by Dennis Beaver | family law, leadership, parenting
December 15, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver Lawyers are often witness to the very best, and worst, behaviors of clients and their children. “Mitch,” an attorney in Louisville, Kentucky, had a request: “Dennis, I would like you to address the legal consequences — and advice...
by Dennis Beaver | attorney, estate planning, family law, inheritance
October 7, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver “Arthur” asked one of the most frequent questions I hear from readers about one of the biggest frustrations in estate planning: “Is there some way to prevent a financially irresponsible child from squandering his...
by Dennis Beaver | family law
September 09, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver In law school, third year students are cautioned about the dangers of representing friends or family. “If they have a weak case, or are clearly in the wrong, it will be difficult for you to tell them...
by Dennis Beaver | divorce, family law
August 7, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, several years ago you wrote a story about a family going through a divorce where the mother and her lawyer did all they could to destroy the children’s relationship with their father. I kept it, fearful that something...
by Dennis Beaver | divorce, family law
July 31, 2020 • By Dennis Beaver “Darling, Just Sign These Papers.” “We plan on filing for divorce soon,” “Benny’s” email stated. “There are some papers my wife, “Laura” wants me to sign. Could you tell me what they are all about?” “She is financially irresponsible....
by Dennis Beaver | family law
November 5, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver
Today’s story attempts to answer a question that is becoming relevant to our aging population of grandparents in this era of cars with highly advanced accident avoidance technology: As a condition of being allowed to spend time...
