About Canaan Suitt, J.D.
Canaan Suitt received his J.D. from William & Mary Law School. After serving as a senior editor for the law school’s comparative law blog, he was a staff member of the William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review (ELPR). As a legal intern at the National Center for State Courts, he assisted in international rule of law projects and policy review; as a research assistant, he studied political dynamics in the U.S. federal judiciary. His articles on law and philosophy have been published in the ELPR as well as the academic journal Dewey Studies. He loves using his background in research and writing to make legal information accessible. Canaan currently writes for SuperLawyers.com. In his free time, he enjoys reading, travel, and being a cat dad.
Articles written by Canaan Suitt, J.D.
Protecting Intellectual Property Rights in the Entertainment Industry
If you're a professional in the media and entertainment industry, it’s essential to protect your intellectual property rights when producing, publishing, or publicizing your creative works. Entertainment law is vast, touching on many legal areas relating to the entertainment industry. Intellectual property is one of the most important legal areas applying to entertainment. This article will explain how intellectual property law intersects with the entertainment field. For legal help, …
Can I Sue To Protect the Environment?
Individual citizens and environmental groups often seek to use the legal system to address environmental problems. Environmental litigation ranges from local pollution and land use issues to broader concerns such as loss of biodiversity, depletion of natural resources, destruction of natural habitats, and the climate crisis. Depending on the issue, environmental lawsuits may be brought in state or federal court. State or federal environmental statutes, such as the Clean Air Act or Clean …
How a Lawyer Can Help Your Business With Environmental Regulations
There are many legal and regulatory requirements within the process of starting a new business. The same is true if your existing business wants to expand its operations or acquire new property. A lot of legal planning goes into ensuring that your company is well-established and in compliance with federal and state laws. An area of law that business owners tend to overlook is environmental law. “A lot of people back-end environmental law, and I think that’s a mistake,” says …
How To Ensure Legal Protection for a Parent With Dementia
Creating an estate plan helps older people prepare for what lies ahead. At a minimum, a plan should include a will, a power of attorney, and a healthcare proxy. These documents detail how to distribute assets upon death and appoint someone to make financial and medical decisions. For more information on asset protection and long-term care planning for Alzheimer's or dementia, consult an elder law attorney. Legal Issues That Can Arise After a Memory Impairment Diagnosis "For most people, there's …
What Is Elderly Financial Abuse?
Elder financial abuse involves taking advantage of older adults with scams, identity theft, caregiver theft, and misappropriated funds from people in a position of trust. Family members with a power of attorney or professionals with a fiduciary duty commit financial exploitation with unauthorized transactions, forged signatures, account skimming, and trust mismanagement. Signs of possible financial abuse include will changes and property transfers by someone with undue influence. After …
What Does a Medicaid Planning Attorney Do?
A Medicaid planning attorney helps individuals qualify for government benefits, including nursing home and long-term care. Medicaid has asset and income limits, and eligibility planning legal compliance involves asset protection, spousal protections, and wealth preservation. The government can seek estate recovery for improper asset transfers during the look-back period. Medicaid Benefit coordination with Medicaid spend-downs can maximize benefits and ensure legal compliance to avoid penalty …
How Do You Become Eligible for Social Security Benefits?
Social Security is a federal program directed by the Social Security Administration (SSA) that provides vital financial support and benefits to eligible individuals. How do you collect social security? This article will cover eligibility basics for the main types of benefits. For legal help, reach out to a social security lawyer. What Are Retirement Benefits? Social Security provides benefits to people in a wide range of circumstances, including: Retirees through Social Security …
What Is a Prenuptial Agreement and Should I Have One?
A prenuptial agreement is a contract entered into before marriage that determines asset division, debt liability, and spousal support in a divorce. You should have a premarital contract with business ownership to ensure your children's inheritance rights or to maintain separate property rights. Without a prenup, marital assets are divided based on community property division or equitable distribution in a divorce settlement. For legal validity under family law, there should be honest financial …
Can My Parental Rights Be Reinstated After Termination?
Every state has laws for the termination of parental rights, but fewer than half provide for the reinstatement of parental rights after termination. In states that allow reinstatement, requirements and processes vary. This article will give an overview of why parental rights are terminated and how they can be reinstated in some situations. If you are seeking reinstatement of your parental rights, it’s strongly encouraged that you speak with a family law attorney for guidance through the …
How Do You Terminate Parental Rights?
Parents have legal rights and responsibilities in caring for their children. From making education and healthcare decisions to providing for a child’s daily needs, parents are responsible for all aspects of a child’s growth and development. The purpose of parental rights is to provide for the best interests of the child. Sometimes, however, a child's best interests require that their parent's rights be terminated so that the child can be put in the legal custody of someone else. …
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