New Tax Laws Allowing Taxpayers to Use Their Refunds to Purchase Bonds

A tax is a monetary charge that is placed on a taxpayer by state and federal governments. A tax can either be direct or indirect, depending on how it is handled. Some taxes are paid directly to the government, while others, such as sales tax, are paid by stores at the time tax returns are [...]

What is Federal Law and What is the Structure of United States Law?

The general definition of federal law is the laws that are created and enforced by the federal government within a country A federal government is when a group of political bodies are bound together (usually called states or provinces) and join together to form a single governmental body. As a result, they surrender their individual [...]

What is the Nature of Child Custody Laws in the United States?

During a divorce, the two parties involved go through several proceedings, including division of property and possible alimony guidelines. In addition, if the divorcing couple have children, then proceedings continue with through determining who receives custody and the amount of child support paid by each party. Custody proceedings are usually peaceful and both parties come [...]

Domestic Violence in State Laws

What is Domestic Violence?
Also known as domestic abuse and spousal abuse, domestic violence has a broad definition. It can be any type of abusive behavior by a single partner in a relationship or both partners in an intimate relationship. Examples of possible relationships with domestic violence can include marriage, dating, family, friends or anybody who [...]

What is Collective Employment Law?

Also known as employment law, labor laws are a body of laws, rulings and precedents which go over the legal rights and obligations of employees and the employers that provide them wages for their work. Since the relationship between an employee and an employer can usually be extremely temperamental, labor laws have been established to [...]