SMOKING IN YOUR OWN HOME?
Do you share a common wall with a neighbor’s house, condo or apartment? A Judge says man can't smoke in his own home due to neighbor's 2nd-hand smoke concerns. The plaintiffs who brought the private...
View ArticleManzanares Law Office Has Moved !!
Manzanares Law Office Has Moved !! New Address: 1105 Luz del Sol, Taos, NM 87571 Phone: 575-770-0902
View ArticleFAA Drone - Know Before You Fly
Know Before You Fly – Drone Use “Know Before You Fly” is an educational campaign that provides prospective unmanned aircraft users, including small business and home-based businesses, with the...
View ArticleTaos High School Basketball... GO TIGERS!!
Manzanares Law Office supports the Taos High School Basketball teams. Please join us in wishing our Girls and Boys Teams Best of Luck !!
View ArticleSenior Citizen Drivers
The Annual Renewal age for Senior Citizens to renew their Driver's License has changed. You no longer do it at Age 75, but now you do it at Age 78. You learn this and many more things by attended the...
View ArticleDepartment of Labor Issues New Guidance on Medically-Related Rest Break
The Department of Labor is continuing its mission to provide guidance to employers on legal matters in the employment context. In April 2018, it issued three additional opinion letters regarding...
View ArticleNM Probate Code - Family Property
Did you know that recent revisions to the NM Probate Code now provides a series of simple due process protections for family property which goes through a partition action? To ensure that all parties...
View ArticleSocial Security Information
Did you know that if you damage or lose your Medicare card, you can order a replacement card easily with a "my Social Security" account. Having a personal my Social Security account helps free up your...
View ArticleThe Estate Tax Law Under Trump
Compared to the late 1990s, the new Trump gift and estate tax laws are superb and protect family businesses, farms, couples, single parents, and families with many children and grandchildren. After a...
View ArticleSocial Security Update 2019
SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS TO INCREASE Social Security recipients will get a 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in monthly benefits beginning in January. The average individual retired Social...
View ArticleHOMESTEAD EXEMPTION
Did you know that in New Mexico, where the only "real property" asset of the Decedent is their residential home, the surviving spouse who owns a home as community property can exercise the Homestead...
View ArticleMore Money Throughout the Year Means Smaller Refund
The new tax law updated the federal tax withholding tables and if you did not adjust your exemptions, you actually received more money in your paycheck throughout the year. Since you got your money...
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Who to Contact: Social Security or Medicare?
Posted on February 28, 2019 by Darlynda Bogle, Acting Assistant Deputy Commissioner Sometimes it’s confusing to know who to contact and for what. Social Security and Medicare offer related services,...
View Article2019 Social Security Trustees Report
Today, April 23, 2019, the Social Security Board of Trustees released its annual report on the current and projected financial status of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) and Disability Insurance...
View ArticleLatest on AIRBNB's
Airbnb will start collecting and remitting Gross Receipt Taxes administered by the State of New Mexico for all reservations booked on or after July 1, 2019. Guests will see a separate line item for...
View Article3 Things You Need to Know about New Mexico Caregiver Leave Act
The New Mexico Caregiver Leave Act helps family caregivers balance caring for their loved ones and their jobs. Here’s what you need to know: The New Mexico Caregiver Leave Act allows working family...
View ArticleSocial Security Increase for 2020
The cost of living adjustment (COLA) will increase Social Security benefits by 1.6 percent in 2020, an average of about $24 per month for individuals, the Social Security Administration announced...
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