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PJC's Guide to Judgment Enforcement
PJC recently published a guide to collecting on judgments in Maryland. It is helpful not only after you have a judgment, but may also help you decide to litigate a case where you might have thought suing someone would result in a mere paper judgment. The guide focuses on judgments for unpaid wages and related damages, but is also useful for judgments in other cases.
The three fundamental components of this manual are: (1) pre- and post-judgment defendant investigation and asset research; (2) prejudgment tools to proactively prevent employers and other potential judgment debtors from hiding or selling off assets; and (3) judgment enforcement, including enforcement for unpaid wages.
Check it out here:
Education Law Task Force meeting
Date:
Thu, 01/17/2013 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
If you are a member of the Task Force, find the GoToMeeting information at:
http://www.mdjustice.org/EducationTaskForceGoToMeeting
Be sure to sign in to see the page.
All meetings are at the Baltimore City office of Maryland Legal Aid.
Sponsor:
Maryland Legal Aid
Save the dates! 2013 PBTF Meetings
PUBLIC BENEFITS TASK FORCE
Meeting Dates for 2013
First Thursday of alternate months
9:30 am – 12:30 pm
2nd Floor conference room in Baltimore City office and GoToMeeting
Tuesday, January 8
March 7
May 2
Tuesday, July 9
September 5
November 7
Continuation of medical coverage for divorced spouses
Here is my question:
We concluded a divorce hearing on July 6, 2012 in which client received an absolute divorce, rehabilitative alimony, child support and the court also ordered that the husband continue to provide medical insurance for Client and Child through his employer provided group insurance plan.
On Friday, August 1, 2012 , my client found out from Husband's employer, a large hospital, that the Husband allowed his insurance to lapse as of June 30, 2012, just before our divorce hearing. Husband, who is pro se, denies this and claims he he renewed the insurance. No notice was given to my client of the lapse.
To be brief, the employer reinstated the Child on the insurance policy, but refused to reinstate Client. The employer is claiming that she is no longer a beneficiary. I know that under MD Code Insurance § 15-408, allows for a divorced spouse to continue to be covered on the other party's health insurance.
What is there any way to compel the insurance company to reinstate her?
Guardianship Handbook
What do you do if your grandfather, who lives alone and can no longer cook for himself, won't leave his home for a nursing home or assisted living facility?
What do you do if your aunt can no longer manage her finances but seems capable of caring for herself in her small apartment?
These questions and others are answered in the new edition of the Guardianship Handbook . . .
The Law & Health Care Program at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (UM Carey Law) and the Delivery of Legal Services Section Council of the Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA) have published a guide to help both laypeople and attorneys navigate adult guardianship in Maryland. “Guardianship and Its Alternatives: A Handbook on Maryland Law” was originally written by UM Carey Law Professor Joan O'Sullivan, a champion for the legal rights of the elderly, who passed away in 2007. The 2011 Edition was revised and updated by Virginia Rowthorn, JD, Managing Director of the Law & Health Care Program, and Ellen Callegary, JD, a prominent elder law and disability lawyer in Maryland.
The impetus for the updated Handbook was various changes in guardianship law over the last two decades and a realization by elder law and disability lawyers on the Delivery of Legal Services Section Council that there is a great need for practical, easy-to-read advice regarding guardianship for elderly and disabled Maryland residents. The Handbook also sets forth a comprehensive list of alternatives to the formal guardianship process, a time-consuming and sweeping process that may not always be necessary to address a number of problems associated with lack of decision-making capacity.
The book is available as an online guide you can page through at: http://issuu.com/umcareylaw/docs/law_handbook?mode=window&backgroundColor=%23222222
Guardianship Handbook Now Available
Revised and Updated Guardianship Handbook Now Available
What do you do if your grandfather, who lives alone and can no longer cook for himself, won't leave his home for a nursing home or assisted living facility?
What do you do if your aunt can no longer manage her finances but seems capable of caring for herself in her small apartment?
These questions and others are answered in the new edition of the Guardianship Handbook . . .
The Law & Health Care Program at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (UM Carey Law) and the Delivery of Legal Services Section Council of the Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA) have published a guide to help both laypeople and attorneys navigate adult guardianship in Maryland. “Guardianship and Its Alternatives: A Handbook on Maryland Law” was originally written by UM Carey Law Professor Joan O'Sullivan, a champion for the legal rights of the elderly, who passed away in 2007. The 2011 Edition was revised and updated by Virginia Rowthorn, JD, Managing Director of the Law & Health Care Program, and Ellen Callegary, JD, a prominent elder law and disability lawyer in Maryland.
Callegary, a 1978 graduate of UM Carey Law and a member of the Alumni Board, is a founding partner of the Baltimore law firm of Callegary & Steedman, P.A and has a long history of involvement in disability and elderly issues. During her ten years as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Maryland, she worked directly with two Attorneys General advising state agencies on matters related to the rights of persons with disabilities and serving as principal counsel for the Department of Juvenile Services. She also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law at UM Carey Law, where she most recently taught the Civil Right of Persons with Disabilities Seminar. Rowthorn, who has worked for DLA Piper and the Office of General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and served as a Legislative Assistant on the US Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, teaches the Health Law Workshop and directs the Health Law Externship Program.
The impetus for the updated Handbook was various changes in guardianship law over the last two decades and a realization by elder law and disability lawyers on the Delivery of Legal Services Section Council that there is a great need for practical, easy-to-read advice regarding guardianship for elderly and disabled Maryland residents. Suzanne Sangree, Chief Solicitor at the Baltimore City Department of Law, and Past Chair of the Delivery of Legal Services Section Council and Yoanna Moisides, Assistant Director of Advocacy for Training and Pro Bono at Maryland Legal Aid, and Current Chair of the Section Council also wanted a Handbook that set forth a comprehensive list of alternatives to the formal guardianship process, a time-consuming and sweeping process that may not always be necessary to address a number of problems associated with lack of decision-making capacity.
Supported by funds from the Law & Health Care Program, the Rueben Shiling Mental Health Law Fund, the Dr. Richard H. Heller Fund, and the Maryland Bar Foundation, the Handbook will be made available free of charge to attorneys and laypeople throughout the state. All or portions of the Handbook can be duplicated and distributed without charge with proper attribution to the UM Carey Law’s Law & Health Care Program and the Maryland State Bar Association.
Education Law Task Force meeting
Date:
Thu, 01/19/2012 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
If you are a member of the Task Force, find the GoToMeeting information at:
http://www.mdjustice.org/EducationTaskForceGoToMeeting
Be sure to sign in to see the page.
Sponsor:
Maryland Legal Aid
Training on Employed Individuals with Disabilities (EID) Program eligibility process and outreach
Date:
Wed, 10/05/2011 - 1:00pm - 4:30pm
You and your staff are invited to attend a training on the EID application and eligibility process and how to conduct EID outreach. The training will be held on Wednesday, October 5, 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm at the Workforce and Technology Center, 2301 Argonne Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218 in Room T-130. The agenda is attached. Light refreshments will be served.
As many of you know, the EID Outreach Project operated by the Maryland Department of Disabilities since 2008 will cease its operations on June 30, 2012 due to the end of its federal grant. The project has assisted individuals to apply for EID and has conducted extensive outreach for the program.
The training is designed to enable other agencies to assist people to apply for EID and perform outreach to individuals they serve. Note that the training will be more detailed than the outreach presentations many of you have attended before. The session will review the intricacies of the EID eligibility process to enable agencies to help individuals navigate it successfully. The training will be delivered by the Medicaid Division of Eligibility Waiver Services (which determines EID eligibility), the Medicaid Policy Unit, and the EID Outreach Project.
Please confirm your attendance by Monday, September 19. Thank you very much!
Michael Dalto, Work Incentives Project Director
Maryland Department of Disabilities (MDOD)
217 E. Redwood St., Suite 1300
Baltimore, MD 21202
443-514-5922
1-800-637-4113
mdalto@mdod.state.md.us
www.mdod.maryland.gov
Sponsor:
EID Outreach Project, Maryland Department of Disabilities
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Evidence: how to get material from social network and other websites into evidence
If you need to know how to get that Facebook page, or Tweet, into evidence, this is the case for Maryland.
If I ever get a breather, I collected some good materials from a training I helped create and present at the MD Bar Association meeting in July. This was one of the cases we reviewed for Maryland, and is the primary test for evidence now.
Without meaning to offend the prosecutors in this case, the evidence presented on where the documents came from, and who had control over the website, was pretty thin. As a result, it is now more important than ever that attorneys understand technology well enough to use it, or defend against it, in trial.
Westlaw link to the decision - you have to have a Westlaw account to access the page: Griffin v. State of MD.
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Videos about Human Rights from Wide Angle Youth Media
Human rights videos from a local youth group, http://vimeo.com/wideanglemedia. My good friend Kate Bladow suggests: "Perhaps with the students' interest in human rights there might be a possibility for a collaboration or partnership? Or could it be interesting to have the students work on a series of self-help videos that educate youth & others about legal rights? I think that the students could come up with some pretty interesting videos, and as far as LSC funding, that could be a pretty innovative technology grant."
TIGs aside, the underlying idea is a great one. Any takers?
Human Rights Are For Everyone! from Wide Angle Youth Media on Vimeo.
Human Rights in Middle East Baltimore. from Wide Angle Youth Media on Vimeo.
Legal Aid featured on Insight on Disability
Posted: 19 Jul 2011 10:26 AM PDT
Two Maryland Legal Aid lawyers were guests Sunday on WCBM-AM’s Insight on Disability talk radio show hosted by Mike Gerlach. The topic: Children with disabilities in the foster care system. Assistant Director of Advocacy for Children’s Rights Janet Hartge and Northeastern Maryland office staff attorney Nicole Jassie talked about their clients in foster care. “For children with severe disabilities, it’s easier for foster parents when the children are young,” Hartge said. “As they age, it gets more difficult for the parents. For example, they may not be able to lift them any more once they get to 70 or 80 pounds.
To download and listen to the show, click here. The interview starts around minute 18.
Sample PIA - DHMH
Jennifer Goldberg offered this sample, with her usual humble disclaimer about how good it might be. But it is a fine example, in concert with the one from Peter Sabonis for DLLR.
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Sample PIA - DLLR
You can find a sample of a PIA, along with an accompanying letter requesting additional information, prepared by Peter Sabonis regarding DLLR issues at: http://www.mdjustice.org/node/1668.
I am not reattaching it, beause that would take up a good bit of space on the website server.
Creating a Roadmap: What do people with developmental disabilities need and how do we get there?
Date:
Wed, 06/01/2011 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
An open forum sponsored by The Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities (MCDD).
The forums are part of an overall plan to assess the needs of people with developmental disabilities in Maryland. Information provided will help shape how MCDD can be a resource to you in the future.
See attached flyer below.
Who Should Attend?
People with disabilities
Family and friends
Advocates
Providers
Professionals
State & local government
…anyone with interest in helping people with developmental disabilities maximize their potential!
The Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities is one of a national network of University Centers for Excellence (UCEDD) federally funded by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities. We are committed to helping people with developmental disabilities maximize their potential and enjoy success in community life.
Where and When?
Two times each day!
1-3 pm and 5-7 pm
Locations:
Eastern Shore
June 1: Dove Pointe, 1225 Mt. Hermon Rd. , Salisbury, MD 21804
June 2: Chesapeake College, Rts 50 and 213, Wye Mills, MD 21679
Western
June 8: Allegany College, 12401 Willow Brook Rd., Cumberland, MD 21502
June 9: Urbana Library, 9020 Amelung St., Frederick, MD 21704
Central
June 20: Perry Hall Library, 9685 Honeygo Blvd., Perry Hall, MD 21128
June 21: The Meeting House, 5885 Robert Oliver Place, Columbia, MD 21045
Southern
June 28: Bowie Library, 15210 Annapolis Rd., Bowie, MD 20715
June 29: Spring Dell Center, 6040 Radio Station Rd., La Plata, MD 20646
No registration required.
Light refreshments will be provided
Sponsor:
Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities
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Need help with education funding for CINA child
I have a case where the parents reside out of state, the local school system where the child resides, who is in the custody of the local DSS, is refusing to allow the child to attend school due to funding issues. They claim the state where the parents reside should pay, and that state refuses to pay.
Maryland Manual - A Guide to Maryland Government
Who does what in Maryland government
Published by the Maryland State Archives, the Maryland Manual On-Line is updated daily. If you have questions about Maryland government, Search the Manual, or e-mail us at: mdmanual@mdarchives.state.md.us
Call 2-1-1 for help finding health and human service resources
2-1-1 Maryland provides a link to community health and human service resources statewide 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in over 150 languages.
Go to the website at: http://www.icarol.info/PublicResourceDirectoryFrm.aspx?org=2046
Find and download a guide to help called "Help in Hard Times" from the United Way of Central Maryland at: http://issuu.com/uwcm/docs/helpnow
Education Law Task Force meeting
Date:
Thu, 01/20/2011 - 10:00am - 12:00pm
If you are a member of the Task Force, find the GoToMeeting information at: http://www.mdjustice.org/EducationTaskForceGoToMeeting.
Be sure to sign in to see the page.
Sponsor:
Maryland Legal Aid Bureau, Inc.
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