probate: Probate is the court-supervised legal process that gives one person the authority to handle a deceased individual’s estate (their assets). Who is Involved: The deceased individual is known as the “decedent.” The person handling their estate is known as the “executor,” if named by the decedent in their last will and…

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Homeowners Association’s in North Carolina

Did you know that there are nearly 15,000 homeowners association’s in North Carolina? Homeowner’s association law is ever changing and having a well versed attorney is important. There is no governmentally administered program to assist homeowners and associations in resolving small disagreements without funding disputes through litigation. In response, the North Carolina chapter of…

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Those Fossils in Your Employee Files are from Non-competosaurus

By Cory Reiss New business clients often hand me a non-competete agreement and ask to enforce it against a former employee gone rogue. And all too often, that paper is like a dinosaur tooth: once fierce but now just a fossil. Requiring employees to sign agreements not to work for a competitor has become…

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