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Halloween & the law: What you need to know before the tricks begin

Halloween provides time for spooky fun, but it can also bring some unexpected legal questions. To help you avoid turning Halloween into a legal horror story, Sophia Ahmed, a paralegal legal advisor at ARAG Law, answers some of the most common questions around Halloween-related legal issues.

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