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The Estate Tax
The estate tax is a tax on the right of the decedent to transmit his/her estate to his/her lawful heirs and beneficiaries at the time of death and on certain transfers, which are made by law as equivalent to testamentary disposition. This is not a tax on the properties inherited, but a tax on the…
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Selling Inherited Property in the Philippines
If you inherited a real estate property in the Philippines, such as a land, and would like to sell it instead of keeping it, there are important things to know to ensure the sale goes smoothly and legally. First, the inherited property cannot be sold right away without settling the estate of the person (who…
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RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN DIVORCE DECREE IN THE PHILIPPINES
Philippine laws on marital status follow Filipinos wherever they may go. Thus, as a rule, a married Filipino remains married even if a divorce is obtained abroad because divorce is generally not recognized in the Philippines. Luckily there is a limited exception for recognition of a foreign divorce decree which would allow a divorced Filipino…
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Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate: When Your Loved One Passes Away
Nothing is more difficult than losing a loved one, but we must learn to live with this unavoidable fact of life and move on when it happens. One of the things we have to deal with in moving on is settling the estate of the deceased. The properties left behind by the deceased at the…
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Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate: When Your Loved One Passes Away
Nothing is more difficult than losing a loved one, but we must learn to live with this unavoidable fact of life and move on when it happens. One of the things we have to deal with in moving on is settling the estate of the deceased. In this article we’ll explore two options in the…
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The Estate Tax
The estate tax is a tax on the right of the decedent to transmit his/her estate to his/her lawful heirs and beneficiaries at the time of death and on certain transfers, which are made by law as equivalent to testamentary disposition. This is not a tax on the properties inherited, but a tax on the…
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Pacquiao’s Promoters Lawsuit
Pacquiao’s Promoters Lawsuit The Filipino Law Group (FLG) has decided to file a lawsuit against the promoter, trainer and manager of Manny Pacquiao for perpetrating fraud in the so-called “Fight of the Century” between Pacquaio and Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas on May 2, 2015. FLG sued Top Rank, Inc., Bob Arum, Michael Koncz and…
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Driver’s License for Undocumented Aliens
YOU CAN APPLY FOR CALIFORNIA DRIVER’S LICENSE REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2015 Starting January 1, 2015, the California’s Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV), will start issuing driver’s license to California residents, regardless of immigration status. In other words, even if an applicant does not have legal immigration status (overstaying or undocumented alien)…
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Obama’s Immigration Executive Order
Undocumented Filipino Immigrants Take Advantage of the Obama Executive Order Register Now with the Filipino Law Group (FLG) When Obama ran and campaign for the presidency, one of his campaign promises was to overhaul the immigration policy of this country. Obama was thinking of the 12 million undocumented aliens living in the country. In…
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Black List Order (BLO)
By: Edgardo M. Lopez, Esq. “…[I]f we dare state it so simply, is that there are no boundaries in the universe….” Ken Wilber, No Boundary: Eastern and Western Approaches to Personal Growth Ken Wilber may be correct in today’s world of globalization. But in reality, borders and boundary lines are drawn through the enforcement…
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The Pre-nup Agreement: The Story of Evangeline (Part 2)
The Pre-nup Agreement: The Story of Evangeline (Part 2) ACT III When a signature appears on a document, it is presumed that the signatory understood the meaning of the document. In Evangeline’s case, she claims she sign the document but she did not fully understand it. Let’s examine what happened. A pre-nup agreement…
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The Pre-nup Agreement – The Story of Evangeline (Part 1)
The Pre-nup Agreement: The Story of Evangeline (Part 1) ACT I The Hook Up It was in the summer of 2001 when the 24-year-old Evangeline learned that she passed the nursing board. She was ecstatic that her dream of becoming a nurse which she thought was her ticket to the U.S., was coming into…
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Beware of IRS Impersonators
By: Edgardo M. Lopez, Esq. Be wary of phone calls that purports to be IRS agents. There is a nationwide scam targeting taxpayers. We have clients who had been contacted by people impersonating as IRS agents. These clients were told that they owe taxes and must pay up. Since these clients owe taxes, they…
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Two ways to resolve your IRS tax debts
IRS Matters By: Edgardo M. Lopez, Esq. If you owe a huge amount of taxes and are experiencing financial difficulties, don’t despair as there are remedies under the law which will help you avoid paying the whole amount. There are two ways to do it: either you propose a reduced amount to pay…
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Fiancee Visas
The process it takes for a foreign citizen to travel into the United States has become stringent in the recent years. It is all part of the United States’attempt to increase its homeland security. However, the United States has provided certain measures for US citizens to petition and sponsor foreign citizens into the United States…
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Foreigners can own property in the Philippines . . . in certain cases
Foreigners can own property in the Philippines . . . in certain cases. By Atty. Jun Bautista While ownership of land in the Philippines is as a rule reserved only to Filipino citizens, there is a way –in fact many ways –for Non-Filipinos to legally purchase and own land in the Philippines. One is in…
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