by design | Feb 27, 2022 | Columnist, McKeehan, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Jedidiah McKeehan A normal part of divorce cases is dividing up the husband and wife’s assets and debts. While the law says the parties’ marital assets are to be “equitably” divided, most judges interpret the word equitable to mean “equal.” Effectively, that means...
by design | Feb 21, 2022 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan A question that often comes up in divorce cases is, “How do we file for taxes? Don’t we have to file for taxes together?” I am no tax attorney, but my basic knowledge of tax law gives me a little insight into how to handle this situation. As a...
by design | Feb 14, 2022 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan I have to think it is only a good thing that the child seatbelt laws in place are more strict than when I was a child. I recall riding in truck beds as a child. That is crazy to think about children doing that now. Today, it seems children must be...
by design | Jan 17, 2022 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan Here’s a situation I personally encountered a number of years ago. I received a phone call from a neighbor to a piece of property I owned informing me that a tree from my property had fallen on to his house, causing damage. I did not really...
by design | Jan 9, 2022 | Columnist, McKeehan, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Jedidiah McKeehan Let me say it right at the beginning: yes, your phone calls you make to and from jail are recorded. Yes, it is legal for law enforcement to do this. A few years back I was representing a criminal client on a drug case and the investigating office...
by design | Jan 2, 2022 | Columnist, McKeehan, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Jedidiah McKeehan From time to time I will be reviewing a document with a client and they will stop me and say something like, “Whoa, whoa, whoa, what is this part called prayers? What is that about?” With a chuckle I will explain to them that the “prayers” part of...
