Uncategorized | Chesley Law Firm https://www.chesleylawfirm.com Chesley Law Firm Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:47:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.chesleylawfirm.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/1402125/2020/03/cropped-faviconn-32x32.jpg Uncategorized | Chesley Law Firm https://www.chesleylawfirm.com 32 32 My View 8-27-18 https://www.chesleylawfirm.com/blog/2018/10/my-view-8-27-18/ Mon, 29 Oct 2018 11:45:40 +0000 https://3332515-fork.findlaw4.flsitebuilder.com/?p=46644 This writing follows up on a column in the Mankato Free Press on Sunday August 26, 2018 by Susan Tompor of the Detroit Free Press. I was a fan of Aretha Franklin, as many of us were.  I went to see her at Mystic Lake about 15 years ago. She was morbidly obese at the time, but since then had…

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]]> Signature Guarantees to Transfer Securities https://www.chesleylawfirm.com/blog/2018/03/signature-guarantees-to-transfer-securities/ Thu, 15 Mar 2018 12:33:36 +0000 https://3332515-fork.findlaw4.flsitebuilder.com/?p=46657 Sometimes, in the administration of an estate, we need to liquidate stocks or bonds.  Often, the transfer agent requires a signature guarantee. Signature guarantees come in basically three different forms.  The first is a notary. Notary A notary public is a public person (not necessarily employed by a bank or brokerage house) authorized by the state as a person who…

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]]> How Long Does a Power of Attorney Last? https://www.chesleylawfirm.com/blog/2018/03/how-long-does-a-power-of-attorney-last/ Thu, 08 Mar 2018 13:36:28 +0000 https://3332515-fork.findlaw4.flsitebuilder.com/?p=46660 Sometimes we draft a Power of Attorney for a client and get a call years later with the announcement that so and so bank will not take the power of attorney because it is more than — years old. A Power of Attorney allows someone to act for you regarding financial matters.  The person executing the Power of Attorney is…

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