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Representative Image (AI-generated) Public steps connecting two streets may look like an ordinary part of a neighbourhood, but responsibility for maintaining them can become complicated when they run across privately owned land. A Pennsylvania couple faced that issue after their borough disputed its obligation to maintain a set of steps that had been used by…

Representative image generated using AI An Arizona couple built three businesses during their marriage, including a car-rental venture; during their divorce, the husband disputed a $305,800 business valuation and $95,000 in alleged loans, but an appeals court upheld the lower court’s rulingAn Arizona appeals court has upheld a divorce ruling that split a couple’s three…

Representative image generated using AI A Montana couple who put a home in the wife’s name before marrying in 2023 have seen the state Supreme Court uphold a decision awarding the property to the husband after their split. The court found that the husband had paid almost $955,000 for the purchase costs and improvements, and…

Representative image generated using AI Washington’s Court of Appeals has given trial courts more room to order a wealthier spouse to pay a poorer spouse’s legal fees, even when a prenuptial agreement says each side must cover its own costs. The ruling, filed on 29 October by Division Three of the Washington Court of Appeals,…

Despite regulatory approvals, the runway remains inactive until Clark fulfils federal and state operating requirements. Community spirit has turned to a lengthy court fight at a private airstrip in a quiet Vermont mountain town where neighbors used to welcome new residents with homemade casseroles and offers of riding lessons. A wealthy aviation entrepreneur who wants…

An Iowa landlord who said he lost roughly $700,000 in what he described as a Ponzi scheme has failed to overturn a $351,446 divorce payment to his former wife. The Iowa Court of Appeals upheld the award, rejecting his argument that much of the property at issue had been his before the marriage and should…

New York woman can pursue legal claims after co-op staff allegedly took her pets. (AI image) A New York woman who accused employees of her housing cooperative of entering her apartment without permission and taking away her dog and cat has won a legal battle to continue pursuing two of her claims. Nearly three years…

Harry Houdini and his gifted watch (L-R)Photo credit (L-R): Wikimedia Commons and potterauctions.com Harry Houdini was famous for escaping locked boxes, handcuffs and seemingly impossible restraints, but one of the most personal objects connected to him carried a secret hidden in plain sight. In 1910, his wife Beatrice, known as Bess, gave him a gold-filled…

Never-ending cruise abruptly ended and passengers were made to disembark in Cambodia on short notice. It headed to Singapore with only the crew. It cited a fuel price hike because of Iran war. A cruise ship that offered passengers the opportunity to live on board for years has left Cambodia without its residents after its…