March 2020 - Blake Behme Links Raney, P.C.

FAMILY LAW ATTORNEY AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM QUINCY, ADAMS COUNTY, HAMILTON, HANCOCK COUNTY AND RUSHVILLE, SCHUYLER COUNTY, ILLINOIS, FAILURE TO REFINANCE OR HAVE A FORMER SPOUSE REMOVED FROM A NOTE AND MORTGAGE, IN A DIVORCE CASE, WHO RECEIVES TAX DEDUCTIONS IN REGARD TO NOTE AND MORTGAGE PAYMENTS ON A MARITAL HOME AFTER A JUDGMENT OF DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE?, DEATH OF A PARTY FOLLOWING A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT OR JUDGMENT OF DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE IN A DIVORCE PROCEEDING, STAGGERED PAYMENTS SECURED BY PROMISSORY NOTES TO SETTLE DIVORCE CASE, DEPOSITIONS CAN BE IMPORTANT IN A DIVORCE PROCEEDING

Posted by Blake Law Group 0Comments March 31, 2020

FAMILY LAW ATTORNEY AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM QUINCY, ADAMS COUNTY, HAMILTON, HANCOCK COUNTY AND RUSHVILLE, SCHUYLER COUNTY, ILLINOIS, FAILURE TO REFINANCE OR HAVE A FORMER SPOUSE REMOVED FROM A NOTE AND MORTGAGE, IN A DIVORCE CASE, WHO RECEIVES TAX DEDUCTIONS IN REGARD TO NOTE AND MORTGAGE PAYMENTS ON A MARITAL HOME AFTER A JUDGMENT OF DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE?, DEATH…

FAMILY LAW ATTORNEY AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM PITTSFIELD, PIKE COUNTY, MOUNT STERLING, BROWN COUNTY AND BEARDSTOWN, CASS COUNTY, ILLINOIS, SPECIAL AGENT CONTACTING ONE OR BOTH PARTIES IN A DIVORCE PROCEEDING RELATING TO A CRIMINAL TAX INVESTIGATION, PARTIES IN A DIVORCE PROCEEDING COMMUNICATING WITH A SPECIAL AGENT OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE IN REGARD TO AN INVESTIGATION WITHOUT COUNSEL, COMMUNICATIONS BY COUNSEL WITH SPECIAL AGENTS OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE REGARDING A CRIMINAL TAX INVESTIGATION IN THE CONTEXT OF A DIVORCE PROCEEDING, OBJECTIVE OF SPECIAL AGENTS OF INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE IN REGARD TO A CRIMINAL TAX INVESTIGATION RELATING TO PARTIES INVOLVED IN A DIVORCE PROCEEDING, OBJECTIVES OF COUNSEL ON BEHALF OF PARTIES IN A DIVORCE PROCEEDING RELATING TO A CRIMINAL TAX INVESTIGATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, SHOULD CLIENTS IN A DIVORCE PROCEEDING GIVE A STATEMENT TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE IN THE EARLY STAGES OF A CRIMINAL TAX INVESTIGATION?, POWER OF ATTORNEYS IN A DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE PROCEEDING

Posted by Blake Law Group 0Comments March 30, 2020

FAMILY LAW ATTORNEY AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM PITTSFIELD, PIKE COUNTY, MOUNT STERLING, BROWN COUNTY AND BEARDSTOWN, CASS COUNTY, ILLINOIS, SPECIAL AGENT CONTACTING ONE OR BOTH PARTIES IN A DIVORCE PROCEEDING RELATING TO A CRIMINAL TAX INVESTIGATION, PARTIES IN A DIVORCE PROCEEDING COMMUNICATING WITH A SPECIAL AGENT OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE IN REGARD TO AN INVESTIGATION WITHOUT COUNSEL, COMMUNICATIONS…

FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS PLUS ($550,000.00+) BUSINESS DISPUTE SETTLEMENT, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS, COMMERCIAL LITIGATION LAW FIRM, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM WINCHESTER, BLUFFS, SCOTT COUNTY, WHITE HALL, CARROLLTON, GREENE COUNTY AND HARDIN, KAMPSVILLE, CALHOUN COUNTY, ILLINOIS, METRO EAST BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAWSUIT ATTORNEYS. WE REPRESENTED A MINORITY SHAREHOLDER IN A FAMILY BUSINESS WHO WAS NOT A FAMILY MEMBER. THERE WAS NO BUY-SELL AGREEMENT. WE CAME UP WITH A STRATEGY THAT CREATED A MARKET FOR SHARES THAT OTHERWISE HAD VIRTUALLY NO VALUE. AFTER A LAWSUIT WAS FILED, AND THERE WAS SOME DISCOVERY, BUT BEFORE DEPOSITIONS OR ANY TRIAL, WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE A SETTLEMENT FOR OUR CLIENT IN EXCESS OF $550,000.00+. OUR CLIENT WAS ELATED. OUR CLIENT THOUGHT HE HAD NO RECOURSE AND THOUGHT THAT HIS FEW SHARES OF A FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS, IN REGARD TO WHICH HE WAS NOT PART OF THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY, HAD LITTLE VALUE.

Posted by Blake Law Group 0Comments March 29, 2020

FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS PLUS ($550,000.00+) BUSINESS DISPUTE SETTLEMENT, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS, COMMERCIAL LITIGATION LAW FIRM, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM WINCHESTER, BLUFFS, SCOTT COUNTY, WHITE HALL, CARROLLTON, GREENE COUNTY AND HARDIN, KAMPSVILLE, CALHOUN COUNTY, ILLINOIS, METRO EAST BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL LAWSUIT ATTORNEYS. WE REPRESENTED A MINORITY SHAREHOLDER IN A FAMILY BUSINESS WHO WAS NOT A FAMILY…

“HOW TO FIND THE BEST WILLS AND TRUSTS ATTORNEY”, METRO EAST LAW FIRM, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM PETERSBURG, MENARD COUNTY, LINCOLN, LOGAN COUNTY AND CLINTON, DE WITT COUNTY, ILLINOIS, CLIENTS SHOULD MEET WITH PROSPECTIVE ATTORNEYS AND LAW FIRMS THAT THEY MAY WISH TO CONSIDER FOR REPRESENTATION. THEY SHOULD INTERVIEW AS MANY ATTORNEYS AS THEY WISH. THEY MAY ALSO WISH TO CONFER WITH FRIENDS OR NEIGHBORS OR TRUSTED ADVISORS. THEY CAN ATTEMPT TO FIND OUT AS MUCH AS THEY CAN THROUGH OTHER SOURCES, INCLUDING THE INTERNET. THEY MAY WISH TO CONTACT LOCAL BAR ASSOCIATIONS. THERE MAY BE LISTINGS IN PHONE BOOKS. THE CHOICE OF AN ATTORNEY IS IMPORTANT AND CLIENTS SHOULD REVIEW AS MANY RESOURCES AS POSSIBLE AND KEEP IN MIND THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPETENT ATTORNEYS AND LAW FIRMS AND THE PURSUIT OF THE BEST MAY BE SUBJECTIVE, IF NOT DIFFICULT TO DEFINE SINCE EACH CLIENT IS DIFFERENT AND EACH CASE IS DIFFERENT.

Posted by Blake Law Group 0Comments March 27, 2020

“HOW TO FIND THE BEST WILLS AND TRUSTS ATTORNEY”, METRO EAST LAW FIRM, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM PETERSBURG, MENARD COUNTY, LINCOLN, LOGAN COUNTY AND CLINTON, DE WITT COUNTY, ILLINOIS, CLIENTS SHOULD MEET WITH PROSPECTIVE ATTORNEYS AND LAW FIRMS THAT THEY MAY WISH TO CONSIDER FOR REPRESENTATION. THEY SHOULD INTERVIEW AS MANY ATTORNEYS AS THEY…

IRS TAX RELIEF ATTORNEYS, ST. CLAIR COUNTY TAX LAWYERS, BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS TAX LAW FIRM, TRUSTED TAX ATTORNEY AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM THE CARROLLTON, GREENE COUNTY, ILLINOIS AREA. OVER FORTY (40) YEARS HANDLING TAX CASES RELATING TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF SECURITY AND OTHER ENTITIES. WE HAVE REPRESENTED CLIENTS OVER THE YEARS IN REGARD TO INSTALLMENT PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS, INCLUDING BREACH OF INSTALLMENT PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS, OR SITUATIONS WHERE PROMISES HAVE NOT BEEN KEPT THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE TAXING AGENCIES. THESE SITUATIONS OFTEN INVOLVE THE TAXING AGENCY MAKING DEMAND FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT, OR PROCEEDING WITH WAGE GARNISHMENT (EMPLOYER), NON-WAGE GARNISHMENT (BANK ACCOUNTS), ETC.

Posted by Blake Law Group 0Comments March 26, 2020

IRS TAX RELIEF ATTORNEYS, ST. CLAIR COUNTY TAX LAWYERS, BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS TAX LAW FIRM, TRUSTED TAX ATTORNEY AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM THE CARROLLTON, GREENE COUNTY, ILLINOIS AREA. OVER FORTY (40) YEARS HANDLING TAX CASES RELATING TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF SECURITY AND OTHER ENTITIES. WE HAVE REPRESENTED CLIENTS OVER THE YEARS IN…

METRO EAST WILL AND TRUST CONTEST LAW FIRM / BELLEVILLE / ST. CLAIR COUNTY / ILLINOIS / ESTATE LITIGATION TEAM / PROBATE AND ESTATE SETTLEMENT ATTORNEYS / AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM CHESTER / RANDOLPH COUNTY / DU QUOIN / PERRY COUNTY AND WEST FRANKFORT / FRANKLIN COUNTY / ILLINOIS. WE HAVE DECADES OF EXPERIENCE OBTAINING EXCELLENT RESULTS FOR CLIENTS IN DIFFICULT ESTATE AND TRUST CONTEST CASES THROUGHOUT THE METRO EAST / SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS REGIONS.

Posted by Blake Law Group 0Comments March 25, 2020

METRO EAST WILL AND TRUST CONTEST LAW FIRM / BELLEVILLE / ST. CLAIR COUNTY / ILLINOIS / ESTATE LITIGATION TEAM / PROBATE AND ESTATE SETTLEMENT ATTORNEYS / AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM CHESTER / RANDOLPH COUNTY / DU QUOIN / PERRY COUNTY AND WEST FRANKFORT / FRANKLIN COUNTY / ILLINOIS. WE HAVE DECADES OF EXPERIENCE OBTAINING EXCELLENT RESULTS FOR CLIENTS…

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (DCFS) LAW FIRM, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS DCFS EXPERIENCED ATTORNEYS, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM JERSEYVILLE, JERSEY COUNTY, GRANITE CITY, MADISON COUNTY AND GREENVILLE, BOND COUNTY, ILLINOIS. FORMAL INVESTIGATIONS ARE USED TO FIGURE OUT IF THERE IS “CREDIBLE EVIDENCE” THAT THE CHILD WAS ABUSED OR NEGLECTED AND TO DECIDE IF THE CHILD IS IN DANGER IN THE HOME. DCFS IS NOT SUPPOSED TO TAKE YOUR CHILD FROM YOU, UNLESS IT IS THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP YOUR CHILD SAFE. BEFORE TAKING YOUR CHILD FROM THE HOME, DCFS MUST TRY OTHER WAYS TO KEEP YOUR CHILD SAFE, SUCH AS CREATING A SAFETY PLAN. A SAFETY PLAN SHOULD BE IN WRITING AND MAY INVOLVE YOU OR YOUR CHILD STAYING WITH SOMEONE ELSE WHILE DCFS COMPLETES ITS INVESTIGATION. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO AGREE TO A SAFETY PLAN, BUT IF YOU DON’T AGREE TO A SAFETY PLAN, DCFS MAY TAKE PROTECTIVE CUSTODY OF YOUR CHILD FOR 48 HOURS. DURING THIS 48-HOUR PERIOD, DCFS MAY ASK THE COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY TO FILE COURT PAPERS ASKING A JUDGE TO GIVE DCFS TEMPORARY LEGAL CUSTODY OF YOUR CHILD, SO IT CAN PLACE YOUR CHILD IN FOSTER CARE. SOMETIMES DCFS ASKS A PARENT TO GIVE SOMEONE ELSE FORMAL LEGAL GUARDIANSHIP OF THE CHILD. BEFORE YOU AGREE OR SIGN ANY LEGAL DOCUMENTS, YOU SHOULD TALK TO A LAWYER ABOUT THE RISKS AND BENEFITS OF LEGAL GUARDIANSHIP. YOU SHOULDN’T RELY ON WHAT DCFS WORKERS TELL YOU ABOUT LEGAL GUARDIANSHIP. IF THE STATE’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE DOESN’T THINK THERE IS ENOUGH PROOF TO BRING A CASE ALLEGING ABUSE OR NEGLECT, IT USUALLY REJECTS DCFS’S REQUEST TO FILE COURT PAPERS. IF IT AGREES TO FILE THE COURT PAPERS, YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED.

Posted by Blake Law Group 0Comments March 24, 2020

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (DCFS) LAW FIRM, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS DCFS EXPERIENCED ATTORNEYS, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM JERSEYVILLE, JERSEY COUNTY, GRANITE CITY, MADISON COUNTY AND GREENVILLE, BOND COUNTY, ILLINOIS. FORMAL INVESTIGATIONS ARE USED TO FIGURE OUT IF THERE IS “CREDIBLE EVIDENCE” THAT THE CHILD WAS ABUSED OR NEGLECTED AND TO DECIDE IF THE CHILD IS…

ILLINOIS CRIMINAL TAX LAWYER, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM WATERLOO, MONROE COUNTY, NASHVILLE, WASHINGTON COUNTY AND BREESE, CLINTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS, WE HAVE DECADES OF EXPERIENCE REPRESENTING CLIENTS IN REGARD TO CRIMINAL TAX CASES. ALTHOUGH THE GENESIS OF CASES MAY DIFFER, IT TYPICALLY STARTS WITH AN INVESTIGATION BY A LOCAL OR REGIONAL SPECIAL AGENT WITHIN THE CRIMINAL DIVISION AND SPECIAL AGENTS ARE USUALLY WORKING IN TANDEM. IN MOST CASES THEIR OBJECTIVE CAN BE TO ATTEMPT TO ASSEMBLE A QUALITY FILE FOR PURPOSES OF REFERRAL FOR CRIMINAL INFORMATION, INDICTMENT, PROSECUTION AND ANY SENTENCING UNDER MINIMAL SENTENCING GUIDELINES, IF APPLICABLE. ALTHOUGH RELEVANT IN SOME INSTANCES, THE AMOUNT OF TAX OWED FOR CIVIL PURPOSES MAY NOT BE IMPORTANT TO A SPECIAL AGENT FROM THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE IN REGARD TO A CRIMINAL TAX INVESTIGATION. THE WORST THING A CLIENT CAN DO IS STICK THEIR HEAD IN THE SAND AND ATTEMPT TO ACT LIKE NOTHING IS OCCURRING, OR TO MISREPRESENT MATTERS TO THE SPECIAL AGENT OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE OR TO INTERFERE WITH AN INVESTIGATION OR OBSTRUCT JUSTICE. THAT JUST MAKES MATTERS WORSE AND CAN BE FATAL TO THE CLIENT IN REGARD TO A CRIMINAL TAX INVESTIGATION.

Posted by Blake Law Group 0Comments March 23, 2020

ILLINOIS CRIMINAL TAX LAWYER, METRO EAST, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM WATERLOO, MONROE COUNTY, NASHVILLE, WASHINGTON COUNTY AND BREESE, CLINTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS, WE HAVE DECADES OF EXPERIENCE REPRESENTING CLIENTS IN REGARD TO CRIMINAL TAX CASES. ALTHOUGH THE GENESIS OF CASES MAY DIFFER, IT TYPICALLY STARTS WITH AN INVESTIGATION BY A LOCAL OR REGIONAL SPECIAL AGENT…

HUSBAND SEEKING SOLE CUSTODY OF CHILDREN, SPOUSE REQUESTING MAJORITY OF PARENTAL TIME, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS CHILD CUSTODY LAW FIRM, METRO EAST LAWYERS, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM SHAWNEETOWN, GALLATIN COUNTY, CARMI, WHITE COUNTY AND MCLEANSBORO, HAMILTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS. WE HAVE OBTAINED SUCCESSFUL RESULTS FOR CLIENTS OVER A PERIOD OF MANY DECADES IN REGARD TO SERIOUS, COMPLICATED AND CHALLENGING FAMILY LAW SITUATIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, WE REPRESENTED A HUSBAND FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WHO, DURING THE MARRIAGE WITH HIS WIFE, HAD ADOPTED EIGHT CHILDREN. AT THE TIME THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WAS PAYING $400 PER MONTH FOR EACH CHILD THAT WAS ADOPTED. WHEN THE COUPLE RELOCATED TO THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, OUR CLIENT, WHO WAS A MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, WAS ACCUSED OF CHILD ENDANGERMENT AND THERE WERE ISSUES REGARDING SEXUAL MOLESTATION INVOLVING THE CHILDREN.

Posted by Blake Law Group 0Comments March 20, 2020

HUSBAND SEEKING SOLE CUSTODY OF CHILDREN, SPOUSE REQUESTING MAJORITY OF PARENTAL TIME, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS CHILD CUSTODY LAW FIRM, METRO EAST LAWYERS, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM SHAWNEETOWN, GALLATIN COUNTY, CARMI, WHITE COUNTY AND MCLEANSBORO, HAMILTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS. WE HAVE OBTAINED SUCCESSFUL RESULTS FOR CLIENTS OVER A PERIOD OF MANY DECADES IN REGARD TO SERIOUS, COMPLICATED AND CHALLENGING…

DISPUTES WITH NEIGHBORS REGARDING REAL ESTATE, PROPERTY LINES AND NUISANCE, METRO EAST LAW FIRM REPRESENTING INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES REGARDING REAL PROPERTY MATTERS, BOUNDARY LINE CONTROVERSIES AND THREATS OF HARASSMENT, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS REAL ESTATE LAWYER, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM JERSEYVILLE, GODFREY, JERSEY COUNTY, GRANITE CITY, EDWARDSVILLE, MADISON COUNTY AND GREENVILLE, SHOAL CREEK, BOND COUNTY, ILLINOIS. WE HAVE EXPERIENCE REPRESENTING CLIENTS IN REGARD TO PRESCRIPTIVE EASEMENTS, SALE OF PROPERTY RIGHTS, SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS, TRESPASS AND DEALING WITH ADJUSTERS AFTER LOSS.

Posted by Blake Law Group 0Comments March 19, 2020

DISPUTES WITH NEIGHBORS REGARDING REAL ESTATE, PROPERTY LINES AND NUISANCE, METRO EAST LAW FIRM REPRESENTING INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES REGARDING REAL PROPERTY MATTERS, BOUNDARY LINE CONTROVERSIES AND THREATS OF HARASSMENT, BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS REAL ESTATE LAWYER, AVAILABLE TO REPRESENT CLIENTS FROM JERSEYVILLE, GODFREY, JERSEY COUNTY, GRANITE CITY, EDWARDSVILLE, MADISON COUNTY AND GREENVILLE, SHOAL CREEK, BOND COUNTY, ILLINOIS. WE HAVE…