Louisville Legal Blog

As someone who is just starting out on an entrepreneurial journey, it can be tough to know which steps to take to set your business up right. Fortunately, there have been many people who have gone through this same situation in the past, which means that there are tips and tricks that can help you, too.

One of the first things you will need to do is to set up a business plan. A business plan needs to have some specific information, especially if you want to use it to obtain financing in the future.

You undoubtedly take great pride in running an inclusive and welcoming workplace. You not only want to stay compliant with the law but also want to ensure that your employees do not feel that they work in a toxic work environment or that you are unapproachable as an employer. In some cases, it may be necessary to make certain policies explicitly clear to avoid confusion.

One of your duties as an employer is to follow the Americans with Disabilities Act and provide reasonable accommodations to workers when necessary. Because revealing a disability or requesting accommodation may not always be easy for workers, you may want to take steps to help the process go as easily as possible.

Getting enough parenting time is something may people worry about as they go through divorce. Parenting time is important because it gives you a chance to bond with your child. It gives you the opportunity to grow as a family and to share in raising your children.

In most states, the courts want to see parents split parenting time around 50-50. That means that if you have your children for four days one week, you might only see them three the next. Of course, not all people use a 50-50 schedule. Others might use a 5-2 schedule, so that one parent has the children during the school week and another on the weekends, an alternating 5-2 schedule where the parent with the children during the school week swaps each week, or some other schedule that works well for everyone involved.

When you decided to get married, you were thrilled. Your partner wanted to make sure you were both had everything you needed out of life, and they were insistent that marriage was the right way to do that.

A few days before the ceremony, they suddenly approached you with some paperwork. They asked you to read it and sign it. You knew it was a prenuptial agreement, but you didn't realize that you should have an attorney read it over. You didn't even question it before you signed it.