In Legal Terms

Boundary disputes, leases, real estate closing. They aren’t everyday problems for most of us. But it’s good to know IN CASE. We’re discussing property law with attorney Terry Little.  https://www.harperlittlelaw.com/aboutTerry was alson on the Nov 17th 2020 podcast: http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-real-estate-lawDiscussion: What is a closing? What are Section 1031 property exchanges? Settlement agents Calls: mineral rights HOA language neighbor's tree inherited land criminal activity on your land will and property question abastract and deeds ILT: Easements and Roads May 4th, 2021 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-easements-and-roadsMoney Talks podcast June 15th, 2021 had a call about Section 1031 exchange http://moneytalks.mpbonline.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re answering questions about age, race, gender or national origin employment discrimination. Marsha Rucker the Regional Attorney for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is our guest. Employees and Job Applicants, also employers can find lots of information at eeoc.gov  Employment Discrimination types are: Age, Disability, Equal Compensation, Genetic Information, Harassment, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination, Race/Color Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sex, and Sexual HarassmentDiscussion: what is the EEOC who does it serve Birmingham Beverage case https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/birmingham-beverage-pay-825000-settle-eeoc-lawsuit-race-discrimination Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964 discrimination genetic information dress codes Calls: right to sue case backload email - online applications and credit history questions Today is municipal election day in Mississippi. Polls are open 7am to 7pm. If you are inline at 7pm you can vote. Absentee ballots returned by mail MUST be postmarked on or before today and received by the Municipal Clerk’s Office within five (5) business days.Please check your city’s website for any COVID changes – There’s quite a few in Jackson where we’re voting for mayor and each wards’ city council member. . https://www.jacksonms.gov/municipal-elections/https://www.jacksonms.gov/documents/sample-ballot-june-8-2021-general-election/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you love a good legal thriller? But just like you shouldn’t get your legal advice from Google, you shouldn’t base your legal knowledge on movies and tv. Sometimes they are so wrong! How wrong? Professor Gershon is going to tell us. Great movies - bad legal advice! Body Heat Married in Vegas Daredevil Batman https://www.ranker.com/list/legal-drama-tv-shows-and-series/ranker-tvhttps://www.biglawinvestor.com/lawyer-movies/https://www.paralegaledu.org/2017/10/5-ways-movies-and-tv-get-the-legal-process-wrong/https://alltimelists.com/5-stupid-legal-mistakes-in-movies/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did anyone see this coming? Surprise! It doesn’t matter whether you wanted medical marijuana or not or you wanted Initiative 65 or the Alternative – Mississippi voters can not at this time pass any initiatives – the process is unconstitutional no matter the subject area. This morning we’re talking about the recent – last Friday – Mississippi Supreme Court ruling that our state’s initiative process is unconstitutional with our guest: attorney Mark Garriga of Butler Snow.Mississippi Supreme Court Strikes Down Medical Marijuana and the Initiative ProcessPreviously on In Legal Terms: March 23rd, 2021  http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-marijuana-in-mississippi October 6th, 2020 http://inlegalterms.mpbonline.org/episodes/in-legal-terms-initiative-65-and-alternative-65a Discussion: AG letter reuse petitions don't blame the court previous initiatives statute of limitations it's up to the legislature Governor Tate Reeves Changing the initiative What can people do? Contact your representative on Mississippi's legislature that creates your laws: http://www.legislature.ms.gov/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Divorce is a time that could change your financial status for the rest of your life. What do you need to know about alimony, child support, or who gets the retirement account? Our guest, Medora Justice, Certified Financial Planner, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst and Accredited Investment Fiduciary will speak about financial planning around a Divorce and answer your questions. Ms. Justice works for Hardy Reed. www.HardyReed.com mjustus@hardyreed.com info@hardyreed.com Medora Justuce,Financial Terms Glossery websiteMoney Talks the show broadcast live Tuesdays at 9am just before In Legal Terms has a podcast about divorce and taxes. Look for the Nov. 7th from 2017Calls: Changing a divorce decree Changing your name Discussion: Whati is a CDFA Why to use a CDFA Finanical issues in a divorce Lawyer or no lawyer Taxes Retirement planning Social Security Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The land that you take to get to your home. Is that yours? What if you share that path? Does that make it a road? How can you get access to your land and who else could use that method? We’re talking about roads and easements today with our friend, attorney Francis Springer https://www.springerlawoffice.com/about 601-605-5004MDOT has free resources to help you deal with traffic. Access what you need to know about road conditions, construction zones, weather and more – even locate welcome centers and rest areas. Their website is mdottraffic.com and there will be a Mississippi Department of Transportation official on Auto Correct Thursday May 6th 2021 at 10am on MPB Think Radio. Mississippi Roads – the MPB TV program can be seen over the air or on mpbonline.org Thursdays at 7pm and Sundays at 10:30 am or 5:30 pm. It’s available on MPB TV’s YouTube Channel and on the MS Roads facebook page. The audio of the show has been turned into the podcast: Mile Marker.If you like to research laws on your own – consider visiting Justia US Law’s website concerning Title 65 – Highways, Bridges and Ferries Chapter 7 Public Roads and Streets; Private Way. Calls: easement easement how to find out who owns land road to his home heir's property easement how to buy land diveway became county road easement not used easement Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest: Pshon Barrett, a former assistant US Attorney, now a private attorney with The ADA Group. Pshon was honored with the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award by Mississippi Women Lawyers’ Association and is an ambassador with The ABLE National Resource CenterDiscussed: ABLE Center the definition of having a disability with respect to the ADA the American's with Disabilities Act Websites mentioned:U.S. Department of Justice https://www.ada.gov/National Federation of the Blind https://www.nfb.org/American Council of the Blind https://www.acb.org/Help with Filing a Complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission https://www.ada.gov/filing_eeoc_complaint.htm2020 Census https://2020census.gov/Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy Accommodations CDC’s Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/guidance-business-response.htmlMississippi's Online Voter Information Center yallvote.sos.ms.gov Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What’s up with income taxes for 2020? We’ll talk about how to get them done, what’s new, and what do you think is fair.Federal and Mississippi Income Taxes due date and file date is now May 17th, 2021.Where can you find someone to help you do your taxes? https://southernpartners.org/vita/ Southern Bank Corp banks: Curbside service is available Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9AM – 4PM. Call your local branch for details on contactless (email) tax preparation. Here’s a list of cities with Southern Bankcorp branches: Clarksdale, Drew, Greenville, Hattiesburg, Madison, Picayune, Ruleville, Shelby Mercy Housing Development in Gulfport Entergy, has some locations where they will help you file your taxes: https://eitclocations.com/ - these are in Clarksdale and Shelby The United Way also offer VITA. Call the organization that serves your area. If you or a friend has access to a computer: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/find-a-location-for-free-tax-prep  Families in the U.S. and territories qualify for the newly expanded CTC. Joint filers making up to $150,000, single head of households making up to $112,500, and other single filers making up to $75,000 qualify for the full advanced periodic payment of the CTC. In a very positive change from the current law, the expansion of the Child Tax Credit in the American Rescue Plan means that you do not have to be employed to receive the benefit; even families who have no income at all will be eligible.If you are unmarried and earn less than $112,500 per year or are married and your household income is less than $150,000 per year, you will receive $3,600 per child under six years old and $3,000 per child age six to 17. Estimates project that families will receive about $300 per child for children under six, and $250 per child between ages six and 17, for each periodic payment.So, for example, if you have one child, aged seven, you will receive $3,000 over the course of a year, or $250 per month.The cash benefit begins to reduce by $50 for every additional $1,000 of income earned. Higher-income families who previously qualified are still eligible for the $2,000 per child benefit for individuals making up to $200,000 and joint filers making up to $400,000. Meaning, they will not receive less than what they previously did under current law.Tax Changes that are proposed for the current congress: The top individual federal income tax rate would rise from 37% to the pre-Trump rate of 39.6%. The corporate rate would rise from 21% to 28%; a 15% alternative minimum tax would apply to corporate book income of $100 million and higher. Individuals earning $400,000 or more would pay additional payroll taxes. The maximum Child and Dependent Tax Credit would rise from $3,000 to $8,000 ($16,000 for more than one dependent). Tax relief would be offered for student debt forgiveness and the first-time homebuyers’ credit would be restored. The estate tax exemption would drop by about 50%. File your taxes for free: https://www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-freeIncome $72,000 and below: Free federal tax filing on an IRS partner site State tax filing (free with some offers) Guided preparation – simply answer questions Online service does all the math Income above $72,000: Free electronic forms you fill out and file yourself No state tax filing You should know how to prepare paper forms Basic calculations with limited guidance  The most popular software makers are Turbo Tax, H&R Block, TaxAct and TaxSlayer. They each have a free version, a Deluxe or Classis version, a Premier, and a Self-Employed version. https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/taxes/best-tax-software/https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/taxes/best-tax-software Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What do you do when some dies? What does an executor do? That’s today’s topic with guest Rick Courtney from Courtney Elder Law Associates. https://elderlawms.com/You can find his podcasts on the following dates: October 27th 2020, July 2nd 2019, and May 14th 2019If you find someone has died - call the police or sheriff, or their doctor. Thank you to Elder Law Associates for this checklist. CHECKLIST THINGS TO DO WHEN A PERSON DIES Notify immediate family and close friends Evaluate the emotional impact on the surviving spouse, children and close relatives and friends; arrange for support Deal with donation of bodily organs to an "organ bank." as appropriate Arrange care for dependents, if any Notify attending physician or coroner Arrange care for pets, if any Evaluate the need for security at Decedent's residence Cancel or rearrange home deliveries? Have Post Office hold mail? Find perishable property (food, plants, etc.), arrange for care or disposal Find and review Decedent's expressed funeral and burial wishes Notify agent under any power of attorney Prepare and arrange for obituary Arrange for mortuary, cemetery, burial, cremation, as appropriate Arrange funeral/burial services Notify other members of family and friends Keep records of all payments for funeral and other expenses Locate safe deposit box(es); follow safe deposit box procedures (see page 2) Locate wills, codicils, trusts Locate life insurance policies Locate other important documents, relationships, accounts, investments, etc. Advise Social Security, Medi-Cal, other agencies as appropriate Investigate social security benefits Investigate life insurance Investigate union death benefits Investigate veterans burial allowance and other benefits Investigate fraternal organizations Investigate employee benefits, including accrued vacation pay, death benefits, final wages, retirement plans, deferred compensation, medical reimbursements, Investigate refunds on insurance or canceled subscriptions Investigate Keogh and IRA accounts Investigate business, partnership and investment arrangements Retain and meet with attorney regarding estate matters Retain and meet with CPA as to tax and accounting matters Meet with life insurance agent to collect proceeds or consider options Obtain death certificates (ask attorney how many are needed) Deal with fire, theft, liability and auto insurance on Decedent's property Work with attorney and CPA to prepare inventory, list of accounts and list of debts Review credit cards and charge accounts, cancel as appropriate DO NOT pay any of Decedent's debts until attorney discusses with family or executor Obtain valuations of assets, as appropriate If Trust involved, arrange for any allocations and transfers Arrange for final income tax return and estate tax return, as necessary Safe Deposit Box Access ProceduresSuggestion: If there is any danger of a will or trust contest, or a conflict between executor, trustee, family or beneficiaries, DO NOT go to safe deposit box without the involvement of an attorney experienced with estate administration.Owner(s) Deceased: California Probate Code§ 331 authorizes a person who has the key to a safe deposit box of a deceased person to have access to the box, even before any action has been taken with the probate court. The financial institution shall first obtain proof of the decedents death and reasonable proof of the identity of the person seeking access. The person may then:1. open the box (under the supervision of an officer or employee of the financial institution),2. make an inventory of the contents,3. remove instructions for disposition of the decedent's remains, and4. after copies have been made and placed in the box, remove wills and trust instruments.Except for the disposition instructions, wills and trust instruments, no other contents shall be removed under these provisions. The person shall deliver all wills found in the box to the clerk of the superior court, and mail or deliver a copy to the person named as executor.Surviving Co-Owner(s): Surviving Co-Owners have the right to access, as provided in their agreements with the financial institution. When accessing a safe deposit box after the death of a co-owner:1. At least two people should be present at the first opening, and should make an inventory of the contents in detail on letter size paper, with both persons signing and dating the paper.2. After copies have been made and placed in the box, remove documents as needed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s been 12 months, but did you watch Tiger King on Netflix? We’re going to talk about Animal Rights and Captive Animal Law Enforcement with Brittany Peet, PETA Foundation’s Deputy General Counsel for Captive Animal Law Enforcement from PETA – People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittany-peet-84763b1b/https://www.peta.org/Calls: book suggestion: A Traitor to His Species: Henry Bergh and the Birth of the Animal Rights Movement by Ernest Freeberg owning a deer in Mississippi? Zoos that meet Global Federation of Animal Sanctuary standards or Association of Zoos and Aquariums can't own a while tailed deer but can own a red in MS PETA rescue practices https://www.peta.org/about-peta/learn-about-peta/helping-animals-in-hampton-roads/ email about chaining dogs Discussed: what is a captive animal Tiger King series Animal Welfare Act Endangered Speicies act Iditarod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re pleased to have representatives from Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project on the show today. They’ll tell us about expungements and foreclosure prevention their work with family law matters and how they have shifted to virtual clinics in light of the pandemic.  https://mvlp.org/https://mvlp.org/clinicsOctober 29 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Stabilizing the Economy: Expungement Clinic Topics: Felony Expungement and Misdemeanor ExpungementHelping low-income individuals solve legal problems https://www.mslegalservices.org/https://ms.freelegalanswers.org/ See if you qualify. Ask a question. Check your email. Log back in. Homes facing foreclosure? https://www.mshomesaver.com/ If you previously received assistance from Homesaver, you are not eligible for assistance again. If you previously applied but never received assistance, you must log back in under your previous application with your username and password. The system will not let you begin a new application.Beginning September 1, 2020, if you need assistance with your mortgage payments, please visit the link below to find a HUD-approved housing counselor who can assist you with your foreclosure prevention needs.  https://apps.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/hcs.cfm?webListAction=search&searchstate=MSMs Sanders was previously a guest on In Legal Terms to tell us about the work of the MVLP on September 24th 2019 and on October 24th, 2017.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mississippians overwhelmingly passed Initiative 65 to enable medical marijuana. What’s next? Why is the legislature working on legislation about it now? We'll learn from guest Mark Garriga, an attorney with Butler Snow. https://www.butlersnow.com/attorney/mark-garriga/Our discussion touched on why the legislautre is involved in the issue, why the MS Supreme Court is involved, how the medical marijuana issue brough together so many different voters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you filed your taxes yet? We’re going to give you tips on filing your 2020 income taxes or give you a jump start your 2021 return. Our guest Gray Edmondson from Edmondson Sage Allen will talk about the tax laws surrounding working from home and take your questions. We’ll also give some IRS tweet tips. https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-my-paymenthttps://www.irs.gov/filing/free-file-do-your-federal-taxes-for-freeVolunteer Income Tax Assistance: Northeast Mississippi United Way events for 2021 United Way of the Mid-South United Way of Oxford - Lafayette United Way of Southeast Mississippi IRS Free Tax Prep HelpCalls: IRS 1040 sent to MS Dept. of Revenue Is stimulus taxable? Retroactive taxes Amended return Retirement income taxable? Stimulus check Selling family business Social Security benefit taxable? Filing obligation Unemployment benefits Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You may have seen her on @Issue or heard her reporting, but today you get a chance to ask MPB News legislative reporter Desare Frazier about what’s going on up at the capitol. We’re going to discuss the bills that are and aren’t going to be passed by your lawmakers. https://www.mpbonline.org/news/meet-the-team/desare-frazier/Calls: where do bill come from HB 1439 income tax / sales tax grow marjiuana sales tax transgender sales tax for retirees Discussion: teacher pay raise income tax / sales tax medical marijuana medicare expansion nurse practioners transgender sports Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What do you know about drones? Are you involved in piloting one? Have you ever had one fly over your house while you were in the backyard? Our guests Michelle Hanlon, Co-Director of the Center for Air and Space Law and an instructor of aviation and space law, and law student Nestor Delgado will be here to answer your questions.Our experts want to work with you to find out what concerns you about drones and where think the law should go. mlhanlon@olemiss.edu https://law.olemiss.edu/faculty-directory/michelle-hanlon/ Prof. Hanlon For All Moonkind Mr. Delgado's work with legislation MS legislation FAA rules working with ComTIA manual for law enforcement Calls: how dones affect birds (our experts couldn't say) building own drones regulation on how close drones are allowed to come - "it depends" peeping Toms Find out who represents you and makes your laws: commoncause.org/find-your-representative/addr/Follow Mississippi's legislation: legislature.ms.gov/Read about: A Summary Of Human History On The Moon at forallmoonkind.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.