Aug 28, 2018 | Legal Blog
Carefully look at the contents of an e-mail. If an e-mail contains the following red flags, then it’s likely to be spam: • The words “Kindly Find” or “Please view/review” • Unusual and vague subject line content that may not make sense o e.g.,...
Jul 27, 2018 | Commercial and Residential Real Estate, Community Support, Construction law, Corporate formation, Legal Blog, Litigation, News, Probate
Wire fraud is on the rise everywhere and the Federal Reserve is being asked to take a more proactive role in preventing it, especially as it relates to real estate transactions. Two key points are: 1. All parties involved in the real estate transaction need to help...
Jul 26, 2018 | Community Support, Legal Blog, News, Probate
Clients have begun to inquire about transferring firearms in their estate planning. Unique rules and procedures apply to certain firearms – such as NFA firearms, even in estate planning. Limited liability companies (LLC’s) were once the preferred method, but LLC’s...
Apr 30, 2018 | Commercial and Residential Real Estate, Legal Blog, News
1. An offer is accepted by the seller and a contract is signed by both parties, marking the effective date of the contract. 2. At the same time , a deposit is paid to an attorney, broker or escrow agent. The deposit does not become the property of the seller until the...
Jan 31, 2018 | Commercial and Residential Real Estate, Legal Blog, News
An important thing to consider if you are paying off a home equity line of credit, also referred to as a HELOC. These are usually open ended loans that allow you to borrow on them for a designated period of time. Therefore, if you pay off the balance, the mortgage...
Jan 30, 2018 | Employment Law, Legal Blog, Unemployment claims, Workers’ Compensation
New laws went into effect on December 1, 2016 which give overtime a whole new meaning. The Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, finalized the changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act last May. The new changes guarantee a minimum wage for all hours worked during...
Dec 1, 2017 | Commercial and Residential Real Estate
In New Hampshire, the Department of Revenue Administration is responsible for equalizing the value of property in each municipality. Equalization is used to accurately apportion county and school district taxes among the cities and towns and to distribute state...
Nov 30, 2017 | Commercial and Residential Real Estate, Legal Blog
Under Homestead Exemption laws any property designated as a homestead is exempt from execution and sale by creditors for the payment of debts. The protected amount differs in each state, but in New Hampshire every person is entitled to $120,000 of his or her homestead...
Nov 22, 2017 | Commercial and Residential Real Estate, Legal Blog
Since the time that the original loan was made, you may have taken out a second trust deed on the house or had mechanic’s liens, child support liens or legal judgments recorded against you. These are all events that could result in serious financial losses to an...
