Cohlmia & Austin

If you have recently gone through a divorce (or even if you haven’t) you may want to talk to an attorney to discuss appropriate legal planning. If there is an issue with the other parent appropriately maintaining your estate for the benefit of your child should you unexpectedly predecease your child, you may well want to investigate creating protective trusts. Additionally, if both parents should pre-decease their chid, one or both should definitely consider creating a will that establishes a preference for guardian of their child. Without considering and establishing appropriate legal protections, your child’s future may be completely outside your wishes and desires. Additionally, all parents should have copies of their child’s birth certificate and social security documentation in a safe, accessible place in case other’s do need to step in to care for your child.

Our landlords should be aware of recent changes in Landlord Tenant law. Section 130.1 of the Landlord Tenant Act was created to protect landlords in the case of the death of  a tenant. This change may well necessitate an addendum to your current contracts and a change in all your new leasing procedures. If you were not aware of this law, you should update yourself by reviewing the change in legislation or feel free to contact our office for assistance in the creation of such documents.

Everyone should be aware that the law changed again on November 1, 2008 concerning Child Support. In conjunction with the recent federal change in minimum wage, it may well be in your best interest to investigate with an attorney whether these changes might substantially affect your child support amount such that pursuing a change in support would be worth your while. Please feel free to contact our office to investigate this matter if you believe you might be impacted.