Law For The Rest Of Us

wikimedia commons Illustration by C[yrus] Fosmire and/or Howard E Smith which appeared in  McClures Magazine  with  The Griswold Divorce Case  by  Frederic Taber Cooper , representing a man dictating to another an incriminating note, circa 1910. In the public domain in the United States We will all die. It is merely a question of when. If we are lucky and smart, we will have some assets to pass onto loved ones after we die. But families, all families, have their quirks and difficulties. Poor family dynamics inevitably emerge upon the death of a loved one where beneficiaries are concerned. And these family dynamics can lead to protracted litigation. However, some of these dynamics can be eliminated or alleviated if we use the proper estate planning tools. Estate planning attorneys are very knowledgeable regarding the process of probate and how to avoid probate. This question of whether to probate an estate or whether that estate should pass via trust remains a fundamental

wikimedia commons In the public domain in the United States Waage als Sinnbild für das Bemühen um Gleichgewicht zwischen dem Universum und der Welt der Menschen (Makro- und Mikrokosmos) The debate over police tactics continues to rage across the country in the wake of shootings, demonstrations, grand jury deliberations and mounting outrage from protesters and police alike. It is also being played out in Albuquerque, New Mexico--not a place often found in the same sentence as Ferguson.   In this unlikely town, the district attorney has filed murder charges against two officers involved in the shooting death of a homeless man last year.   The Albuquerque Police Department has been the focus of repeated protests  over police-involved shootings.  Albuquerque police shot and killed 27 people between 2010 and 2014, according to records kept by the Albuquerque Journal.  Charges follow the shooting death of James Boyd last March.  According to police, Boyd was shot holding two