You don’t think of the IRS as being a social influencer, but one of its creations has definitely gone viral: the 401(k), whose name comes directly from the tax code. A 401(k) and its nonprofit twin, the 403(b), are retirement plans offered by employers. These accounts reduce taxable income, can be matched by employers (that’s free money right there), and ...
Lawyers love words. Words like prima facie, estoppel, and amicus curiae. Here’s a word: poecilonym. The next time your drinking buddy pulls a bar bet on you, win your money back with this: What is a synonym for the word synonym? Answer: poecilonym (“poe-sill-o-nim”). Guaranteed you’ll win back any money you lost in previous bets. So what is a poecilonym ...
The Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia (LASEVA) is fighting a virtuous but daunting battle. In Virginia (according to The Virginia Bar Association), low-income folks share just one legal aid lawyer for every 6,184 people. So how helpful could Legal Aid be with your Virginia divorce? Jump to a Section The Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia Your Odds Federal ...
Mike Newman is blind. Mike Newman drives boats, cars, and trucks. Mike Newman sets Guinness Records driving them. Still, we would not advise asking Mike Newman to represent you in a Virginia divorce. He’s 1) not an attorney and 2) not a Virginian. We can, however, advise you on a baker’s dozen of ways to speed up your Virginia divorce. ...
The government is not noted for its eloquent writing style. Here is a sample from the user’s guide to The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA): “The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) (50 USC App. § 3901 et seq, as amended), formerly known as the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, provides members on active duty status with important ...
Colonial Williamsburg’s Governor’s Palace is a grand layer cake. Its two ceremonial stories are topped by a dormered attic, then a widow’s walk, and then a two-tiered cupola. All of that garnish is topped by a finial, a masterful metallic flourish. A finial is an end, a final topmost point on a building. A traditional Williamsburg pineapple finial is a ...
Since 2004 folks have turned to Indeed to find jobs and employees. Want to become a lawyer? The average base salary for attorneys is $98,822 nationwide, claims Indeed1. Is that how much your Virginia divorce lawyer will make in a year? Probably not. As a potential client, you want to know what you will pay. Legal services, however, are not ...
Not much is left of Basic City, Virginia. It was whole and happy for only around 34 years before being consolidated with its neighbor in 1924. Basically, the town was a wild-and-wooly alternative to dry, conservative Waynesboro. At least while it lasted. Being basic wasn’t enough for Basic City, just as a basic separation agreement may not be enough for ...
Inside the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, you can gawk at an SR-71 Blackbird, a spy plane that redefined “fast.” Imagine going from California to Virginia in just over an hour. But can you get an uncontested divorce in Virginia that fast? Not quite, but you can do some things to zip through the process. Jump to a ...