Are your dogs barking?

July 23, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver If you’ve been hearing complaints from neighbors — which you doubt — that your dogs are constantly barking, there’s a good chance that we can help reduce some of the tension that probably exists in the neighborhood and save you...

Why have a conservatorship

July 2, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver If someone in your family has had a terrible accident or health issue causing them to make horrible financial decisions, then today’s story will be very helpful and begins in 2010. It was late at night when 21-year-old Heather, who...

Why you may need a personal breathalyzer

June 25, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story will be of special interest to anyone who drinks significantly more than the controversial “recommended” amount of heart-healthy alcohol or knows someone who does. That’s the equivalent of about two standard size “shots”...

How to get arrested

June 18, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, we are worried about our 19-year-old son, ‘John.’ He drives like a maniac, has been pulled over by the local police several times, but they always give him a warning because I am well known in town. Instead of...

On the hook without a contract

June 11, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver “We are second year students at the San Joaquin College of Law in Fresno. Recently you wrote about a couple who hired ServPro to clean their father’s apartment in an elderly living facility, signed the work authorization but refused to...

Laws involving drones

June 4, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver “I am a real estate broker and am considering buying a camera drone for business and entertainment purposes, then posting videos on YouTube,” Peter wrote. “This gives buyers a realistic view of properties: farms, orchards, commercial...

Buying a smart TV to use Skype?

May 28, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver If you recently purchased or are close to buying a smart TV and a reason is the ability of Skyping with family and friends on a large screen, then have a bottle of aspirin and blood pressure meds, handy, because by the time you finish...

The cost of divorce

May 21, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver Once upon a time in a small Northern California town that reminds you of “Back to the Future,” lived two high school sweethearts, Ali and Mike. After graduation they married, promptly had two children, now grown and starting families of...