Something that seems to catch many lawyers and some clients unaware are the unexpected difficulties that people face later in life if they are ever the subject of a Family Abuse Prevention Act (FAPA) Abuse Prevention Order.
More and more people are living together without marriage. This includes senior citizens.
This can create special problems for Medicaid.
It is becoming more and more common for people to live together on a long term basis, without getting married.
One reason people give for not getting married is that they have been told that it is easier to split apart if they are not married. This is not usually true.
No document constructed by humans can perfectly resolve all future conflicts.
However, if you are living together, but are not married, a formal Domestic Partnership Agreement can give a great deal of predictability to the eventual dissolution of the relationship.
Small to medium sized businesses often produce more liability than their owners realize.
Often the risk comes from areas that the business owner does not immediately focus on.