New California Law Grants Homeowners Greater Bankruptcy Protection For many financially stressed California homeowners, fear of losing their home to foreclosure has kept them from filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy to ease their debt load. However, California enacted new legislation in September that allows homeowners who file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy to retain up to...
Does California law protect farmers and ranchers? With the increased number of houses and commercial developments being approved and built, one has to wonder where are all the farm going? Menifee Valley was originally (like most of California) a farming community. Cityhood has not been kind to the farms both large and small. To be...
Alzheimer’s Association Research Town hallJoin us to hear about the latest groundbreakingdiscoveries in Alzheimer’s and dementia research,brain health, and a look at what the future holdsin the search for a cure.Wed. October 14, 6:00-6:45 pm Learn the landscape of Alzheimer’s and dementia science. Understand the importance of early detection and diagnosis. Find out more about...
Chapter 13 Bankruptcy changes to help people affected by COVID The CARES ACT recently enacted created a novel change to Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Plans by extending payments from 60 months to 84 months. This will allow current and new petitioners to request to have an 84-month plan. This will allow debtors who were unable to...
This land is your land…until the government wants it! First, let’s discuss that Eminent Domain refers to a fundamental power of the government to take private property for a public purpose without the owner’s consent. The power of eminent domain is incorporated in both the United States and California Constitution. Specifically, the Fifth Amendment to...
Signs of Physical Elder Abuse Several of the signs of abuse can mimic signs and symptoms of depression and or advanced symptoms of Alzheimer’s. When assessing your loved one, be sure to take all of his/her symptoms and any diagnoses into consideration before jumping to any conclusions about neglect or abuse. No one wants to...
Raxter Law and its staff all want to say thank you to First Responders! So for the month of May the entire staff is dedicating time to draft a will, power of attorney, and healthcare directive for first responders and their spouses FREE of charge! Normally, a will package would cost $300.00 but because first...
CIVIL REMEDIES FOR CHILD ABUSE Every day it seems there is a story in the news about a child being physically or sexually abused by an adult. In 2010 there were nearly 6 million children who were victimized by child abuse in the United States. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,...
