Editorial Policy

These are the rules every page on VeriAdvisor follows. They exist because legal information is only useful if it is accurate and honest about its limits.

Sources

• Rules come from primary sources: the text of state and federal statutes and regulations, read on official legislature websites or free public law libraries such as Cornell's Legal Information Institute, and guidance from government agencies such as the U.S. Department of Labor, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission.
• Every page links the text of the law it relies on. If a rule cannot be traced to a statute, regulation or government source, it is not on the site.
• Where states differ, the page names the states it covers. It does not suggest that one state's rule applies everywhere.

Calculators and examples

• A calculator appears only where the rule can be applied mechanically, such as a statutory deadline or a pro-rata amount. The site does not score the strength of a case or predict what a court will award.
• Worked examples use made-up figures and show every step, so you can repeat the arithmetic with your own numbers.

What these pages will not do

• Claim review by a lawyer that has not happened. The site is written by a non-lawyer, and it says so.
• Tell you that you will win, or that the other side has broken the law. Whether a rule applies depends on facts this site cannot see.
• Recommend law firms or paid services. Advertising never influences content.

Updates and corrections

Each page shows when its sources were last checked. Statutes are amended often; if the official text differs from a page here, the official text controls. When a reader reports an error, the page is checked against the source and corrected. To report a problem, use the contact page.