As you can hire your children to help you save on taxes? Taking your children, your company can teach a great tax savings strategy and the opportunity for your children, business and money.Pays wages to your children (ages 7 and 17) are a valid business deduction, because they work in good faith, and are fairly compensated.Your children can have up to $ 5450 (the standard deduction for 2008), before payment of income taxes. Why did you...more
Dermatology Toronto - Protect Your Child's Skin 5 smart steps to protect your child's skin Yes, you've heard this before, but it can't be stressed too much. It's crucial to provide proper sun protection for your child. After all, it only takes one blistering sunburn to double your child's risk of getting melanoma - the most serious type of skin cancer - at some point in life.1. Select the right sunscreen. Proper use of sunscreen or...more
Virginia Mediation Lawyer For Divorce & Child Custody Cases In Virginia VIRGINIA MEDIATIONMediation is a valuable process with which to solve conflict and is a particularly useful process for parties divorcing in Virginia. Even the most contested issues can be resolved through the use of mediation. Parties may choose the process to address every issue of their case or perhaps just those creating the greatest challenges. In Virginia, mediators serve as neutral third parties, whose role it is to facilitate communication and creative problem solving between the parties. The mediator assists the parties in addressing their issues of concern but also assists them in recognizing issues about which they may not be aware and which may become problems for them in the future if not addressed. Virginia divorce litigation does not provide avenues to the parties to discuss their interests or values. Where there are contested issues, it is necessary to discuss the parties' interests and values in order to develop a plan for moving forward which can be endorsed and embraced by all involved. Engaging in mediation may drastically reduce the expense of divorce. The cost of...more
Virginia Collaborative Law Process In Divorce & Child Custody - Keeping Costs Low VIRGINIA COLLABORATIVE DIVORCETHE COST OF DIVORCE - PART VCOLLABORATIVE LAW CHILD CUSTODYOne of the biggest concerns and hotly contested issues in Virginia divorce is what to do with the children. Typically, parties have very strong views on how their...more
Northern Virginia Collaborative Law Divorce & Child Custody Lawyers VIRGINIA COLLABORATIVE DIVORCEParties seeking to divorce in Virginia have the option of pursuing a collaborative divorce. Collaborative divorce is an alternative to traditional litigation. In Virginia, if parties choose to use the collaborative option, each party...more
What To Do If Your "Ex" Fails To Get Your Children Back On Time It's 9:00 PM Sunday and your two girls were due back from their weekend with your "ex" three hours earlier. You've called and your former spouse says he/she will bring them back when he/she is "good and ready". You ask when that might be and the reply is "maybe tomorrow, maybe next week, maybe never".What should you do?Although child abduction by a parent is rare, I always urge clients to be immediately proactive at the first sign that one parent is intentionally not returning the child at the appointed time. To be sure, delays due to weather, car trouble, or even occasional tardiness are excusable. But, the combination of being several hours late with belligerence and threats is particularly ominous.It is also against the law in Missouri. A parent that willfully refuses to return a child at the time indicated in a valid court order, without good cause, commits a Class D felony of child abduction punishable by up to four years in prison. So, once your children are unaccountably overdue by more than a few minutes, you should do the following:Call your "ex" to learn the cause of the delay and to...more
When deciding what toys to get for your child, there are many things that you will need to think about, including their gender, age and abilities. You will also have to think about your budget and getting the most for your money. Kids play toys come...more
A shocking percentage of youngsters suffer from being overweight and obese in today's society. There are many different opinions and predictions as to why the problem has been increasing over the past few decades, but no one really has the...more
Breakthrough Study Links Childhood Diabetes to a Common Virus Italian researchers have made an exciting discovery suggesting a common virus may lead to Type 1 diabetes in children. Studying 112 diabetic children aged two to six, they found...more
The Curious Craze of Calling Cards for Children At first it seems like a preposterous notion. Whatever happened to the days when you bumped in to little Johnny's mum or Gran at the school gates and she happily agreed that your grandchild could...more
A Pokey "Ex" Could End Up in The "Pokey" If They Refuse To Bring Your Kids Back On Time Last week's column outlined what to do if your "ex" doesn't return your children at the time identified in your court order. In many...more
The V Reader Animated Book – Will It Help Your Kids' Reading Ability? The V Reader Animated Book or e-Book is a toy that allows interactive fun learning for kids aged 3 to 7 years and encourages their imaginations while they learn to...more