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The Litigator’s Holiday Medley

Justin de Vries • December 19, 2017 • 0 Comments

It is that time of year again… “the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” as that well-loved refrain goes. Lawyers and other professionals can get awfully serious about what they do when it comes to estate planning, litigation, and administration. So in an attempt to offer some levity in this busy season, I offer a reworking of two holiday classics from a litigator’s perspective (with apologizes to songwriters of old). ….

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Estate Litigation

Bittersweet Holidays

Audrey Miller • December 29, 2016

In another few days we will say goodbye to 2016 and hello to 2017. This time of year for me, is a time of reflection. Most jarringly- is wondering where did the time go? While I try to be in the present, I am not always successful. What seems to be no slower than a blink of an eye, another year has passed and it is my older (and more….

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Family Caregiver Holiday Jingle

Audrey Miller • December 29, 2015

T’was the fight before Christmas, when all families know,
It’s better to forgive than tell them to F. O.,
Mom probably liked you better, if memory serves,
So while I am a P.O.A., she will get what she deserves.
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Disability, Elder Care, Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Executors, Family Conflict, Geriatric Care Management

Family Holiday and Family Strife – Kissing Cousins?

Justin de Vries • December 22, 2015

Justin de Vries shares his Yuletide musings on family conflict and the inevitability of litigation…..

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In the News, Spouse

Thank you to our caregivers

Audrey Miller • December 17, 2015

Showing care and concern, offering a kind word, a smile or hug, are the gifts that can make the difference. These gestures are the true gifts and are ours to give and they don’t cost any money….

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Compensation, Elder Care, Geriatric Care Management

Dec 1= Winter is Coming

Audrey Miller • December 1, 2015

It is getting to be that time again and holidays are around the corner. Do your parents live in another city than you? For many the holiday period is a time when families are spending extended periods of togetherness, which can be both wonderful and challenging. If this is the case, this provides a wonderful opportunity to see how they are managing. It is hard for many of us as….

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Elder Care, Family Conflict