by Dennis Beaver | contracts, marriage
April 13, 2018 • By Dennis Beaver
In their 1969 album, The Age of Aquarius, The Fifth Dimension achieved a major hit with songwriter Laura Nyro’s “Wedding Bell Blues.” It tells the story of a woman whose boyfriend has not yet proposed to her, and...
by Dennis Beaver | background checks, family, marriage, senior care
September 22, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver “My mother was a 72-year-old widow when she met ‘William’ at church and was soon swept off her feet. He claimed to have lost his wife some years earlier. “She described him as her Prince Charming — he took...
by Dennis Beaver | divorce, family law, marriage
January 28, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver
Anyone who is about to say “I do” has probably heard, “With divorce rates so high, you need to protect yourself with a prenup.” But do you really need one? Today’s story began with a call from my client, Reggie, whose son Jake —...
by Dennis Beaver | ethics, lawyers, marriage
April 14, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver Lawyers have a duty to advise their clients of potholes they might not be aware of. As you will see, at times this becomes complicated, when “who is the client?” becomes a difficult question to answer. When the lawyer feels that a...
by Dennis Beaver | dating, family law, marriage
February 14, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, my father is an optician with three optical stores in our state. We lost Mom two years ago and just recently Dad has been going out with Hillary, who is 50 and a widow. I hired a private investigator who did a...
by Dennis Beaver | dating, healthcare, marriage, scam
April 8, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver I was in our office late this past New Year’s Eve and answered the phone. When lawyers get calls on Christmas or New Year’s Eve, invariably it is something complicated and has been brewing for a while, as “Drew,” calling from...
