Back in a summer that now feels like forever ago, I sauntered into an empty church in Barcelona. With the casual cluelessness of a tourist freed from constraints of having to care what day or time it ...

August 15 is the solemnity of the Assumption of Mary. In the United States, it is a holy day of obligation. What is the Assumption of Mary, how did it come to be defined, and what relevance does it ...

In this appeal, the Eleventh Appellate District affirmed the trial court’s decision to grant the defendant summary judgment on a negligence claim, finding that the plaintiff expressly waived his right ...

In cost accounting, an accountant often uses the information about costs during a certain period to project future expenses. There are several methods the accountant may use for his estimations, ...

Businesses and other economic entities record transactions and compile them using different accounting bases that best suit their preferences and needs. Each accounting basis can be imagined as a ...

In real estate transactions, an assumption agreement allows a third party to “assume” or take over the loan of the property’s seller. Mortgages may be assumed when the house is sold, a divorcing ...

Of the many thorny issues that need to be worked out in a divorce, how to handle your shared mortgage is a big one. Some divorcing couples may simply agree to sell their home, divide the proceeds and ...