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http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/503ztftr46?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 US law allows courts to declare individuals and businesses bankrupt, allowing them to settle debts without full payment. Filing bankruptcy is a legal action asking the...

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/yxhf24po1c?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 When a lender releases an existing mortgage for a payoff that is less or 'short' of the total amount due, the transaction is called a 'short sale.' Lenders sometimes...

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/zniz1vvj7r?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 When the legal state of marriage is ended by divorce, legal commitments by the couple - property, debts and more - must be resolved. While laws vary by state, the divorce...

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/c67ry9oz0e?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 If a marriage with children is legally ended by divorce, access, time and legal responsibility for the children - 'custody' - must be decided. Custody arrangements include...

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/k2tmnne39m?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 These comparisons to board games might help you understand patents, trademarks and copyright - the main forms of intellectual property. Imagine a game rule that says, you...

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/or0x6ufkoq?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 In US law, corporations are organizations authorized to act as a legal entity. US law also recognizes another legal status for a company, called a 'limited liability...

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/77leivhtes?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 In US law, corporations are organizations authorized to act as a legal entity. US and state tax laws allow a special 'S Corporation' tax status that changes how corporate...

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/922g4wuks7?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 A landlord owns property that is rented or leased to someone else - the 'tenant' or 'lessee.' Both responsibilities and rights for landlords are defined by law - usually...

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/ryu7nuv55p?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Renting home or business space from an owner comes with legal rights and responsibilities. The landlord can't do 'anything they want', and neither can the tenant. Federal,...

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/nry5rcdbm2?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 The conditions and steps involved in a landlord forcing a tenant to leave a rented property - 'eviction' - are defined by state and local laws. As both landlord and...