Steven J. Richardson | July 8, 2010
Police officers frisking a suspect as part of an arrest is something with which we are all familiar. There is even a famous picture of former New Jersey Governor Christie Whitman frisking someone. This is for the purpose of determining whether the suspect is armed, before taking him or her into custody, and it is [...]
Steven J. Richardson | July 6, 2010
It is not unusual for people getting divorced to be in financial straits; many times that is the basis for the fights that led to the “irreconcilable differences” that led to the divorce in the first place! In addition, filing bankruptcy as part of a divorce strategy can also make it much easier to resolve [...]
Steven J. Richardson | July 1, 2010
Occasionally, when interviewing a client for bankruptcy, I am told, “Well, I do work for this guy, but it is under the table/off the books.” The fraud consequences of not declaring this income on your tax return aside, this strategy is always a bad idea. What most people do not realize is that the downside [...]