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How to Obtain a New Car Title Following the Death of the Owner

In Law  •  by Siobhán Fitzpatrick, November 15, 2017  •   Leave a Comment
My dad passed away three years ago this month. Fortunately, my mom is in excellent health and lives close to most of her family. Like many women of her generation, she was not involved in financial decision making as much as she probably should have...
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Ask the Law Mother-Do I Need a Business Entity to Run My MML Business?

In Law, Work  •  by Siobhán Fitzpatrick, November 13, 2017

It looks like I struck a nerve last week with my blog post on multi-level marketing (MLM)  plans. I received several questions, including this one from Lynn in Flower Mound: “I bought into a MML plan last year. The company has been pushing...

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Is It Okay to Post Photos of Other People’s Kids on Facebook without Permission?

In Law, Parenthood  •  by Siobhán Fitzpatrick, November 10, 2017

Facebook—the means by which you update your Facebook friends (most of whom aren’t actually your friends) with your every random thought and the last picture you took on your smartphone, and share the link to the article you haven’t actually read. Most people...

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Ask the Law Mother-How Can I Help My College-Age Kid in a Medical Emergency?

In Law, Parenthood  •  by Siobhán Fitzpatrick, November 8, 2017

A question from Cindy R. in Fort Worth: “I got a call that my daughter, who is a freshman at Trinity University, was injured in a car accident and taken to a hospital. As I raced down to San Antonio, I called the...

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Ask The Law Mother

In Law  •  by Siobhán Fitzpatrick, November 7, 2017

Have a question or topic that you would like The Law Mother to tackle in an upcoming blog post? Shoot her an e-mail at siobhan@lexmater.com. Disclaimer: This website is made available for educational purposes only as well as to give general information and...

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Seller Beware-Evaluating Multi-Level Marketing Plans

In Work  •  by Siobhán Fitzpatrick, November 6, 2017

Open up your Facebook feed and you will see how prevalent multi-level marketing (MLM) companies are among your friends and acquaintances. In a MLM plan, distributors sell products by word of mouth or direct sales and earn commissions for their sales and the...

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Ask the Law Mother-Can I Leave My Sleeping Baby in the Car for a Couple of Minutes?

In Law, Parenthood  •  by Siobhán Fitzpatrick, November 3, 2017

A question from Nicole S. in Dallas: “I left my sleeping baby in the car for two minutes while I ran inside the school to pick up my fourth grader. It was a cool, overcast day and the school is in a safe...

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In Law  •  by Siobhán Fitzpatrick, October 30, 2017

Have a question or topic that you would like The Law Mother to tackle in an upcoming blog post? Shoot her an e-mail at siobhan@lexmater.com. Disclaimer: This website is made available for educational purposes only as well as to give general information and...

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Biting the Hand that Feeds You-Owner Liability for Dog Bites

In Law  •  by Siobhán Fitzpatrick, October 26, 2017

I am an unabashed dog person. Slobbery kisses, long walks in the park, endless games of throwing the tennis ball, I am all in. When my non-dog loving husband and I were dating he knew it was “love me, love my dog.” Dogs...

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How to Not Lose Your Pants in Your Home-Based Business

In Work  •  by Siobhán Fitzpatrick, October 17, 2017

After I had my fourth child, I decided to leave my law firm position to stay home. While taking care of four kids is enough to keep a small staff busy, I missed the intellectual stimulation of being a working attorney. And the...

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My eldest daughter is a (gulp) high school senior. My eldest daughter is a (gulp) high school senior.

While she’s knee-deep in college applications and essays, I’m struggling to come to terms with the fact that this time next year my baby won’t be at home.

To make sure I can help her if god forbid a life-altering accident and illness happens to her, I'll be making sure she signs a couple of basic estate planning documents before she leaves for college.

For more on the legal documents every college student needs, click on the link in my bio for my latest blog post.

#dallasmoms #lawyermoms #carpoollinelaw #emptynesters
Middle school group projects…where social pressu Middle school group projects…where social pressure and academic pressure collide.

Choose your own group? Move fast to avoid the dreaded “we already have enough members” cutoff.

Assigned groups? If you have lazy partners, you can either do all or most of the work yourself, or rat out your partners and risk having the word snitch attached to your name for the rest of middle school.

3 out of 4 of my daughters are in or have been through middle school. After years of listening to their complaints about group projects, I’ve got a thing or two to say.

Like why not ask each kid (in private) what work they agreed to do at the beginning of the project, and what work they actually did?

For more on my thoughts on middle school group projects, click on the link in my bio for my latest post for @dallas_moms .

Are school group projects preparing kids for teamwork in the workplace, or are they as far removed from real-world, on-the-job teamwork as playing Mario Kart is to Formula One racing?

Leave a comment and let me know.

#dallasmoms #carpoollinelaw #lawyermom #mombloggers #middleschool #juniorhigh
One surefire way to add a little fun and joy into One surefire way to add a little fun and joy into the endless Texas summer is to make time for reading.

In my latest post for @dallas_moms I'm sharing some of the favorite recent reads. Click on the link in my bio.

Meant to Be by Emily Giffin
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
The Maid by Nita Prose
The Feather Thief by Kirk Johnson
Tracy Flick Can't Win by Tom Perrotta

#dallasmoms #lawyermoms @emilygiffinauthor @nitaprose #dictionaryoflostwords #tracyflickcantwin #bookstagram #summerreads
This is what "running with my dog" looks like when This is what "running with my dog" looks like when it hits 100 degrees for the 40th day in Dallas.

Me sweating on the Tread. Dog taking a rest day.

Thanks @officialmarcelfit for a great class.

Running Streak Day 861.

@onepeloton @pelotonmoms

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My eldest daughter is a (gulp) high school senior. My eldest daughter is a (gulp) high school senior.

While she’s knee-deep in college applications and essays, I’m struggling to come to terms with the fact that this time next year my baby won’t be at home.

To make sure I can help her if god forbid a life-altering accident and illness happens to her, I'll be making sure she signs a couple of basic estate planning documents before she leaves for college.

For more on the legal documents every college student needs, click on the link in my bio for my latest blog post.

#dallasmoms #lawyermoms #carpoollinelaw #emptynesters
Middle school group projects…where social pressu Middle school group projects…where social pressure and academic pressure collide.

Choose your own group? Move fast to avoid the dreaded “we already have enough members” cutoff.

Assigned groups? If you have lazy partners, you can either do all or most of the work yourself, or rat out your partners and risk having the word snitch attached to your name for the rest of middle school.

3 out of 4 of my daughters are in or have been through middle school. After years of listening to their complaints about group projects, I’ve got a thing or two to say.

Like why not ask each kid (in private) what work they agreed to do at the beginning of the project, and what work they actually did?

For more on my thoughts on middle school group projects, click on the link in my bio for my latest post for @dallas_moms .

Are school group projects preparing kids for teamwork in the workplace, or are they as far removed from real-world, on-the-job teamwork as playing Mario Kart is to Formula One racing?

Leave a comment and let me know.

#dallasmoms #carpoollinelaw #lawyermom #mombloggers #middleschool #juniorhigh
One surefire way to add a little fun and joy into One surefire way to add a little fun and joy into the endless Texas summer is to make time for reading.

In my latest post for @dallas_moms I'm sharing some of the favorite recent reads. Click on the link in my bio.

Meant to Be by Emily Giffin
The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
The Maid by Nita Prose
The Feather Thief by Kirk Johnson
Tracy Flick Can't Win by Tom Perrotta

#dallasmoms #lawyermoms @emilygiffinauthor @nitaprose #dictionaryoflostwords #tracyflickcantwin #bookstagram #summerreads
This is what "running with my dog" looks like when This is what "running with my dog" looks like when it hits 100 degrees for the 40th day in Dallas.

Me sweating on the Tread. Dog taking a rest day.

Thanks @officialmarcelfit for a great class.

Running Streak Day 861.

@onepeloton @pelotonmoms
Being stuck indoors more this summer thanks to alm Being stuck indoors more this summer thanks to almost 40 days of 100+ degree temps has inspired this Dallas mom to do some serious decluttering.

Clothes and shoes. Bikes the kids have outgrown. Excess art and school supplies. Worn out towels and blankets. Kitchen gadgets I never use. Books and DVDS.

Read my latest blog post for @dallas_moms for 7 things to give away, as well as some great Dallas-area charities that would welcome your donations.

#lawyermom #carpoollinelaw #dallasmoms #givesomethingawayday @dallasanimalservices @irvinganimalservices @dfwhumane @genesiswomensshelter @otc_dallas_ @bikefriendlysouthdallas @bikemartstores @dallashabitat @dallasfurniturebank @arlurbanministries @dallaspubliclibrary @irvinglibrary @brotherbillshelpinghand @cacofdallas @thistlecreativereuse @thewelmanproject
Get it in writing and always read the contract. I Get it in writing and always read the contract.

If I could give influencers and other content creators just one piece of advice, that would be it.

If you want to be taken seriously, and avoid being taken advantage of, you need to use contracts in your business (and thoroughly review them before you sign them).

If you are working with a brand, you need to know how much you will get paid, when you will be paid, when the work is due, and if you can use the content you create again in the future.

Invest in a good lawyer to draft template contracts to use in your business, or to review complicated contracts.

Click on the link in my bio for 5 important things to look for in a contract.

#dallasmoms #carpoollinelaw #lawyermom
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