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Estate planning is the management and disposal of a person’s asset capital in preparation of his/her death or incapacitation.

Nearly two trillion dollars are laundered globally every year through human trafficking, drug smuggling, terrorism,and other organized crimes. The US alone loses nearly 500 billion dollars of taxes annually through money laundering.

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) of 1998 checks the piracy of copyrighted work. Its anti-circumvention provision makes it illegal to bypass cyber firewalls or to distribute tools that enable such bypasses.^[1]

Is Filing Chapter 13 Bankruptcy a Reasonable Option to the Debtor?

Many Americans struggle to pay off mortgage dues due to reasons ranging from professional relocation to expensive divorces. Lenders and mortgage companies offer the defaulting homeowners options such as loan modification, short sale, and ultimately foreclosure to retrieve the loaned money. Homeowners often resort to filing bankruptcy proceedings to avoid the impending foreclosure. This paper investigates whether filing a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy is a reasonable option for a debtor trying to avoid a foreclosure.

A nondisclosure agreement (NDA) is a legal contract that binds the receiver of confidential information to respect such information and not use it to the detriment of the party who provided it.^[1]