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Legal News: Parent & Child (Custody - Service of Process)

Lawyers Weekly, "This Week's Decisions" (12/23/19) Where a Probate & Family Court judge transferred sole legal and physical custody of a child from the mother to the father, that ruling should be reversed because the service of...

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Legal News: (Domestic Relations): Jurisdiction - Residency

(Lawyers Weekly Issue, "This Week's Decisions" 12/2/19) Where a Probate & Family Court judge dismissed a complaint for divorce due to lack of subject matter jurisdiction, a remand is necessary for a determination of whether the...

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Legal News: Legislature should advance caregiver affidavit bill

(Opinion found in Lawyers Weekly 12/2/19) A parent or guardian of minor children currently has the ability to use a "caregiver affidavit" to designate a person as a temporary caregiver in the parent's absence, without the need for...

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Legal News: Wills and trusts (Remainder interest - Life tenants)

(copied from This week's decisions in Lawyers weekly dated 12/16/19) Where (1) a 1956 will devised real property to various family members as life tenants and, after their deaths, to the testator's grandchildren and (2) one of the...

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5 Steps for Long Distance Care Giving

Caring for a loved one or parent can be really difficult, but that difficulty can be exacerbated when the loved one or parent lives far away. Recent studies show that 23% of American adults are caring for an older family member or loved one that...

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Office News: 5 Myths Regarding Assisted Living

For many people, the idea of assisted living is not something they want to think about. However, there are a lot of myths out there about this type of senior housing. Here we look at five common myths and explain the truth about what you need to know...

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Legal News: Guidelines for Preparing a Conservator's Financial Plan

Background Information: The following information is provided to assist you in preparing a Conservator's Financial Plan when you are ordered by the court to do so. The court may at the time of your appointment or (at any other time) order you to...

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Legal News: Wills and Trusts (Premarital Agreement)

(Lawyers Weekly - This Week's Decisions, 11/18/19) Where the widow of a decedent has challenged rulings by a Probate & Family Court judge, the judgment should be vacated to the extent that it declares a premarital agreement null and...

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Office News: Using Social Media Wisely

Today so many people use social media to communicate with eachother. I know I use Facebook to catch up on family photos from my siblings who are scattered throughout the country. It's free and I don't have to worry about when to call...

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Office News: Questionnaire posed to Alex from Lawyer.com

Alex had recently become a member of Lawyer.com and was asked to complete the following 10 questions: Please describe a case in the last year or two where you made a big difference.  A call came from Denver, Colorado. To this day, she...

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