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06/10/2021

Huzzah! For the past year, our Pearl office has doubled as a remote learning space for MicroSociety Academy Charter School. Today is our kids' last day of school! We're so proud of them for tackling online learning challenges and we're sending them off to summer with a party!

10/17/2018

06/16/2017

I just signed a petition to Governor Chris Sununu: Now that President Trump has withdrawn from the Paris Climate Agreement, a coalition of governors has formed to keep working on carbon reduction in their states and meet the goal that the U.S. agreed to. We call on Governor Sununu to join the U.S. C...

03/30/2017

Great article for parents facing divorce or separation to read and think about.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/co-parents-please-dont-pack-your-childs-suitcase_us_58b2f026e4b0e5fdf6197385?

Co-parenting can be brutal, but one simple and easy act can minimize some of the stress for your child.

01/22/2017

These skits are so funny

03/01/2016

Parenting Together gives single parents and those separated and divorcing parents one place to manage parenting time, schedules/events, communication, child expenses, and more.

http://www.parentingtogether.net

ParentingTogether is a secure, neutral place for parents to manage and share parenting time schedules, appointments (shared calendar), child-related expenses, communication, information and more.

03/01/2016

New Hampshire Bar Foundation announces 2016 Justice grant awards. See the Bar Foundation's contributions to justice in New Hampshire.

The reception will be held in the Frost/Hawthorne Room at the Radisson Hotel/Center of NH, immediately following the NH Bar Midyear Membership Meeting.

01/19/2015

Interesting article that focuses on the value of considering alternatives to traditional litigation when resolving family conflicts like divorce and parenting. The Collaborative divorce model or mediation are better alternatives to the "war of the roses" that often characterizes traditional litigation. As a family law attorney I have seen the real value for my clients in proceeding with Collaborative

In this article by Sue Cochrane, a child of divorce, family law practitioner, and 18 year family law judicial officer, she describes that very real harm that litigation and court proceedings can cause divorcing spouses and their children.

01/08/2015

Congress extends tax relief for homeowners facing a short sale in 2014.

Homeowners who had short sales in 2014 can now breathe a giant sigh of relief, as the Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama.
Under the Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Act, any mortgage forgiveness achieved in a short sale is not counted as income for homeowners whom banks allowed to sell their homes for less than the amount of their mortgage.
The Act was due to expire in 2014, but was extended by recent votes in Congress.
The Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Act passed by a wide margin in the House of Representatives three weeks ago and passed 76-16 in the Senate two weeks ago.
But the Act wasn’t made official until President Obama signed it into law, which he did last week.
The extension only applies to short sales conducted in 2014. Any further extension of the short sale tax break would need to be taken into consideration by the newly elected members of Congress when the Congress begins its 2015 session in January.
According to a recent estimate from RealtyTrac, the average short sale has an estimated mortgage forgiveness of $88,456.
And according to a further data provided by RealtyTrac, there have been more than 121,700 short sales through October of this year, with a total mortgage debt forgiveness of nearly $10.8 billion.
RealtyTrac also estimated that the potential taxes on the average short sale to be $22,114, which would have brought the total tax liability to $2.7 billion.
When the Senate passed the Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Act, the National Association of Realtors hailed the vote.
“NAR applauds Congressional leaders in both chambers for their effort to pass this legislation before adjournment,” NAR President Chris Polychron said.
“Realtors strongly supported the bipartisan Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act, which was included in the package to prevent underwater borrowers from paying taxes on any mortgage debt forgiven or cancelled by a lender in a workout or after their home was sold for less money than was owed,” Polychron added.
“We are grateful to Sens. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Dean Heller, R-Nev., and Reps. Tom Reed, R-N.Y., and Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., for championing the provision.”

02/17/2013

Here is an interesting article for parents facing divorce.

There is no doubt that divorce is an emotional and stressful journey for a family, but it can be extremely difficult and stressful if there is a child or children involved. For the sake of your child, be proactive and be able to cooperate with your spouse as you both go through the divorce proce...

01/22/2013

Attorney Garner focuses on legal services that primarily revolve around the needs of individuals, families and small business owners. Divorce and family law cases have traditionally comprised a large practice area for the firm. In addition to providing a more traditional litigation style of divorce, Attorney Garner is trained in the Collaborative divorce model which seeks to resolve marital and family disputes with a less adversarial process that in the end can save the parties financial resources and emotional distress.