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Tax Breaks Moving Forward | Tucker Griffin Barnes P.C. Blog

Real Estate Tax Breaks Moving Forward On May 13th, the Senate finally agreed to debate EXPRIRE (Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency) a bill that would renew a number of tax breaks that expired at the end of 2013. Included in those tax breaks is the Mortgage Debt Relief Act or Debt Forgiveness Act. Under […]

Termination of Real Estate Contract | Tucker Griffin Barnes P.C. Blog

It is common knowledge in the real estate community that a buyer has three days after the receipt of an HOA disclosure packet to review the documents. Within the three days, the buyer can decide if they want to terminate the contract due to the information contained in the HOA packet.  A few months ago, […]

Cerebral Palsy Lawsuit | Tucker Griffin Barnes P.C. Blog

The Cost of Raising a Child with Cerebral Palsy: Children with cerebral palsy require therapy, extended medical care, and other cerebral palsy treatments that can cause a significant financial hardship.  Some have estimated the average cost to raise a child with cerebral palsy to be $921,000.  If your child developed cerebral palsy because of the […]

Using An Internation Chemical Weapons Treaty Against A Woman Scorned

“The notion that some things go without saying applies to legislation just as it does to everyday life.” –SCOTUS Really?  The law lives and dies by semantic and technical absurdities.  You mean there’s a limit? The issue in the following case was the applicability of an international chemical weapons treaty to a woman scorned.  No, really.  That […]

Bicycle Satety Tips – Dress for Safety To Avoid Traffic Accidents

  According to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles You Should Dress for Safety! Stay safe by making sure that you are visible to motorists passing by. Wear a helmet, wear bright colored clothing, and secure loose pant legs. Maximize your visibility at night – wear reflective clothing and apply reflective tape to your bicycle. […]

Best Personal Injury Lawyer Firms in Virginia

Just tooting our horn – Recently ranked in top 5 in personal injury firms in Virginia by bestattorneysonline.com. Our personal injury partner, Yvonne T. Griffin, and her staff have a great reputation helping injury clients.  If you’ve been injured in an automobile accident, please give her a call.   Tucker Griffin Barnes P.C. Charlottesville, VA […]

Bicycle Safety Tips Can Prevent Tragic Accidents

According to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicle You Should Follow These Safety Tips To Prevent Accidents: Bicycles are subject to the same laws as motor vehicles.  Riders of all ages should use  the following tips to help ensure safe and legal bike operation: Ride with traffic. Stop and look both ways before entering the […]

Surprise From Personal Injury Client

Beautiful flowers received from a personal injury client.  We love it!           Yvonne T. Griffin Personal Injury Attorney Tucker Griffin Barnes P.C. Charlottesville, A 434-973-7474 www.TGBLaw.com

A Nonconforming Building vs. an Illegal Building

There are a few exceptions to zoning that can help clear up issues with nonconforming buildings or structures. For example, what do you do if the survey shows that a house is built too close to the locality’s building setback lines?  Virginia Code Section §15.2-2307 provides that if a local government has issued a building […]

Don’t Let The Bank Delay Your Residential Closing

Due to recent updates in wire transfer guidelines, several major banks will not allow a client to wire funds out of their account to their Settlement Attorney unless the client goes to a local branch in person.  A number of clients have bank accounts in institutions that are out of state, like US Bank or […]

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