Bird Talk

Posted date : Dec 16, 2021.

We are selling our condo and would like some legal advice. Do you have any recommendations of U.S. lawyers in our area whom we could consult? Is there an association that we can contact? We want to avoid any legal problems with this transaction….

Posted date : Dec 16, 2021.

As an owner in Palm Desert, California, I was advised by a U.S. lawyer to have a U.S. Revocable Trust set up. When I die, it is supposed to make it easier to avoid probate and make it simpler for my two children to manage and sell…

Posted date : Dec 16, 2021.

I have reached the age where I can no longer travel to Florida for the winter and must sell my manufactured home in Bradenton. I purchased my home in the early 2000s…

Posted date : Dec 16, 2021.

Our lawyer advised that it would be best to have a U.S. POA done (in the U.S.), as a lot of places do not recognize a Canadian version and won’t allow them to be used. What are your feelings on this?

Posted date : Dec 16, 2021.

I went to the U.S. on Jan 14, 2021 and returned on July 1, 2021 (total 169 days) and I plan on going back to the U.S. on October 31 for another six months (end of April). Am I allowed to re-enter the U.S., since it would be considered more than 180 days total for 2021?

Posted date : Dec 16, 2021.

I continue to get conflicting opinions about how long I can safely stay in the U.S. One opinion is no more than 183 consecutive days or 183 days cumulative in a calendar year and the other opinion is 183 days per year, but calculated at 100% of current year days + 1/3 of the year prior days and 1/6 of the two years’ prior days…

Posted date : Dec 16, 2021.

Nothing…not one car, truck or bus…not a single other vehicle…contrary to everything we had heard. In fact, the border agent kept us there for an extra 10 mins to chat about deer and wild turkeys and ask us questions about living in Mexico because he was bored..

Posted date : Sep 16, 2021.

As anyone who pays attention knows, the crime rate in the U.S. over the last eight months has increased by more than 300%….

Posted date : Sep 16, 2021.

I have just returned from Texas after spending 3 1/2 months in the Rio Grande Valley. I thought that the association might be able to provide some data…

Posted date : Sep 16, 2021.

We are planning on purchasing the multi-trip plan this year and we were wanting to know if we would quality for full discounts even though we didn’t travel or purchase insurance for the 2020-2021 season….