The City of Superior municipal code MANDATES insect screens. That’s right, you MUST have insect screens on certain windows and doors! I stumbled across this gem by accident but think it’s a fun one to share! Sec. 104-284. Insect screens. Every door, window and other outside opening required for ventilation of habitable rooms or food …
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How To Wednesday. What to do when someone dies. Probate.
That word. “Probate.” It scares so many people. It brings thoughts of back corner offices in the Courthouse where staff sift through a person’s Will to see who is getting what. Add that other scary term, “death tax” and it’s enough to make a family bury their head in the sand like an ostrich. Unfortunately, …
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Coming to the Veterans’ Expo on May 13, 2014
On May 13, 2014 I will be attending the UW-Superior Veterans Expo. For a few years now, I have been accredited with the Department of Veteran Affairs to represent vets through the disability and other benefit application and review process. Accreditation required training specific to the Veterans Benefit system and in order to maintain my …
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How To Wednesday… Learn More About Superior Events
At the Superior Sunrise Centennial Rotary Club’s meeting yesterday, I learned about a new opportunity to discover and promote Superior, Wisconsin events and activities. Explore Superior is a new offering thanks to a forward-thinking group from the Superior Leadership program. The page allows you to register and post your Superior events, photos, and …
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How To Wednesday…Begin To Plan For Your End.
My husband just celebrated a birthday this week. We are still young people, with children, a home, cars, life insurance policies, modest investments and debt. Personal disclosure coming – we do not have an estate plan. It’s just something we keep saying we need to do, but never actually get around to. Most of my …
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How To Wednesday… Creating and LLC
Please note that I actually wrote this on Wednesday, just didn’t get it published until today! I help a lot of people set up an LLC with the State of Wisconsin. The process isn’t very complicated and I sometimes do it online, with my clients present. Don’t think that this post is going to give …
How To Wednesday… Draft a Deed.
Transferring property to another person should be simple enough but the process often seems confusing and complicated. Take your typical home sale, for example. Many people choose to list a home with a realtor which requires a listing contract, a disclosure of the property condition, offers, counteroffers, purchase agreements. And those documents are all before …
Introducing How-To Wednesdays! How To…. File a small claims suit.
Welcome to the first installment of “How-To Wednesdays.” My hope is to spend these days giving some practical DIY guidance. If you have a topic you’d like addressed, let me know! Many people are opting to avoid a lawyer’s office and handle small claims cases on their own. In the world of fancy law lingo …
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The Times Are Changing for Lawyers.
“The portion of what lawyers do that absolutely, positively, nobody else can do is thin and shrinking.” Jordan Furlong, Three Ways to Compete in the Marketplace; New Math, New Money: A Lawyer’s Guide to the Changing Business of Law. It is a warning that has been coming at lawyers for years now. Our system of …
This Time A Federal Judge Is Throwing The Penalty Flag.
It isn’t news that over 4,500 former NFL players sued the NFL in federal court seeking payment for concussion and concussion-related injuries. What shocked many people was the settlement announcement in August 2013 where both sides agreed to the NFL paying $765 million to end the suit. The settlement was subject to approval by the …
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