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CNPA attorney: City Council violated open meeting law
Patterson IrrigatorDecember 1, 2011

Councilwoman Annette Smith said a final decision had not been made regarding the hiring of Hallinan, because the council was in contract negotiations. The matter was part of talks and did not have to be revealed, she said. “It's an employment issue,” ...more »

Attorney seeks mental health evaluation for Cambridge woman accused of killing dad
Wicked LocalDecember 1, 2011

Sragow allowed all the defense motions and one motion by Middlesex assistant district attorney Marian Ryan, asking that Verna's seven-year-old son be appointed a guardian ad litem who will represent the child during the course of the litigation. ...more »

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Asset Protection
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Senate candidate Gary Glenn says he's more conservative than rival Hoekstra
Adrian Daily TelegramDecember 2, 2011

He criticized Hoekstra for voting to raise the debt ceiling and supporting the Troubled Asset Relief Program and the Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act. In a choice between Hoekstra and Stabenow, Glenn said, Republicans might vote for Hoekstra, ...more »

Guardianship & Conservatorship
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IN THE MATTER OF GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP OF LANGA
Leagle.comDecember 13, 2011

Jeffrey Haberkorn, Haberkorn Law Offices, Ltd., Aitkin, Minnesota, (for respondent Candace A. Simar). Considered and decided by Halbrooks, Presiding Judge; Worke, Judge; and Schellhas, Judge. Appellants served as guardians and conservators of the ward. ...more »

Charitable Trusts
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New York State may Waste Medicaid Dollars on Fluoridation
Food ConsumerDecember 8, 2011

However, it appears the multi-billion dollar Pew Charitable Trust wants to overturn that law so fluoridation can be forced on municipalities without citizen input, according to a Pew sponsored website, owned by a Public Relations company. ...more »

Votes and vetoes
Reno News & ReviewDecember 1, 2011

Three legislators—including Washoe County's Ira Hansen—were faulted for what PLAN called “voter suppression” measures that tried to prevent residents without identification from voting. Election officials have said that voter fraud is virtually ...more »

Living Trusts
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PCTs told to work more closely with councils on care
Public FinanceDecember 1, 2011

Primary care trusts could save £132m a year by working more closely with councils on care for over-65s, the Audit Commission said today. In a briefing, Joining up health and social care, the auditors said the money could ...more »

Estate Administration
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Grants Ad Colligenda Bona – Securing estate assets at risk
JD Supra (press release)December 7, 2011

When the assets of an estate are endangered by delay in its administration, the court has a general power to make a limited grant of administration in order to preserve assets of the deceased within the jurisdiction without waiting until those entitled ...more »

Power Of Attorney
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Gharota's wish to see village boy Dev Anand unfulfilled
Daily News & AnalysisDecember 4, 2011

Rajiv Mahajan, a resident of the village said when the family left the village in 1946, they gave power of attorney of their ancestral house to one of his aunts settled in Pathankot, who further sold the house to one Satpal Mahajan who demolished the ...more »

Law enforcement helps spread holiday cheer
YNNDecember 3, 2011

Many families in the Jefferson County area are struggling to put gifts under the tree this Christmas season, but Saturday, local law enforcement lent a helping hand. Our Amanda Kelley tells us about the eighth annual Shop with a Cop, ...more »

Revocable & Irrevocable Trusts
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2011 Year End Tax & Estate Planning: Legal Reading List…
JD Supra (press release)December 1, 2011

The benefit is compounded further by the lower gift tax in 2011. We should note that under current law, there is a possibility that if the applicable exclusion amount is reduced in the future, there may be a 'clawback' if amounts gifted during life ...more »

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