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Legal advice 101

Last Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, we published a brief notice in the paper soliciting legal questions for our new Ask a Lawyer column.

We've gotten 21 questions, not counting the half dozen we've gotten from people in jail looking for help with their cases. They're good ones, too, all about Social Security, homeowners' rights, unemployment claims, child custody and even whether it's legal to drive wheelchairs on city streets. My favorite so far involves inheritance issues surrounding Carolina Panthers seats.

The quick response makes me wonder if the schools should offer a course on basic law in high school. In any case, I'd say we have a winner and the first column hasn't even been published yet. (Next Sunday.)

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Posted by John Robinson on Monday, August 30, 2010 at 9:14 am

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DavidP

August 30, 2010 - 1:47 pm EDT

Not only should basic legal concepts be taught in high school, but no one should be able to get an associates degree or a bachelors degree from a state-supported college without having completed a course in basic legal/financial survival skills.