What can we do for elderly clients who aren't making good financial decisions because they aren't fully competent?
November 2007 • Volume 95 • Number 11 • Pages 561–612
Practice News
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Articles
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The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 requires estate planners to devise new ways to protect the assets of clients who face long nursing-home stays. Illinois hasn't implemented the law, but it will.
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Differences in the order-of-protection process under the IMDMA and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act create an opportunity for petioners to gain an unfair advantage in divorce.
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A statute requiring prison time instead of court supervision for adult first-time DUI offenders who were transporting minors conflicts with existing law, this author argues.
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Suppose your associate or paralegal shows up late for work. Can you dock her pay without transforming her fram an exempt to a nonexempt employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act?
Columns
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In a season of plenty, don't forget the less fortunate. Here are ways lawyers can help.
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Defining burdens of proof can be hard. But they're easier to understand than to define.
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It's not too late to implement some tax-saving strategies for your estate-planning clients.
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The General Assembly Web site's free "My Legislation" feature lets you stay abreast of new public acts.