This page sets out how TodayinTrend is written, checked and corrected. It exists so you can judge for yourself how much weight to give what you read here.
What this site is for
TodayinTrend publishes plain-English explanations of U.S. law. The aim is that someone with no legal training can work out what a rule actually says, where it comes from, and whether it applies to their situation — without first having to decode the jargon or wade through a page written to generate a phone call.
This is information, not legal advice
TodayinTrend is not a law firm. We do not represent clients and we do not take cases. Reading this site, or contacting us, does not create an attorney–client relationship. Everything here is general information about how the law works, not advice about your specific circumstances.
Law varies by state and turns on facts we cannot see. If a deadline may be running, if you are facing criminal charges, if a child’s welfare or custody is involved, if you have been served with court papers, or if a significant sum is at stake, speak to an attorney licensed in your state. Many offer a free initial consultation.
Who writes and reviews the guides
The guides are written and researched by Farrukh Shahzad, who founded the site. He is a researcher and writer, not a practising attorney, and his profile page says so plainly along with what his background actually is. We would rather be straightforward about that than imply a qualification nobody here holds.
How we research
- Primary sources first. State statutes and codes, court rules, agency guidance and official data sets. Salary and statistical figures come from bodies such as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics rather than from aggregator sites.
- We go to the source, not to other blogs. Summarising someone else’s summary is how errors spread and get repeated until they look like consensus.
- Sources are cited. Guides say where the information came from so you can verify it rather than take our word for it.
- Jurisdiction is stated. Most questions have different answers in different states. Where that is true we say so, instead of giving a single national answer that is wrong in half the country.
- Where the law is unsettled, we say so. If courts disagree or a rule is genuinely ambiguous, that is more useful to know than a confident answer that happens to be wrong.
Reviews and updates
- Guides carry a “last reviewed” date so you can see how current the information is.
- We are still working through the back catalogue. Older articles are being brought up to this standard progressively, and some do not yet show a review date or a sources list. We would rather tell you that than pretend the whole archive has been checked.
- Articles are revisited when the law changes — not on a fixed schedule, but when there is a reason to.
- We only move a review date when the content has actually been checked. Refreshing dates cosmetically to look current is dishonest to readers and we do not do it.
Corrections
If something here is wrong, out of date, or misleading, please tell us through the contact page — what the problem is and, if you can, what the correct position is. We will check it against the primary source and fix it. Where a correction changes the substance of a guide, we note that the article has been corrected rather than editing quietly.
We would much rather be corrected than stay wrong. Nobody writing about law at this volume gets everything right, and pretending otherwise is not a standard, it is a pose.
Advertising and editorial independence
- This site carries advertising, served automatically through Google AdSense. We do not choose which advertisers appear, and their presence is not an endorsement.
- Advertisers have no say in what we publish or how it is written. We do not accept payment for coverage, and we do not write guides designed to send enquiries to any particular law firm.
- If we ever publish sponsored or affiliate content, it will be clearly labelled as such on the page.
Privacy
How we handle data collected through this site is set out in our privacy policy.
Contact
Questions about this policy, corrections, and suggestions for guides are all welcome via the contact page.
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