October 9th, 2025 by admin
1. HELPFUL GUIDANCE Mike Wells has written a regular legal column on topics important to citizens for the Winston-Salem Journal for twenty-two years. It is believed to be the longest running column on the law in North Carolina. Our website contains many...
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October 2nd, 2025 by admin
Statistics tell us we are getting older as a country. Many of us have accumulated more things, more property, than we ever would have imagined. So much so that don't know what to do with it, honestly. Many of us are close enough to the times of the Great...
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September 29th, 2025 by Mike Wells
CO-SIGNORS ON A DEBT. What you may not realize is that as a co-signer, you are primarily responsible for the debt, too. You are equal in the eyes of the law, and more specifically, the creditor which made the loan in the first place, more than likely,...
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September 29th, 2025 by Mike Wells
(And it is not what you may think) Chief Justice John Roberts has written many legal opinions for our nation’s most influential court of law. But his most important opinion may be about his insights concerning what really matters in the court of life....
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August 6th, 2025 by admin
There are many legal issues which affect us, but some more than others. After practicing law for thirty years and answering over 10,000 questions on and off the air as the host of "You and the Law", here are some of the most important ones. LAST WILL...
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July 15th, 2025 by admin
Why do Responsible Families Plan? Peace of mind Avoid financial turmoil Protect educational goals for children Do not leave children and spouse vulnerable Reduce uncertainty Keep your family in the home Maintain standard of living Key Documents...
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June 17th, 2025 by admin
Scams on our citizens, especially our senior citizens, cost us multiple Billions of dollars annually. As we head into the Fall the calls and contacts are sure to increase. Be on the lookout for them and watch out for these scams, often targeted at seniors....
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May 26th, 2025 by admin
That some good can be derived from every event is a better proposition than that everything happens for the best, which it assuredly does not. James K. Feibleman No man is an island, entire of itself. John Donne The quality of having mercy in your heart...
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May 7th, 2025 by admin
A truism we all know is that nothing is sure in life but death and taxes. But added to that in contemporary life is the higher cost of health care and long-term care for an aging citizenry. We will leave it to the elected officials to figure out the health...
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February 25th, 2025 by Mike Wells
Beulah Blessing, my fifth-grade teacher, never really seemed to care much for me. But I will always remember what I came to learn from her. Beulah Blessing was a life-long teacher and a strict by-the-rules disciplinarian. The combination of my being some...
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January 3rd, 2025 by admin
25 December 1944 In the frigid winter of 1944, when the outcome of WWII was still far from certain, the Allied forces were in the battle of their lives. They were making their way toward Berlin to end the devastating WWII in the European Theatre. The...
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