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Alienation of Affection Still Recognized in Some States

Posted on 11/02/2018 at 07:45 AM by Mary Zambreno

A North Carolina man, Keith King, brought a so-called “alienation of affection” claim against a Texas man, Francisco Hui...

Categories: Family Law, Mary Zambreno

Tagged As: Alienation of Affection, Alienation of Affection Tort, Family Law - Des Moines Iowa, family law attorney, Francisco Huizar , Keith King

Insurance Appraisers May Determine the Cause of Loss

Posted on 11/01/2018 at 07:45 AM by Mollie Pawlosky

In a case of first impression, Walnut Creek Townhome Association v. Depositors Insurance Company, the Iowa Supreme Court...

Categories: Litigation & Trial Law, Mollie Pawlosky, Real Estate & Land Use

Tagged As: Commercial Litigation - Des Moines Iowa, denial of insurance coverage, Depositors Insurance Company, Iowa Supreme Court, Walnut Creek Townhome Association

Congratulations, Apartment Owners, you May Be Required to Collect Iowa’s New Water Services Excise Tax

Posted on 10/31/2018 at 01:13 PM by Cody Edwards

This past legislative session, the Iowa legislature created a sales tax exemption for the “sale or furnishing by a water...

Categories: Real Estate & Land Use, Table SALT, Taxation Law

Tagged As: Apartments, Iowa Table SALT , Iowa Tax, Water Excise Tax

Safe Harbor for Banks that Provide Elder Abuse Training

Posted on 10/30/2018 at 03:30 PM by Jesse Johnston

Congress recently passed bipartisan law designed to protect senior citizens, known as the Senior Safe Act. This is a ti...

Categories: Banking Law, Jesse Johnston

Tagged As: Banking & Finance Law, banking in Iowa, Elder Abuse, Iowa banking law attorney, Senior Safe Act

Just When You Thought the Trump DOL Was Relaxing Enforcement

Posted on 10/26/2018 at 12:21 PM by Mike Staebell

Under the current administration, a number of DOL regulations have gone by the wayside by way of the Congressional Revie...

Wait! I needed that! (Crummey Trust Edition)

Posted on 10/26/2018 at 12:08 PM by David Gonzales

In part one and part two of this three part series, I examined the basics of Crummey Trusts for bank trustees and discus...

Categories: Banking Law, Trusts & Estates Law

Tagged As: Crummey Trusts, Iowa Trusts & Estates Law, trusts and estates, trusts and estates law

Do I Really Have to Send These Crummey Notices? It Depends on the “Totality of Circumstances”

Posted on 10/11/2018 at 02:48 PM by David Gonzales

My last blog, The Crummey Side of Trust Banking, examined the basics of the Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust. One of the...

Categories: Banking Law, David Gonzales, Trusts & Estates Law

Tagged As: Crummey Trusts, Iowa Trusts & Estates Law, trusts and estates, trusts and estates law

Social Media Suggestions During Divorce

Posted on 10/11/2018 at 08:25 AM by Mary Zambreno

Social media has not only changed the way that people across this vast planet are interacting with one another, but it i...

Categories: Family Law, Mary Zambreno

Tagged As: divorce, divorce attorney, divorce in Iowa, Facebook, Social Media In Divorce

EMPLOYER ALERT: THERE IS A NEW “SUMMARY OF RIGHTS” UNDER THE FAIR CREDIT REPORTING THAT YOU MUST BE USING TODAY!

Posted on 10/05/2018 at 03:49 PM by Russell Samson

On September 18, 2018, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published in an “interim final rule” which, among other...

Categories: Employment & Labor Law, Russ Samson

Tagged As: Fair Credit Reporting Act, FRCA amendments, hiring, individual's rights under FRCA, Russ Samson

The Crummey Side of Trust Banking

Posted on 10/04/2018 at 01:14 PM by David Gonzales

This is the first in a series of three blogs dealing with bank trustee risk and Irrevocable Life Insurance (Crummey) Tru...

Categories: Banking Law, Trusts & Estates Law

Tagged As: Banking & Finance Law - Des Moines Iowa, Crummey Trusts, Iowa Trusts & Estates Law

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