"[S]ign up a ton of people to make calls to see what [you] can shake down." Well, there it is: the business model for a so-called "bottom-dwelling" collection agency that is not averse to purchasing years-old debt and subsequently hounding consumers for repayment....
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Month: August 2017
A candid query: Should you consider a prenuptial agreement?
On Behalf of Robertson, Oswalt, Nony & Associates | Aug 24, 2017 | Firm News, High Asset Divorce
There was unquestionably a time when many more Americans than presently would quickly run through an analysis regarding prenuptial agreements with a mindset narrowly centered on the degree to which they might reasonably dampen romantic ardor. That is, while legions of...
Defraying high — and growing — costs of long-term health care
On Behalf of Robertson, Oswalt, Nony & Associates | Aug 23, 2017 | Estate Planning, Firm News
Leading into a health care-related blog post with the observation that long-term care costs are pricey is not exactly an earth-shattering point to note, we concede. Still, the attorneys at the Arkansas estate planning law firm of duly make...
Felony theft: What is it, and when does it apply to an offense?
On Behalf of Robertson, Oswalt, Nony & Associates | Aug 22, 2017 | Firm News
Keeping pace with inflation is something one might reasonably expect to hear regarding a financial or economic topic, right? We suspect that something like wage raises comes quickly to mind for many of our blog readers across Arkansas. Subject matter from the criminal...
Long overdue? Medical-debt reforms on the way
On Behalf of Robertson, Oswalt, Nony & Associates | Aug 17, 2017 | Firm News, Personal Bankruptcy
Medical debt for both legions of Arkansas residents and other Americans nationally has always been a comparatively outsized nemesis. That is, medical-related bills when compared with other types of outlays are immediately more complex, less transparent in many...
Vetting a divorce attorney before making a selection
On Behalf of Robertson, Oswalt, Nony & Associates | Aug 15, 2017 | Firm News, High Asset Divorce
Lots of things in life are not user-friendly. Like the fine-print assembly instructions that come with toys and put-it-together-yourself furniture. Like IRS tax forms. Like convoluted freeway systems that weave through select metropolitan areas. And like understanding...
This paternity tale is understandably attracting broad attention
On Behalf of Robertson, Oswalt, Nony & Associates | Aug 11, 2017 | Fathers' Rights, Firm News
We note on a relevant page of our family law website at the Arkansas law firm of that every paternity-related matter "is unique." The following case demonstrably bears that out. It involves a case in an adjoining state, namely Texas, where...
Thorough estate planning: Have you considered your digital presence?
On Behalf of Robertson, Oswalt, Nony & Associates | Aug 9, 2017 | Estate Planning, Firm News
The odds are that you have a digital presence and that, moreover, it's sizable. If you perhaps don't know exactly what such a presence signifies, we'll estimate a guess at that you can make a pretty fair guess. Especially if you are a...
One bad apple … AG Sessions applies analogy to troublesome cops
On Behalf of Robertson, Oswalt, Nony & Associates | Aug 8, 2017 | Firm News
OK, they're not all good. And the problematic behaviors of some of them are unquestionably the catalyst that drives community mistrust in communities across the country. So said -- "admitted" might be an even more apt descriptor -- the nation's Attorney General when...
Why the mass procrastination re advance care directives?
On Behalf of Robertson, Oswalt, Nony & Associates | Aug 4, 2017 | Estate Planning, Firm News
Some family-centric topics are quickly gravitated toward and discussed with openness and enthusiasm. Upcoming vacation plans, for example. Getting a puppy. Buying a new car. Not so much end-of-life health care planning. Based on empirical evidence (and reams of it),...