Recent content by Michael Wechsler

I would agree strongly with @Tax Counsel for all the reasons stated. Unless there is a reason not to go to an ABA accredited school, it's only to your benefit that you do. I would also recommend that you not be swayed by scholarships if the school isn't well recognized and received. Having a...

Great advice on addressing from @Tax Counsel. Per discussion with my friend, he told me that he had to go into the Social Security offices in person and you absolutely want to have an appointment with them. You can wait for hours there and not have a resolution because it becomes too late in the...

Sorry to hear about your ordeal. Hotels there seem usually willing to provide all sorts of benefits in order to keep customers happy and going to Vegas. They are experiencing difficult times and have been generous when I was there. If you're planning on returning again I'm sure they'll be glad...

Congratulations on the birth of your new child. I'd focus on that joy rather than the pain of government dysfunction. Stolen SSN cards seems to be more common than I thought after doing a quick search. I'm not sure if you can get a new SSN. This is from the Social Security Administration: What...

This is California's Lemon Law FAQ and here is another which doesn't appear to cover your scenario as it relates to the auto manufacturer's warranty. The Lemon Law – Consumer & Business In your case it seems that someone modified the vehicle and there may have been a material misrepresentation...

Good question. Perhaps the poster doesn't yet know, might be away for the holiday. It sounds like the police have not yet been contacted and the car owner is wondering whether this is going to be a bigger headache than it's worth. I've heard that auto insurance premiums have increased over 50%...

My resolution... OK, here's top of the list. Try to make even more special time for my parents and family is probably at the top. Always trying to improve in every way, especially being consistently attentive to the needs of others.

Sorry to hear about the accident with your parked car. We don't know the details. I can't say what you should to but am sympathetic to the problem of exponentially increasing insurance rates and not wanting to, as they say, "poke the bear." The following is not legal advice, just what I have...

I received this email from "chinaregistry.org.cn" which is supposedly a domain registrar in China regarding domain name registration. I recall getting similar such trademark and domain name infringement emails over 25 years ago and thought they were a scam. I still receive postal mail from...

An Argentinian man was awarded $12,500 for invasion of privacy after being photographed naked (bare butt) in his back yard by the Google Maps truck for its Street View feature. While his face was not shown, the appeals court nonetheless determined that the man's privacy was improperly breached...

These are good points. In New York state, I've handled uncontested divorce - a term of art for "quick" divorce where both parties do not disagree (uncontested) on any part of the separation of their assets, children or other matters. Generally speaking and in summary, you need to have paperwork...

It is said that social media is the alcohol of the masses. I am asked countless times whether posts on social media which are made in a personal capacity from a personal account not associted with a company can be used as grounds for dismissal. It seems like she knows how infefensible her...

I just noticed that this is an old thread. If there are issues such as this one where consumers feel powerless to obtain help about a righteous matter, it may be time to turn to the news media, press and social media in the hope it might attract the wrong type of attention for the county and...

This is a good question even though there isn't a legal issue presented. I'm sympathetic to our young people who want or need to start their own lives earlier than planned, but this is often not a simple endeavor. As most have mentioned above, the key issue is risk mitigation - what is the...

The above are excellent "life tips" and I have to wonder about the age of those in issue. Your college and neighborhood buddies may truly mean no harm but it doesn't mean that they are free from being extremely careless and taking significant risks. Going forward, do not use blind faith. @Tax...