Law
How to Get a Debt Lawsuit Dismissed: Defenses, Deadlines and Your Options
Sued over a debt? How to respond before the deadline, defenses that can get a debt lawsuit dismissed, time-barred debt rules, and when bankruptcy stops a case.
Articles by Farrukh Shahzad
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Criminal Law
What Is the Difference Between First and Second Degree Murder? Premeditation, Felony Murder and More
First-degree murder usually means a premeditated killing or felony murder; second-degree covers other malicious killings. How federal and state law set the line.
Criminal Law
Will Dismissed Cases Hurt Job Chances? Background Checks and Your Rights
A dismissed case is not a conviction, but it can still show up on background checks. How the FCRA, EEOC guidance, ban-the-box laws and sealing protect you.
Family Law
What Legal Rights Does a Step Parent Have? Custody, Visitation and Adoption
What legal rights a step-parent has: usually none without adoption or a court order. How stepparent adoption, visitation, consent forms and support duties work.
Criminal Law
What Is the Legal Age of Consent in Missouri? The Statutes, Age Gaps and Penalties
Missouri's age of consent is 17, not 18 or 21. What Chapter 566 says, why the 21-and-over rule is misread, penalties, the student law and registration.
Family Law
How to Win a Termination of Parental Rights Case: Grounds, Proof and Defenses
How termination of parental rights cases work for parents and petitioners: grounds, the clear and convincing standard, timelines, counsel and evidence.
Law
How to Cite Court Cases in MLA: Format, Examples and In-Text Citations
How to cite court cases in MLA 9: the works-cited format, worked examples for Supreme Court and lower court cases, in-text citations, and how Bluebook differs.
Personal Injury
What Not to Say to a Nurse Case Manager: Your Rights and Practical Tips
Nurse case managers in injury and workers' comp claims usually work for the insurer. Who they represent, your rights at appointments, and what to avoid saying.
Family Law
Can a Parent Take a Child Out of State With Joint Custody? Trips, Moves and Passports
With joint custody: when an out-of-state trip is fine, when a move needs consent or a court, what travel clauses say, and passport rules under 16.
Family Law
Does Sole Legal Custody Terminate Parental Rights? What the Other Parent Keeps
No. Sole legal custody decides who makes major decisions about a child; it does not end the other parent's rights. What they keep, and how termination differs.