Discover how time-barred debt affects your credit, the statute of limitations by state, and your rights against collection.

In tax controversy and litigation matters, sometimes procedure trumps the merits. The statute of limitations is a great example. Even if the taxpayer made a mistake on a prior year return, the IRS ...

New York's Dead Man's Statute, codified in CPLR 4519, precludes a party to an action from testifying as to communications or transactions concerning an adversary's decedent. It can have significant ...

A statute of limitations is the deadline for filing a lawsuit. Most lawsuits must be filed within a certain amount of time. In general, once the statute of limitations on a case “runs out,” the legal ...

Given today's numerous economic challenges, it's hardly a surprise that borrowers are carrying a record amount of debt — about $18.8 trillion currently, with about $1.3 trillion in credit card debt ...

President Biden has proposed a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million immigrants lacking documents in the United States. Opponents claim that this important humanitarian step would reward ...

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided, with conservatives expressing various degrees of skepticism about the statute used to prosecute more than 350 of the Jan. 6th rioters who invaded the capitol.

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...