What Exactly is an Employee IP Assignment Agreement? A company or business needing to hire new employees may request that a potential new employee sign an Employee IP Assignment Agreement, which will give the business ownership of any intellectual property created by the employee at the new business. While it may be surprising to a …
Defining Holistic Law Holistic law is a comprehensive approach to legal services that aims to address the entire context in which a legal dispute arises, as opposed to focusing on single-issue representation. Though most of the legal system is designed to resolve one conflict through a defined set of procedures, as required by the rules …
An Introduction to the Florida Sheriffs Association The Florida Sheriffs Association is a not-for-profit association incorporated in 1893 as the "Florida Division of the International Association of Chiefs of Police." When it was formed, FSA’s member were comprised mostly of Florida’s sheriffs. In fact, they alone elected FSA’s first president, and association bylaws mandated that …
What is Legal Guardianship? A legal guardianship is established when a child’s biological or legal parents are unable to care for their child and a third party assumes legal responsibility for the child. It is important to note that a legal guardian does not adopt the child that they are taking care of so the …
What Is a Legal Separation? There isn’t technical term per se in Florida law called "legal separation." In general, people use the term "separation" to refer to the period of time in their lives where they start to physically move on from their spouse and their life together.Or perhaps they are not yet ready to …
Key Statistics of Hawaii’s Legal Marketplace The legal landscape in Hawaii is characterized by a number of unique factors. Geographically isolated from major metropolitan areas in the mainland US, Hawaii’s legal market is largely service-driven, with most firms focusing on providing support to local and state government bodies, the military, and real estate development clients. …
What’s a Forbearance Agreement? A forbearance agreement is a written contract between a debtor and creditor (such as a mortgage servicer) in which the creditor agrees to postpone (forbear) some or all of the debtors payments for a limited period of time. Forbearance agreements are primarily used by creditors to allow borrowers time to recover …
Abandonment Defined in Michigan Abandonment, defined, is usually the voluntary relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege; the giving up of possession with the intent to never again resume it.In Michigan it is typically found under the context of a custodial order or abandonment of an estate. Both effective abandonment leaves some party legally deprived …
What Is a Legal Custodian? A legal custodian is an individual or organization that maintains custody over the relevant records. In most cases, custody is synonymous with physical possession, and Food & Drug Act Inspections Hughes says that’s what’s meant by the term. A legal custodian does not necessarily have to be the person or …
A Primer on Non-Competes Non-compete agreements are contracts between employers and employees in which an employee agrees not to work for a competitors of the employer, or to start a competing business. Generally, non-compete agreements also include a time limitation , usually ranging from one to three years. There are several other restrictions which employers …
