About Susan Ladika
Susan Ladika is a highly experienced writer and editor who covers topics ranging from health to finance to workforce and social issues. Before becoming a freelancer, she worked for The Associated Press in the U.S. and Europe. Her articles have appeared in Super Lawyers, Bankrate.com, and Creditcards.com, among others. She has edited books for international organizations.
Articles written by Susan Ladika
Legal Options To Stop Exes from Stalking or Harassment
A New York couple was in the middle of a divorce when the custody dispute got messy. Early in the process, she grew suspicious. Every time she got in her car, she felt like she was being followed. So she took the car to a mechanic and, sure enough, there was a magnetic GPS device attached. In the digital age, there are high-tech ways for estranged spouses to spy on each other. Cars, cellphones, and computers are all targets. For legal advice about how to stop cyberstalking by your ex-partner, …
Do I Owe Taxes on Inheritance?
“Nothing is certain but death and taxes,” so they say. But if you live in Florida, it’s very unlikely you’ll end up paying death taxes. Florida is one of 32 states with no estate or inheritance tax, so estates are taxed only under federal law. Florida’s constitution actually prohibits the state from collecting an estate tax — or an income tax, for that matter. And last year, Congress doubled the federal estate-tax exemption, from $5.6 million for an individual and $11.2 million …
Now That's Entertainment (Law)
Three Florida attorneys discuss their involvement in entertainment and sportsThink preparing your federal tax return is a chore? Imagine having to pay income tax in dozens of cities and state around the country each year, a challenge for professional athletes who play in more than a dozen locations each season. Though they may only play in a given place for three days, "the way [officials] look at it, those three days are worth tens of thousands of dollars based on million-dollar contracts," says Ben J. Hayes, a shareholder in the St. Petersburg office of Carlton …
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