useful information on avoiding identity theft
Privileges
While a trial involves the search for truth, that goal must yield at times to other interests
Judicial notice
This device allows the acceptance of facts as true without formal evidence
400 children
Michigan has about 400 children available for adoption and in need of a family
Raising kids
Helping kids be themselves
Exhibits
three types of evidence that can become exhibits
Discrediting the witness
Impeachment, the discrediting of a witness by cross examination or by other admissible evidence
Love you? I am you.
Few of us work as hard at the vocation of marriage as we should.
Witnesses
The rules make a clear preference for facts, not opinions.
Hearsay exceptions
An out of court statement offered to prove the truth of the matter asserted is not admissible unless you can point to a rule.
A brother’s number one fan
Kick Albion’s butt
Dedicated to the unfinished work
In honor of its 140th anniversary on this day, Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
Hearsay
The second basic concept is Hearsay
Relevance
The posts to follow in the next week address basic evidence rules and concepts.
Why Dividends Matter
Dividend-paying stocks have appealed to investors since the beginning of equity investing. Historically investors judged a company’s dividend yield as a predicatable and tangible return compared with the uncertainties of earnings growth. Moreover, it used to be that investors could…
Zero tolerance
it’s a horrific practice except in extreme cases when we remove the child from harming himself or harming his classmates
International travel
Compliance with these requirements is especially important for a parent traveling with a child but not with the child’s other parent.
Client Communication Tip
Always advise the client of the next step. It impresses the client and keeps you focused.
How to beat Wal-Mart
because the gallon jar of mayonnaise is too big or the brand isn’t their favorite
The ever-narrowing funnel
the law of evidence as “an ever-narrowing funnel.”