Q: My father recently died, and I discovered that he left me out of his Will. My mother passed several years ago and my brother, Steve, is the executor. The
Know The Law: Parents Can Disinherit Children
Don’t Let This Golden Window of Opportunity Close Before You Take Action
In December 2010, President Obama signed a new federal tax act known as The Tax Relief, and Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 (the Act). The Act
Will And Trust Contests: The Attorney-Client Privilege
Q: The children of your deceased client are in litigation over the Will and Trust you prepared. They demand copies of your file, including your notes and confidential letters to
The 2010 Tax Relief Act and Portability: The “Death” of the Credit Shelter Trust?
The 2010 Tax Relief, Unemployment Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (2010 TRA) introduces an interesting new concept – “portability” – to the estate and gift tax regime. In
What the Heck is Generation Skipping Transfer Tax Anyway?
Co-written by: Doria Aronson Eventually every estate planning attorney encounters clients who desire to either bypass their children and pass their wealth directly to their grandchildren, great grandchildren, etc., or
Analysis of the New Mandatory Self-Disclosure Rule in Family Division
(Published in the New Hampshire Bar Journal, March 2011) ) Effective April 1, 2011, new Family Division Rule 1.25-A will bring significant changes to the practice of family law in NH.
Mandatory Self-Disclosure Rule
Co-authored by Gina B. Apicelli and Margaret R. Kerouac. Published in the New Hampshire Bar Journal, March 2011. Family Division Rule 1.25-A — Effective April 1, 2011 The Supreme Court
Know The Law – Prenuptial Agreements – 03/2011
Published by the Union Leader Q: My fiancé and I were engaged last month. We are professional equals and will bring roughly the same assets to our marriage. Is there
Real Estate, Virtual Resources: Know What You’re Buying at Foreclosure
Lawyers have a phrase to warn buyers about property without warranties: caveat emptor, buyer beware. A major difference between buying a property in a traditional transaction and buying a property
Union Leader: Know The Law – Independent Contractors Filing for Unemployment
This question was answered by Charla Stevens of the McLane Law Firm Q: My company uses independent contractors to perform services for us on an ad hoc basis. I do
Union Leader: KNOW THE LAW – Estate Planning (Determining Capacity)- 02/2011
This question was answered by Andrea Daly of the McLane Law Firm Q: I am a financial planner, and I suspect an elderly client may no longer have the capacity
Federal Health Care Reform Aims to Ban Medicaid Reimbursement for Health Care-Acquired Conditions Beginning July 2011
(Published in the Healthcare Review, January 2011) PROVIDERS SHOULD PREPARE DESPITE UNCERTAINTY During the 2008 presidential campaign, then-candidate Barack Obama promised health care reform that would, among other things, reduce
Responding to a Sexual Harrassment Claim
(Published in the New Hampshire Business Review, February 2011). Q: The manager of ABC Company, Mr. Jones, receives a complaint from an employee, Ms. Smith, that she is being sexually
Know The Law: Personal Guarantee of a Business Owner’s Spouse?
Q: As a business that frequently extends credit to business customers, we often insist on personal guarantees from the owners of our business customers. Is it appropriate for us to
There May Be More In That Contract Than You Think
In a recent opinion issued by the New Hampshire Supreme Court, the Court, for the second time in two years, reaffirmed the concept that people who enter a contract have
Know the Law: Purchasing Commercial Property at Foreclosure
Q: I’m interested in purchasing a commercial property at foreclosure and moving my business operation into it, but I’d like to check out the property before doing so. Where can