Paying off your Mortgage Early
It is true that paying extra on the principal of your mortgage can save you significant money over the [...]
Family Law NH
Happy Labor Day Tom Brady and Patriots Fans Everywhere
September 6, 2015 – Peter Decato Okay. I’ll admit it. I read the 40 page decision handed down by [...]
Action Plans with Legal Matters
“Action” is not always easy to take on! Try this….. Parts of an Action Plan 1. Something [...]
Education on the Family Law side of the House
Interesting read we just completed in the Family Law side of the house at DLO. Awareness and continued [...]
Working with your Guardian Ad Litem
R. Peter Decato – Firm Director, Decato Law Office in Lebanon, NH. Click to read Peter’s history. [...]
News from the Decato Law Office Team
News from The a purple label with Thank you on it and flowers in the background** Note: Slight blurriness, [...]
Should I buy real property in an LLC (Limited Liability Company)?
Written by Morgan Jones, Esquire Well, it depends. Why do you want to buy in an LLC? If you would be the sole [...]
How We Prepare to Represent You
Written by Attorney Peter Decato TRIAL NOTEBOOKS I like structure. As a result – I like the idea of a [...]
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, [...]
DOES IT MATTER WHO GOES FIRST? Consider a situation where a person files for divorce. The non-filing spouse [...]
Decato Law Office is Hiring
Law firm seeking an energized open individual for an Associate Attorney position with room to grow. Looking [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.” [...]
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 [...]
Child Custody in New Hampshire
CHILD CUSTODY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE Information that may help you. When divorcing parents come into court for a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Does it Matter Who Goes First?
Consider a situation where a person files for divorce. The non-filing spouse then files a counterclaim for [...]
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 [...]
Litigation Themes
Every attorney who has ever been serious about trying cases in court will understand the need to develop a [...]
Motions to Reconsider
You’ve probably heard of motions to reconsider. If you haven’t, think of a motion to reconsider as the [...]
Hope You Dance
Yesterday a man was sentenced in the Grafton County Superior Court. What differentiates this sentencing from [...]
Pain and Suffering
Pain and suffering. These two words are so often linked that we forget that each word – pain and [...]
Invasions of Privacy
Years ago – more than a decade – I recall reading an article. The article predicted there would [...]
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 [...]
Discrimination Sucks
You’ve likely seen the bumper sticker that says “Mean People Suck!” Well, I’m going to carry the [...]
The Legal Crystal Ball
I began to notice it about ten years ago. That’s when I first began to see judges, mediators and lawyers [...]
Don’t You Just Hate Bullies?
I’ve never liked bullies and I can’t imagine who does. My dislike for bullies started in childhood and [...]
The Guilty, Nolo and Alford Pleas
At an arraignment or at a plea and sentencing hearing, a defendant enters a plea. One of the plea options is [...]
You are Pulled over and You Did What>
You’ve gone out to a fine restaurant. The waiter has handed you a wine list. You make a selection. When the [...]
Why you might need a Lawyer.
If you’ve ever watched a television show that has a court trial in it, you’ve no doubt heard one of the [...]
Muffin Diplomacy
It’s 2001 and I have a case to mediate. The mediation is taking place about 100 miles away in a small, [...]
Annulments
When I was growing up, I was taught that once you married, you were married forever – the marriage [...]
Divorce Settlements and Boiling Pots
You’ve heard the saying – all boiling pots must come to a simmer. That’s obviously true, but how do [...]
Common Law Marriage in New Hampshire
A number of years ago, a local man died after living with a woman for about 25 years. Although the man asked [...]
Abused and Neglected Children
The most recent numbers from the 2014 Children’s Defense Fund’s Annual State of America’s Children [...]
Is it Your Baby?
According to the US Department of Health and Human Services – childbearing by unmarried women has [...]
Jurisdiction Issues in a Divorce Proceeding
Clients rarely know this, but during their first interview with an attorney, the first real issue to resolve [...]
How to be Held In Contempt
No one wants to be held in contempt, whether it be by family, friends or acquaintances, but imagine being [...]
Terminating Parental Rights in New Hampshire
When we bring children into this world, we have the right to bring them up the way we want – at least [...]
Deviating from Child Support Guidelines
A judge is entitled to deviate from the strict application of guideline support. Guideline support is the [...]
How Child Support Obligations Are Calculated
“It wasn’t always the way it is.” That’s what I tell people when they ask how child support [...]
Interference with Parental Visitation
Forgive me for using the word visitation. We generally use the words physical responsibility or parent-child [...]
What Caused The Breakdown of The Marriage
I’m a bit of a dinosaur. If you want evidence of that – look at my bar number. It’s Bar Number 613. [...]
Dividing Property in a Divorce – How the Stew is Stirred
When I was first married, my wife cooked our first meal. It was beef stew. She didn’t think it looked [...]
Grandparent Visitation Rights in New Hampshire
Traditionally, the common law denied grandparents visitation with a child over a parent’s objections. [...]
Divorce and Military Pensions
A military pension is a retirement benefit just like other pensions. A military pension is provided to [...]
Alimony/Maintenance Awards
Alimony/Maintenance Awards It appears there was a time when alimony/spousal maintenance was awarded as [...]
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