July 2, 2015 0 The 4th of July at Decato Law Office THE LAW OF NATURE AND OF NATURE’S GOD Written by Attorney Peter Decato For most of us, the Declaration of [...]
July 1, 2015 0 Do you really know who is on the deed to your house? Latest News – Decato Law Office in Lebanon, NH. (603) 678-8000 Do you really know who is on the deed to [...]
June 30, 2015 0 One Difference Between Mediation and Having an Attorney in a Divorce Case Latest News – Decato Law Office in Lebanon, NH. (603) 678-8000 There may be many differences, [...]
June 29, 2015 0 DOES IT MATTER WHO GOES FIRST? Consider a situation where a person files for divorce. The non-filing spouse [...]
June 26, 2015 0 Decato Law Office is Hiring Law firm seeking an energized open individual for an Associate Attorney position with room to grow. Looking [...]
June 25, 2015 0 Emotions and Law (The Family Law side of House) Having emotions “does” happen as you work through any legal process. It is normal, expected and [...]
June 22, 2015 0 Trusting Yourself – 42 Years of Law TRUSTING YOURSELF I’ve been practicing law for 41 years. I’ve enjoyed a measure of success during that [...]
June 19, 2015 0 Create or Update your Last Will and Testament Create or Update your Last Will and Testament MYTHS: “I’m too young to need a Will.” [...]
June 16, 2015 0 Enduring Friendships – Written by Peter Decato, Esq. ENDURING FRIENDSHIPS Written by Peter Decato, Esq. You’ve heard the term “old friends.” I think the [...]
June 15, 2015 0 Customer Appreciation Day 2015 at Decato Law Office It was an amazing weekend at Decato Law Office. We have now decided to have a Community Appreciation Day [...]
June 4, 2015 0 Child Custody in New Hampshire CHILD CUSTODY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE Information that may help you. When divorcing parents come into court for a [...]
May 29, 2015 0 Buy a Home Now! Buying a home costs money. Lots of money. There’s the down payment and the monthly mortgage payment and the [...]
May 28, 2015 0 What do Clients need from Law? Written by Peter Decato What Do Clients Need? Most clients we see need information. When they come into our [...]
May 27, 2015 0 Estate Planning: Let us help you with your miles. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening BY ROBERT FROST “Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in [...]
May 26, 2015 0 Memorial Day speech given by Peter Decato on May 25, 2015 This speech was given in Colburn Park, by Attorney Decato, Monday – May 25th, 2015. He wanted to share [...]
May 19, 2015 0 NOW IS A GREAT TIME TO REFINANCE YOUR REAL ESTATE The housing market is well on its way to healing after the [...]
May 15, 2015 0 Real Estate Law at Decato Law Office www.decatolaw.com Updates to DLO Site REAL ESTATE LAW Buying or selling a home? Decato Law Office provides [...]
May 13, 2015 0 Wrongful Death Actions in Vermont When someone is injured because of the negligence of another person, we call the cause of action that results [...]
May 8, 2015 0 Mother’s Day MOTHER’S DAY – Written by Peter Decato On this Mother’s Day, I will think of my own mother, just as [...]
May 1, 2015 0 When Changes Occur You Deserve Support Purchasing a home, choosing representation in a legal matter, planning your estate, deciding to marry, [...]
April 30, 2015 0 Decato Law Office Welcomes Morgan Jones Decato Law Office welcomes Morgan Jones! Morgan earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Old Dominion [...]
April 28, 2015 0 Decato Law Office – Who are we? I have been reading up on why people dislike lawyers so much. You would think I would know, however I still [...]
April 22, 2015 0 Does it Matter Who Goes First? Consider a situation where a person files for divorce. The non-filing spouse then files a counterclaim for [...]
April 21, 2015 0 Truck Driver’s who Text while Driving There is an agency called the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration – FMCSA for short. This [...]
April 15, 2015 0 Trusting Yourself I’ve been practicing law for 41 years. I’ve enjoyed a measure of success during that time period. I’ve [...]
April 15, 2015 0 Deposing a Corporation You have a suit against a corporation. The corporation has a lot of information you would like your hands on. [...]
April 13, 2015 0 Trial Notebooks for Any Case (DUI, Family Court, Custody Cases) I like structure. As a result – I like the idea of a trial notebook. In my notebook, I break the [...]
April 13, 2015 0 The Trial Attorney – Painting Pictures I can barely draw a straight line – let alone paint a picture. Notwithstanding, I’m in the picture [...]
April 13, 2015 0 Trying a Case from Front to Back – Trial Attorney A number of years ago, I began to look at jury trials from the rear to the front. By this I mean, I would [...]
April 10, 2015 0 Cross Examination Ask any trial attorney and they will tell you that the most taxing task for an attorney is to cross examine a [...]
April 8, 2015 0 Litigation Themes Every attorney who has ever been serious about trying cases in court will understand the need to develop a [...]
April 8, 2015 0 Handling Accident Cases Accident cases for attorneys are often regarded as bread and butter cases. So what are they all about and how [...]
April 6, 2015 0 Motions to Reconsider You’ve probably heard of motions to reconsider. If you haven’t, think of a motion to reconsider as the [...]
April 4, 2015 0 Negligent Hiring I would suspect that few employers know that they can get sued for negligently hiring someone to do work on [...]
April 3, 2015 0 Hope You Dance Yesterday a man was sentenced in the Grafton County Superior Court. What differentiates this sentencing from [...]
April 2, 2015 0 Employer Liability Let me start with some legal speak – at common law, a master was responsible for the torts of his [...]
March 29, 2015 0 Working with a Guardian Ad Litem Let me set the scene. You are in Family Court. The judge has just appointed a Guardian Ad Litem – the [...]
March 29, 2015 0 The Fox, then Bear and the Art of Persuasion We know about the fox. The fox is cunning and shrewd. The fox is also a survivor – one of the best [...]
March 26, 2015 0 Pain and Suffering Pain and suffering. These two words are so often linked that we forget that each word – pain and [...]
March 25, 2015 0 A Tribute to my Father I’ve been writing about the law for a number of months now. But today – March 25 – I am [...]
March 22, 2015 0 Invasions of Privacy Years ago – more than a decade – I recall reading an article. The article predicted there would [...]
March 22, 2015 0 Malicious Defense of a Civil Action I like it when the law is even-handed. Imagine what life would be like if it wasn’t. Everything would be [...]
March 22, 2015 0 Abuse of Process Abuse of process is the cousin of malicious prosecution. Abuse of process is to civil actions what malicious [...]
March 19, 2015 0 The Law of Defamation On one occasion, I was researching the law of defamation. In doing so, I stumbled upon words written by [...]
March 16, 2015 0 Profiling Yesterday’s edition of the Valley News had an article on profiling. Profiling occurs when law enforcement [...]
March 15, 2015 0 Why You Should Have Your Record of Arrest, Conviction and Sentence Annulled I was recently asked: “Why should I have my record of arrest, conviction and sentence annulled.” I was [...]
March 14, 2015 0 Statutory Rape in New Hampshire Statistics show that 16% of adolescents under the age of 15 have had sex. About one third of all high school [...]
March 13, 2015 0 Using Experts to Testify Lay witnesses testify about what they saw, they heard or they smelled. Lay witnesses are restricted in giving [...]