Louisville Legal Blog

With the summer in full swing in Louisville, Kentucky it can mean only one thing: vacation. It's almost a rite of passage to go on a family vacation during the summer months. It's still possible to do even if you are divorced, separated or living based on a child custody agreement. Here are some tips for planning vacations this summer around child custody agreements.

Try to sit down with the other parent and have a civil discourse regarding what you want to do with your children this summer. Both of you should have a chance to discuss your wishes for a vacation before any decisions are made.

Almost every company will have its employees sign a confidentiality agreement when hired. This is a document that protects the company from secrets and other information getting out to the public or to its competitors. Employees are to follow the stipulations listed in the agreement or risk being fired and sued for breach of the agreement. Here's how to handle a breach of a confidentiality agreement.

Speak with the employee immediately. Find out if they understand the serious nature of the breach. Ask them why they shared trade secrets and who they spoke with about the secrets. Make sure the employee has an understanding of how much this breach is going to affect the company.

If you are in charge of a business, no matter its size, you have a lot of responsibility. You will be questioned by your employees often, especially when it comes to merging with another company. If there is a merger on the horizon, make sure you inform your employees ahead of time, so they have more than enough information about what is happening.

An open line of communication is quite possibly the most important step you can take when preparing for a business merger. You need to communicate with your employees as much as possible throughout the entire process. Don't ever think that you can communicate too much with your employees. If you don't offer enough information to your employees, they will begin to wonder, and rumors will spread.

When you navigate your way through a divorce, you will typically find that your life, as you know it, will undergo considerable change. While divorcing has numerous estate planning and tax implications, so, too, does marrying for a second time. When your marital status changes, so, too, do your estate planning needs. People marrying for a second time often face unique hurdles with regard to the estate planning process that those in first marriages may not.

When you and your new spouse-to-be discuss your estate planning objectives, it is critical that you maintain open and honest communications while doing so. Exercising full disclosure early on can potentially prevent considerable hardship or family strife later on, so the more you can sort out before you say, “I do,” the better. So, what types of estate planning matters might you want to reevaluate once you see a second marriage on the horizon?