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The law includes a lot of requirements — usually legally called “duties” — regarding all kinds of things. Often, those duties are requirements that the law makes some people provide to or for the benefit of other people.

Avoiding fraud before and after purchasing property is more important than ever, especially in light of the increasingly sophisticated cyber threats that continue to evolve.

Some people are paid by the hour, day or week. Other people are paid by the “job”.

Last week, Ohio adopted a new law that precludes almost all operators of moving vehicles from using or holding electronic devices like phones, tablets and GPS devices.

This column follows up on a previous column that mentioned the possibility of unlimited FDIC coverage for a bank depositor even if that depositor uses only one bank.

Although every business is different, banks are businesses like other businesses. Some businesses buy and sell cars, and other businesses sell services. Banks can be thought of as buying and selling the use of money.

There are two big pitfalls of which buyers and sellers of real estate should be especially aware.

Trusts are most easily thought of as being sets of rules. Thus, I may have a trust, which is a set of rules, that I can name whatever I want.

Naming a new business is sometimes as exciting as starting the business itself.

Over a decade ago, the law changed regarding the tax treatment of gain in value on the sale of a primary residence. Some aspects of the “old law” remain as points of confusion that lead to misunderstanding of the law as it currently is.