http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/hueof0f18f?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 What is a power of attorney and how does it work? To keep a board game running while one player takes a break, that player could say to another 'roll the dice and move for...

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/jkzwm0yem0?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 A will is a written document that defines how your assets will be distributed after you die. Trusts are legal arrangements that involve a separate legal entity to hold and...

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/45yusgd8le?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Filing for bankruptcy starts with disclosing all financial information. This is done on a form called a 'bankruptcy petition', provided by the US Bankruptcy Court. The...

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/f0ww3imfbb?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 US law allows courts to declare individuals and businesses bankrupt, allowing them to settle debts without full payment. Filing bankruptcy is a legal action asking the...

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/p2kvhy7j15?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 When a couple marries, they gain the legal right to do certain things together, such as own property or owe debts. Divorce is the legal termination of marriage; the legal...

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/cqjsxp35pm?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 When the legal state of marriage is ended by divorce, legal commitments by the couple - property, debts and more - must be resolved. While laws vary by state, the divorce...

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/466d090xjv?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 If a marriage with children is legally ended by divorce, access, time and legal responsibility for the children - 'custody' - must be decided. Custody arrangements include...

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/a9mwtykxs4?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 These comparisons to board games might help you understand patents, trademarks and copyright - the main forms of intellectual property. Imagine a game rule that says, you...

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/qpx4u23vle?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 In US law, corporations are organizations authorized to act as a legal entity. US and state tax laws allow a special 'S Corporation' tax status that changes how corporate...

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/2rk1s6xo36?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Renting home or business space from an owner comes with legal rights and responsibilities. The landlord can't do 'anything they want', and neither can the tenant. Federal,...