A durable power of attorney is a power of attorney by which an adult person, called the “principal”, designates another person as his or her “attorney-in-fact”. An “Attorney-in-Fact” is one who acts as an agent or representative of another and has been given the authority to act in that person???s behalf.

It is a written document and in West Virginia it must contain the words indicating that the Power of Attorney shall not be affected by the disability or incapacity of the principal or that the power of attorney shall only become effective upon the disability or incapacity of the principal. The intention of the principal is that he or she will have an agent to act according to his or her wishes in the event that they are unable to do so.

In West Virginia all acts done by an attorney-in-fact, during any period of disability or incapacity of the principal, will have the same effect and agreements made will be binding to his successors as if the principal were competent and not disabled.

After a durable power of attorney is executed in West Virginia, the court, within the principalâ??s permanent residence, may appoint a guardian or trustee of the estate who would manage all of the principalâ??s property, except for any written specified exclusions. The guardian or trustee has the power to revoke or amend the attorney-in-factâ??s duties.

In West Virginia the principal may also nominate, in his power of attorney document, a guardian of his estate if protective proceedings for the principalâ??s person or estate are recommended or felt to be necessary.

If the attorney-in-fact initiates agreements or contracts, without knowledge of the principalâ??s death, and is acting in good faith for the principal, any action he has taken is valid and binds his successors to such agreements. The same applies to the attorney-in-factâ??s actions when the power of attorney is revoked or terminated. Any commitments made during a time when he is not aware that the power of attorney has been revoked or terminated are valid, legal and binding.

While considering Joint Venture you will need to draw up agreements and contracts to cover your grounds. The contracts are design to defend your personal interest in business joining. Lawyers will often bill hourly to construct contract and agreements for Joint Venture, thus you might pay 0 or more to have the contracts written professional. I’ve pointed this out, since when drawing up any legal papers, or business papers words make a difference as well as the language delivered. Continue below. Joint Venture Contracts and Agreements are arranged documents that join two or more parties in union with the target of developing a single product and/or projects. Thus, ‘partnership’ is commonly known, yet Joint Venture partners work under divided financial and business individuality. Accordingly, if you are writing your own contracts and/or agreements for Joint Venture it is important that the terms are defined correctly, otherwise you could land in a bad situation.

One of the better solutions for writing contracts and agreements from the preliminary to the finale, you may want to considering using online guides that will guide you through the process of writing the contracts and/or agreements. One of the free sites that offer Joint Venture contract samples is available online

Here you will find all the information you will need to write a Joint Venture contract and/or agreement. The problem is, the contract costs .95, yet it is approved by an attorney at law. Other areas online may offer free examples that could guide you in the right direction. If you need legal help and advice affordable, you may want to visit sites online that offer legal advice, e.g. they have services, including legal advice support.

I’ve been searching the World Wide Net to find you resources so that you can have the free samples to follow as a guide, but apparently few sites offer freebies. This brings me to the point of helping you with a contract that binds you with JV, yet protects you from legalities.

Online have contracts of all sorts. You will see where information is provided, including forms. The sites will produce working contracts and/or agreements in any area of business.

Note: if you have Microsoft Word 2000 or higher edition, click the Help menu and type in Contract. You will be linked to a wealth of tools that will guide you to writing free contracts and/or agreements.

Guide to Contracts in Joint Venture

While writing contracts related to Joint Venture, you will need to cover Fees, Liabilities, Exit, Termination, etc. You will need to cover all details in the contract from start to finish.

In other words, if you are writing the FEES, you will define clearly how much you expect, what you expect to produce in general for the company, excluding making promises you cannot keep, etc. If you cover liabilities, be sure to state clearly that you will not be liable for faulty products, especially if the company is offering the line of products.

You want to add limited liabilities to the extreme, especially since you are joining a company to profit the company. The Exit and Termination should be laid out in the business plan; however, you want to note the Exit and Termination within the contract and/or agreement as well. This will provide you room to leave the company in the event the agreement does not work out. For example, if the company is not holding up to their end of the bargain, you will need legal rights to leave the agreement.

For more information on contracts and agreements, you may want to visit your local library, or else research online. If you are not clear in writing the contract, it might be wise to ask an attorney to review the contract. Prepaid legal costs monthly and you will receive free legal help up a degree. Just a note to help you save money:

When on the quest of purchasing a new Audi car it is necessary that you know what you what before visiting the local car dealer. To feel comfortable with your new Audi van leasing and to also feel that you have got a good deal, you need to have proper planning. Here are few tips to achieve your dream of owning your own Audi through leasing.

As opposed to buying a new car where you will pay a higher cost, through this leasing option, you will acquire the best car without having to buy it. If you are a businessperson, hiring a car for your business can be the best idea before you make plans to buy your own. Since there is a wide range of choices from Audi lease to Mercedes, you can go for one that you prefer most.

You should also note that with leasing, you will experience the benefits of driving an Audi without actually buying it. This applies to all quality vehicles you may desire, but you do not have money to acquire them. Besides many businesses and individuals prefer this because they can acquire any vehicle at a cheaper cost when leasing.

Having decided what you want, you should complete an application form and email or fax it to the dealers. If your proposal is accepted, the car will be made available and delivered to your address as soon as possible. At the lapse of the lease period, the car will be taken back and should you want more services then a new contract can be entered into on the same car or a different one. This can possibly be made no easier for you.

In case you are reluctant about taking this initiative, you should know that you will be given adequate time to pay for the leasing fees. In addition, the deposit that you will pay prior to the lease is very low. The charges are also less costly, meaning you can easily afford such. Nevertheless, remember that mileage for the car should be set yearly.

Once the lease is granted and the car delivered to you, you need to understand that apart from getting the benefits of owning an Audi, you also gain the expenses of owning one. These expenses may vary from parking tickets, insurance premiums, fueling costs among others. Plus, all the fines and driving violations incurred when driving the car are your responsibility.

The vehicle should also have a warranty given by the manufacture to the buyer, which should also apply to the leaser as well. This should also include road assistance instructions that will guide you when driving. If there are maintenance terms given, you should be aware, but in case there is none offered be ready to cover for any maintenance expenses.

The availability of car leasing helps one find the finest deals in the market. This will in turn help you own a car by using a good Audi lease. You should not hesitate to ask for help from experts who will help you choose the best vehicle for you at a good price and within a good time span. This is the best money choice.

Very new companies and small organizations have to keep a tight lid on expenses. Typically, this means that they simply cannot afford to employ and pay an attorney to prepare, submit, and register their trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). So they either file a trademark application themselves or use one of the ultra-cheap document assistant services on the Internet (these services are not provided by legal professionals and provide virtually no worth whatsoever). Not surprisingly, in these situations, the initial trademark application is inaccurate in some form.

When the trademark application is sent to to an examining attorney at the USPTO, the examining attorney examines the trademark application for any disorders or challenges. This includes both issues inherent with the trademark being applied for and troubles due to potential confusion with presently existing trademarks that have been filed or registered with the USPTO. The examining attorney then issues a notice known as an office action that sets forth all denials and refusals that must be answered or responded to by the applicant within six months. If the trademark applicant is not represented by an attorney at law, the examining attorney will often include a statement in the office action advising the applicant to obtain the help of an attorney.Upon receipt of the office action, many unrepresented applicants recognize that their choice not to retain an lawyer to help them with the trademark application was a error. Not only will they probably have to hire a trademark attorney anyway to respond to the office action, but the flaws in the initial application may greatly restrict what an attorney at law can fix at this point in the procedure anyway. Added to that, the applicant has spent hundreds of dollars on the trademark application that the USPTO will not return.

Unrepresnted applicants are essentially left with three options. The applicant can simply throw in the towel and abandon the trademark application altogether. The applicant can take on the enormous task of trying to learn trademark law and try to correctly respond to the office action. If an applicant chooses this route, it is best to buy one of the layman friendly guides out there, such as How To Respond to a Trademark Office Action Without An Attorney. Finally the applicant can hire a trademark attorney and spend a ton of money. Often, the realization is hiring a trademark attorney from the outset would have been best.

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Answer by Sunshine
No, it’s actually a waste of money. If you’re really worried about the legalities of it, I’d recommend leasing a residential property through a property management company instead if you can afford it. It’s a lot cheaper and they can do it for you for as long as you want to lease out your property. If you change tenants you have to continually hire a lawyer to change the terms on your lease agreement.

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-Marketing letter
-Cover letter to seller
-Rehab estimates
-Offer price breakdown
-Purchase and sales agreement
-Comparable sales
-Seller financing
-Purchase and sales agreement

Also we will like something that is user friendly and affordable. Thanks

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Answer by sdmike
we use zipforms.com in CA. The state board contracted for all Realtors and it workd GREAT.

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IMFF Cinedays M, taking place in Skopje through September 7, celebrates the past, present and future of the music and film. The Festival’s focus is on music-related content, including feature films, documentaries and short films submissions that have an emphasis on music – rock, jazz, blues, soul, reggae, punk, pop, reggae…. old and new. River View Players (et34888@aol.com; Wabisabimail@aol.com) based in Harlem open a new performance series on September that will present readings of plays (featuring DuEwa Frazier, Lit Noire Publishing), short stories, poetry, music and films every Sunday from 4 to 6 in the back room of Cafe Largo. Free food tastings will be offered from the Cafe on this occasion, and the event is free and open to the public. indieWIRE presents filmmaker Alan Ball and actress Summer Bishil in a discussion of their new film, ‘Towelhead,’ at the Apple Store, SoHo, September 8. “The Down-Low on Distribution” is a seminar on September 10 in Los Angeles attempting to decode the different distribution deals so that you can get the best rights in your agreement. New York Television Festival which has featured acclaimed independent pilots that were purchased by networks such as NBC Universal, A&E, and the like, will feature an “Industry Day” session in which industry leaders participate in a number of panel discussions, when it runs September 12-17.

At this year’s Boston Film Festival a program of shorts, documentaries and feature films premieres during the festival’s run from September 12-19, and evening receptions are hosted by regarded chefs and restaurateurs providing the ideal scene for filmmakers and talent to network as well as sponsors to entertain. The IBC 2008 Conference and Exhibition, September 12-28 in Amsterdam, addresses personalised content over the web; future broadcast businesses and the changing audience; the “digital dividend” and the battle for bandwidth; production and protection of all types of content, and other areas. At “Fund Your Film Workshop With Stu Pollard,” key elements of an independent film business plan, including structure, layout and research and a primer on private equity financing for truly independent projects, will be reviewed when the one-day session meets September 13 in Dallas. Independent Film Week, formerly know as the IFP Market, is still a gathering for industry professionals where pitch meetings search for new talent, and cash, product donations and services are awarded to participants. The Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival’s social calendar starts with Opening Night Festivities on September 17, followed by daily and nightly filmmaker/musician receptions, industry workshops, a Lifetime and Career Achievement Awards Black Tie Gala, a Sunday morning Hot Air Balloon Ride, a Closing Night Wrap party (September 21) and Best of Fest special screening presentations and more. The NBC Universal Women Writers Workshop, September 18-25 in Toronto, will target intermediate women screenwriters who have a treatment or first draft, and will work toward the development of their next draft of a feature script. It will focus on script development and building on concepts introduced in the Feature Film Writing Program emerging module.

Screenwriting and the Business of Hollywood, will be conducted September 19 and 20 from Rock Island, by Act One Seminars, intensive, practical workshops for aspiring and professional writers and entrepreneurs who are serious about their Christian faith and who dream of creating culture that respects and enriches a global audience. SWAMP and TALA present the Business of Film Conference 2008, a September 20 event at Rice University Media Center focusing on the business of making movies with professionals from the film, legal and financial worlds that address a wide range of topics, including budgeting for film, funding resources, music rights, distribution and more. The Film, Stage and Showbiz Expo will allow participants to showcase their film/video/movie reel for Producers and Production Companies at a private screening area all day at the Expo, and Telsey + Company will conduct an open talent search for some of the hit Broadway shows they represent at the one-day event, September 21, in New York. In Gene Autry, Oklahoma, the Gene Autry Oklahoma Museum celebrates the legacy of the singing cowboys with its Film & Music Festival. It’s a gathering of cowboy and country singers, cowboy poets and storytellers, Western film stars and look-alikes, and it happens from September 24-28. The 17-day New York Film Festival gets underway September 26 in New York, with its program of emerging and international filmmakers. Black Entertainment Magazine in conjunction with Talents Connection, reachable at TalentsConnectionCasting@yahoo.com, hosts the September 27 Business, Arts & Entertainment Conference in Los Angeles, with slated workshop sessions on “Surviving Hollywood,” and “Getting your children in commercials,” and a premiere screening of soon to be released BEM film ‘True Riches’.

The above events are only a sample of what is fully listed. Complete details are on the “Media, Entertainment and Performing Arts Industry News and Events” page. Video and podcast versions of this news summary are also available at popular video sites around the Web like MySpace, YouTube, Bit Torrent, as well as on The Actor’s Checklist podcast blog, a great place to get your iPhone, ipod or Apple TV download from. The Free Home Video Showcase serves as an archive for all past video presentations. This month on video you will see trailers and sample clips of ‘True Riches’ a collaborative production of Talents Connection and BEM Films, slated for a premiere screening at the Business, Arts & Entertainment Conference, September 27 at LA Convention Center. Strange comedy from The Pimps Horror House? TV show Cleveland. The creative duo of H.G. Robert and Wayland Anderson, that form DANCEWORDZ, a production company that writes, choreographs and stages shows for professional companies and art programs. The Actor’s Checklist now lets you check the latest musical artists song releases on Apple’s iTunes, updated on an hourly basis, at: http://www.actorschecklist.com/resources/itunes.php

and once you get a license, can you get the standard and state approves real estate forms like purchase offer and contracts of purchase offers? or do you still have to do something more before you can get all the forms?

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Answer by M K
When you get your license (and you do not need the actual paper, you need just the number) you have to go to C.A.R. office and become a member. This is when you get C.A.R. and NRDS numbers.
After you become a C.A.R. member, which includes membership in National Association of Realtors and your local association, you can register on their Website and download Winforms (all and every official form you need.) By the way, in most cases you do not even need to download and print those forms, you can fill them out online and then print out. It’s better than writing in client’s names, property address, etc. by hand. Of course it’s a good idea to download the most common blank forms and have them with you, in case you need to write an offer and you are away from a computer.
To make the long story short, get your RE license number, go to C.A.R. office, pay a huge membership fee and you are set.

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The reason I ask is that we were referred to a site by friends last year. They downloaded the forms, filled them in and that was it, at least that is what they said.

We aren’t sure if that would work for us since we have property in different states. Maybe we can use one joint living trust and put all of our real estate into it. Where can we get more information and is there a good source for a revocable trust online?

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Answer by Verified
You don’t need a lawyer for a RLT. There are multiple companies on the www that provide them but you really need to get a reputable company.

There is a lot of information on NUPP Legal about RLTs and we refer people to them because they have been around for about 10 years or more. My first experience with them was a referral from my lawyer for a power of attorney. A few business associates use them for last will and testaments and forming a limited liability company.

I just went to the site and they have the forms for revocable living trusts too. You need to scroll down the page to see the listings of states. Here’s the page:

http://www.nupplegal.com/living-trusts.html

Another good thing about them is that you get to save the forms to your computer so you can use them all you want instead of having just 30 days and then repaying.

You, specifically, will need to file a deed for each property you want to put into the trust. Since they are in different states you will need a different deed for each as deeds vary in each state. The deed for transferring real estate into a RLT has to be one that does not trigger a “due on sale” clause if you still have a mortgage on the property. The site I mentioned also has deeds just for such a transfer. Actually, there is a bundle called a living trust toolbox for each state that has deeds and other forms. Looks like the deeds in the bundle are just for the state you order but you can also get the deeds for the other states separately. Here:

http://www.nupplegal.com/warrantydeed.html

You can jump around on that site and get answers to just about everything you need to know about living trusts. For instance, there are some things you can’t put into a RLT. I ran into that one by clicking the links in their sidebar. This may be of interest to you also:

http://www.nupplegal.com/living-trust/revocable-living-trust/transfer-assets-living-trust.html

Went to legal zoom and they are a lot more expensive and you only get the trust form, no deeds.

Besides, you will also need a pour-over Will to go with the RLT. That comes in the bundle at NUPP Legal also. Pour-over Wills pay off your expenses and then dump (pour) the rest back into your revocable trust.

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Individuals who are willing to pay their debts within 3-5 years qualify for the Chapter 13 bankruptcy. This chapter is crucial as it is helpful for individuals that want to retain some or all of their assets. This form of bankruptcy in some cases offers a better solution over the conventional form of bankruptcy as listed out by the Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The Chapter 7 bankruptcy can sometimes strip the debtor of his assets. This bankruptcy can be declared by individuals who have a limited regular income and can show ability to pay back a portion of their debts over time.

Understanding the negative aspects of this type of bankruptcy will explain the flexibility of the Chapter 13 bankruptcy. It is seen that a person who has filed for this form of bankruptcy would see it on their credit reports for a period of 7 years. Furthermore, it will be difficult to borrow large sums of money in the following years, as most of the creditors will question the worthiness of repayment of the debts. Besides this, one of the most persistent issues that surround the Chapter 13 bankruptcy is that it puts a filer on a strict and restricted budget thus, cutting off any unusual expenses that a person may have interest in. The Chapter 13 bankruptcy also does not include all debts under its influence, which means that a person with a variant case cannot file for this bankruptcy. Although, Chapter 13 is a feasible solution for filing bankruptcy, it should be understood that it limits the debt amount that a debtor can discharge.

On the contrary, this form also has its benefits in that it avoids the foreclosure of homes, as well as protection of the co-signers come under this chapter. Besides this, a debtor can still have their non-exempt as well as the exempt properties. The payment terms of most of the debts can get extended as per the rules under this bankruptcy form. Given these benefits, the Chapter 13 bankruptcy does seem to have its plus points that can be made use of judiciously.

This chapter is sometimes referred to as a repayment plan or a reorganization plan. To fully understand the depth and scope of this chapter of the US bankruptcy code, one should consult with a licensed bankruptcy attorney. Only bankruptcy lawyers can guide you through this stressful process.