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It's a good idea to make sure everyone in your family understands your estate plan and is on the same page. To avoid conflicts after you pass away, be clear about your intentions and wishes. You can also choose to include your spouse or children in the estate planning process.

We first began to separate civil and criminal law breaking in Europe while the Norman Invasion was occurring in England and criminal penalties began to differ from civil ones.

Did you know there are five objectives that are usually accepted for enforcement of the criminal law by punishment? They are retribution, deterrence, incapacitation, rehabilitation, and restitution.

If you are the heir or executor of a property where the owner is now deceased, or you are selling a property with a non-cooperative partner, then hiring an attorney can really protect your interests. Your lawyer will be able to quickly sort out any ownership issues so that they don’t hold up your sale.

Criminal defenses may provide partial or complete refuge from punishment. Types of criminal defenses can include insanity, automatism, intoxication, mistake of fact, necessity/lesser harm, lawful capacity of office (or legal duty), self defense, or duress.