Having practiced law for thirty five (35) years, Sidney J. Suo has been involved, and successfully resolved, matters involving most areas of the law. The following list those matters that have been most frequently handled by the firm.

Family Law

• PRENUPTUAL AGREEMENTS
• DIVORCE
• CHILD CUSTODY, including shared custody and joint custody.
• CHILD SUPPORT
• PARENTING TIME (visitation)
• SPOUSAL SUPPORT (alimony), including permanent, temporary and rehabilitative support.
• PROPERTY DISTRIBUTION, including identifying and locating assets and obtaining fair distribution of real estate, businesses, professional practice, retirement benefits and personal property.
• PATERNITY, an action to establish the paternity of a child. Cases handled have included the representation of both the mother and father. Issues included custody, support and parenting time.
• PERSONAL PROTECTION ORDERS, representing both the victim and the accused.
• FRIEND OF THE COURT, investigations, hearings, objections and enforcement.
• ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS and modifying entered orders.
• JUDGMENT entry and modifications.

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Personal Injury

• AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS
• PIP NO FAULT BENEFITS
• 3 rd PARTY - TORT (injury)
• MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS
• FARM EQUIPMENT ACCIDENTS
• DOG BITES
• PREMISES LIABILITY (slip and falls)
• PRODUCTS LIABILITY
• MALPRACTICE
• WORKERS COMPENSATION

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Business Formations

• DISCUSS ALTERNATE BUSINESS FORMS
• LIMIT LIABILITY COMPANY
• PREPARE AND/OR REVIEW:
• ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION
• OPERATING AGREEMENT
• BUY-SELL AGREEMENTS
• CORPORATION
• PREPARE AND/OR REVIEW:
• SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
• ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
• BYLAWS
• ORGANIZATIONAL MINUTES AND CONSENTS
• DISCUSS S CORPORATION versus C CORPORATION
• PARTNERSHIP
• PREPARE AND/OR REVIEW PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS

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Real Estate

• PREPARING AND REVIEWING of:
• PURCHASE AGREEMENTS
• PRORATIONS
• DEEDS
• PROPERTY INSPECTION.
• TITLE INSURANCE
• CLOSINGS

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Estate Planning

After meeting the client, we consider and discuss the alternatives with considerations to disposes of the property in the client's estate in the manner to minimize Estate Tax, manage assets and direct distribution in the manner to meet the desire of the client.

• WILLS
• TRUSTS, both revocable and irrevocable trusts.
• JOINT OWNERSHIP as an alternative to other estate planning forms.
• LIVING WILLS and PATIENT ADVOCATE documents
• DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY for financial matters.
• Appoint Guardian
• Appoint Conservato
• Name Change

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Administering Decedents' Estates

• ASCERTAINING HEIRS
• DETERMING PRIORITY for appointment, and appointing of Personal Representative.
• DECISION of Supervised versus Unsupervised proceedings.
• ADMINISTRATING THE ESTATE, including distribution and sale of assets.
• DETERMINE and assist in preparation and filing of ESTATE TAXCLOSING THE ESTATE

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Traffic Offenses

• DRUNK DRIVING
• RECKLESS DRIVINGDRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED
• CIVIL INFRACTIONS

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Driver License Suspensions

• CIRCUIT COURT ACTIONS
• APPEALS TO DRIVER LICENSE APPEAL DIVISION

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