Earlier this week, the Minnesota Department of Commerce approved two revised sets of Uniform Conveyancing Blanks – Series 10 (Deeds) and Series 30 (Contracts for Deeds) – 62 forms in all. The Department of Commerce Order indicates exactly what changes were made to which forms. The more significant changes, however, include: space to include the …
A New Civil Summons in Plain English
Without a lot of fanfare, the Minnesota Supreme Court has approved a wholesale revision to the Civil Summons, effective July 1, 2010. It’s a welcome change and focuses on making the summons much more understandable to regular folks. Here’s how: The summons does not mince words. The current Summons informs the recipient that “You are …
The Slow Road to an Attorney
It’s been some time since I checked in with my experiment to obtain a Will, whether from LegalZoom or from a local estate planning attorney. When I last left off, I had dragged my wife into this experiment and asked her to find an attorney for us. After five weeks, we have the name of …
Introducing Editable Conveyancing Blanks
Undoubtedly the most frequent request we get from practicelaw users relates to wanting to edit the Uniform Conveyancing Blanks (UCBs), which are currently available at practicelaw as fillable PDF forms. For the most part, people are looking to add signature lines or increase the space to insert information in the fields within the body of …
Updated Monster Judgment and Decree
In September 2008, our inaugural post highlighted the complexity of drafting a form version of a Stipulated Judgment and Decree for a family law matter. practicelaw posted a Microsoft Word version a month later and released an automated version in mndocs shortly after that. But it was not our work. It was the result at …
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