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Nolo Now: Small Business & Mental Health Awareness Month, Moving Tips, & More

May is Small Business AND Mental Health Awareness Month! Plus, navigate the spring housing market and life transitions with legal confidence.

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Nolo Now: Legal Clarity Delivered

Welcome to May! This month we're covering both Small Business Month and Mental Health Awareness Month, and delivering key insights on real estate and other assets.

🏢 Small Business Month: Start and Protect Your Enterprise

May is National Small Business Month. Whether you're just getting started or stepping up your marketing campaigns, these guides will help set you up for success.

🔎 How to Do an LLC Name Search

Before you invest in a company name, make sure it's legally available in your state. Learn how to search your state's business database and avoid trademark infringement before you register.

→ LLC Name Search: How to Find Out If a Business Name Is Available

❓ Can a Minor Be an LLC Member?

Young entrepreneurs are launching businesses at record rates, but can someone under 18 legally own part of an LLC? Find out what state laws say and the practical hurdles of doing business as a minor.

→ Can a Kid Start an LLC?

📣 Marketing Your Business: The Right of Publicity

When marketing your small business, you need to be careful about using names, images, or the likenesses of other people. Understand the "right of publicity" to ensure your ad campaigns don't lead to a costly lawsuit.

→ The Right of Publicity

🧠 Mental Health Awareness Month: Know Your Rights

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Taking care of your mental well-being is important—we're here to help you understand how the law protects your rights along the way.

🐶 Psychiatric Service Dogs vs. Emotional Support Animals

Get clear on the rules for public access. We explain the legal distinction between a psychiatric service dog and an emotional support animal, and how the ADA applies to each.

→ Access to Public Places With Service Dogs and Support Animals

🛠️ Requesting a Workplace Accommodation

If you have a mental health condition that affects your ability to do your job, you might have a right to a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Learn what qualifies and how to approach your employer.

→ Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for a Mental Disability

🛡️ Workers' Comp for Mental Health Conditions

Can you get workers' compensation for depression, anxiety, or PTSD? While these conditions can be more difficult to prove than physical injuries, many states do cover mental health conditions directly related to your job.

→ Workers' Comp Benefits for Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, and Other Mental Health Issues

🛂 How Mental Health Affects Immigration

When applying for a visa or green card, a medical exam is required. Find out how past or present psychiatric issues might impact your eligibility and what waivers might be available if issues arise.

→ Can Psychiatric or Mental Issues Keep You From Getting a Visa or Green Card?

Trending: Marijuana Moved to Schedule III.

Does That Mean It's Legal?

The federal government just rescheduled medical marijuana, but what does that actually mean? At last check, our Reddit post explaining the ins and outs was approaching half a million views.

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🏡 Real Estate: Making Your Move

May is peak moving season. These guides will help buyers and sellers keep more money in their pockets.

💰 Should You Buy Down Your Mortgage Rate?

With interest rates in constant flux, paying "points" upfront to lower your monthly mortgage payment can be tempting. But does it actually save you money in the long run?

→ Paying for Mortgage Points: Is It Worth It?

🤝 Closing Day Demystified for Sellers

You accepted an offer, but the deal isn't done until the closing table. From paying off your existing mortgage to covering prorated property taxes, here is exactly what sellers can expect on the big day.

→ Home Sellers: What to Expect at the Closing Table

🏘️ Don't Let Your HOA Derail Your Home Sale

Here's a handy writeup of the documents and information that should go into your resale package, so as to head off later lawsuits.

→ Don't Forget Unique Disclosures Owed to Buyers of an HOA Home

💼 Family & Assets: Navigating Big Transitions

Life changes—and so do the laws that protect your finances. Here is what you need to know about "gray divorce" and smart charitable giving.

💔 The "Gray Divorce": Special Financial Hurdles

Divorcing later in life comes with unique and complex challenges. You have less time to rebuild wealth, so dividing retirement accounts, determining alimony, and splitting decades of shared assets all require careful, strategic planning.

→ Special Issues in Late-Life Divorce

🎁 Maximize Your Charitable Impact (and Tax Breaks) with a DAF

Looking to support your favorite causes while optimizing your tax strategy? A donor-advised fund (DAF) allows you to take an immediate tax deduction now while deciding exactly where the money goes later.

→ Giving to Charity With a Donor-Advised Fund

From Our Bookshelf: Making the Real Estate Market Work for You

“The lesson here is to know your house’s square footage, and double-check it before advertising, particularly if you suspect that past measurements (in tax records and otherwise) might be wrong. (Past owners, or you yourself, could have had an incentive to let a low square footage figure go uncontested, if it was figured into the house’s property tax bill.)”

- From Selling Your House

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