Mortgage Foreclosure: How to Avoid Losing Your Home

To avoid losing your home in a foreclosure, you have several options: (1) Come up with a lump sum that the mortgage company attorney will accept to reinstate the mortgage. This amount will be not only the past due payments, but also taxes and insurance that the...

Should I Adopt My Grandchildren?

Oklahoma leads the nation in grandparents and other extended family members raising children. Grandparents have rights dealing with visitation with a grandchild when their own child has died. Grandparents need to consider obtaining custody and guardianship when it is...

Commissioners approve access easement

Neighbor still disagrees with decision BY JOHN?BROCK HERALD STAFF WRITER Published: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 12:09 PM CDT The Creek County Commissioners addressed the issue of landlocked property owners for the third time, during their public session the morning of...

Meth Lab Disclosures Hit Home

Every landlord and property manager who rents a house, duplex or apartment in Oklahoma now has a new promise to keep: My property has never been the site of a methamphetamine production facility ? a ?meth lab.? See?41 O.S. ? 118. In Oklahoma, methamphetamine ranks...

85% of Clients Prefer a Lawyer Who Is Funny

Okay, I just made that up, but there is no denying that a sense of humor can help in this business, at least to bear the brunt of my clients? lawyer jokes. ?Anyone who has watched daytime TV or late night TV knows about lawyer ads. They usually involve a lawyer, in a...