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When a lawyer’s duty to a client overrules a spouse’s ‘no’

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...

Who needs a cohabitation agreement?

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...

You are being blackmailed! Don’t pay her!

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...
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