Monthly Archives: May 2024
Learn How to Deal With a Denied Life Insurance Claim
If you received a letter stating that your life insurance claim was denied and you believe it should not have been, you need to contact the insurance company to ask them to reconsider their decision. The letter you received should explain why your claim was denied. To appeal a life insurance claim denial, contact… Read More »
How to Avoid a Life Insurance Claim Denial
In order to ensure that your beneficiaries are not overwhelmed during an already emotional time, verify that your life insurance provider has accurate information and that you understand your policy. The burden of avoiding a claim denial lies with the policy holder. To ensure that your claim is not denied and payout process is… Read More »
What to Do If Your Property and Casualty Insurance Claim Was Denied
Property and casualty insurance protects you and your assets and includes homeowners insurance, auto insurance, renters insurance, and condo insurance. Standard property and casualty insurance policies cover many types of damages and losses, but not all. A claim can be denied for various reasons, but you may be able to challenge the denial. In… Read More »
Does Your Company Owe You Lost Wages? Learn How to Collect Owed Wages
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Department of Labor ensures that all companies are in compliance with the labor standard to protect employees. The WHD enforces federal minimum wage, overtime pay, record keeping, and child labor requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act. It also helps former employees collect on owed wages…. Read More »
How to Claim Property You Have a Legal Right to: Learn About Partiton Actions
Do you want the house you and your ex-husband bought together while married? Do you want your share of your childhood home from your siblings? Are you claiming a part of your deceased sibling’s home? Did you purchase a property with your business partner, as tenants in common, and now want your half of… Read More »
Which Employment Based Green Card Should You Apply for: A Comprehensive Guide to Employment Based Immigration
Every year about 140,000 employment-based immigrant green cards are made available to qualified applicants. Employment based immigrant visas are divided into five preference categories. In order to be eligible for one, you must fit within one of the five categories. There are five categories of employment based visas. Employment First Preference (E1): This is… Read More »
How Can a Spouse, Who Entered Illegally Get Legal Status: Your Guide to Marriage Based Green Cards
In order to get a Green Card, you must have entered the United States legally, even if you no longer have legal status. However, there are certain exceptions for those who entered illegally. Getting a Green Card for those who entered the United States illegally, then married to a US Citizen may be hard,… Read More »
What to Do If You Purchased a Home With a Zoning Violation?
If a home was purchased with good faith belief that it has no zoning violations and the zoning board failed to act for an extended period of time, you may need a variance. A variance is used for properties with prior non-conforming use. A variance is a means to get relief from the strict… Read More »
How to Get Title to Property You Use but Don’t Own: What Is Adverse Possession
Have you been using your neighbors land for years? Do you live in a house you don’t have title to? Did you cross over and encroach on your neighbor’s property when building a fence? If so, you may have a claim for adverse possession. Adverse possession is a doctrine that allows a person in… Read More »
