Almost all of us are ready to get back to normal lives, doing what we did before the pandemic safely. At this office, we are looking forward to meeting clients inside, and all of us being able to mingle at the office instead of staying distant in our offices. Don't...
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“The right to remain silent” and why it matters
It is one of the most widely known constitutional amendments, the 5th, the right to not incriminate yourself. Almost everyone has at least a basic understand of it, from TV if nothing else. Despite knowing about it, most people do not use it when they need to. I...
Covid Update (And Still Zero Transmittal Cases!)
For the last year, thanks to the hard work of all of our staff, and you, our clients, no one who works at this office has gotten Covid while working her, and we have not spread a single case to any of our clients, while getting all of our client's legal needs taken...
School Plans and Custody- Why you should start now.
I have gotten a few calls lately from people asking about asking for a change in custody of their child before school starts in the fall. One client asked me if it was too early to start, I told him, and others that the time to start planning for fall is now. The...
Who is considered a Landlord
When some people think of landlords they think of tycoons, big shots who collect rent in limousines or German sports cars. While some landlords may fit that definition, the majority of landlords do not. Thousands of landlords in Minnesota and other states own a...
FORECLOSURE UPDATE
You may have heard that the Biden administration extended a foreclosure moratorium until at least this summer. This is good news if you are behind on your house payments, but, it does not mean that you are home free. First, the moratorium covers federally backed...
BANKRUPTCY COMES BACK
For years since the last recession bankruptcy filings have declined. The decline has continued despite the horrendous job loses and financial stresses faced by huge numbers in the last year. Filings have likely been kept down by government assistance programs that...
EVICTION UPDATE
One of the exceptions to the current eviction moratorium is if the owner, or a family member desires to move into the property. I have seen one judge make the determination that if the property is held in some type of corporate structure, LLC, partnership, etc, that...
Eviction in pandemic times
Some of the biggest changes to the law in the pandemic have been in the area of housing. Last March a moratorium on almost all evictions was put in place. While a few exceptions were made in the original moratorium, and in the months after the moratorium was put in...
Don’t take it for granted
It is easy to take the good things in life for granted, until you lose them, and then you realize how important they were. Most of us in this country have taken for granted the rule of law and stable transfers of power following elections. Elections happen, we may...
