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Recent updates:

• Update: August 2023

  Dear Subscriber:

  Thank you for updating your library with the latest version of A Practical Guide to Residential Real Estate Transactions and Foreclosures in Maine . This newly revised publication brings updated resources within your immediate reach—for fast, accurate, and practical answers to your questions in this highly challenging area of practice.

  Highlights from the 2023 edition include

  • updated guidance on drafting and negotiating purchase and sale agreements;

  • a newly added discussion on the doctrine of equitable conversion;

  • increased use of e-recording procedures, now in use in all but one Maine county;

  • a revised uniform law on notarial acts effective July 1, 2023, allowing for remote online notarization where cer-tain guidelines are followed;

  • a challenge to scenic view easements established by the Saco River Corridor Commission;

  • a Maine Supreme Judicial Court decision upholding a judgment against a condominium association for inade-quate maintenance and a failure to hold formal votes;

  • a detailed discussion of foreclosure-related requirements and the right to cure in particular;

  • a conclusion by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court that the failure to complete foreclosure diversion program (FDP) mediation precluded the entry of summary judgment on behalf of the foreclosing parties;

  • reference to a database of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council used to track down the assets of lenders that are no longer operating;

  • a decision awarding equal ownership in a tenancy in common despite one cotenant's payment of the entire purchase price and an alleged oral promise by the other to pay one-half of the price; and

  • a decision construing the term "purchaser at the public sale" in establishing the amount of the deficiency that may be recovered on the sale of foreclosed property.

  We trust you will find this updated version of A Practical Guide to Residential Real Estate Transactions and Foreclosures in Maine an invaluable resource for your practice.

  Very truly yours,

  John M. Lawlor, Esq., MCLE Publications Attorney

Table of Contents

Chapter 01 expand

An Overview of Special Education Law

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Daniel W. Ahearn, Esq.,

Checklist 1.1

- Special Education Eligibility Checklist Buy Form

Checklist 1.2

- Checklist for Examining the Independent Evaluation Option Buy Form

Checklist 1.3

- Services and Placements Checklist Buy Form

Checklist 1.4

- Checklist for Special Education Hearings Buy Form

Exhibit 1A

- IDEA Discipline Outline Buy Form

Chapter 02 expand

Practice Before the Bureau of Special Education Appeals

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Sara P. Berman, Esq., Bureau of Special Education Appeals, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Alina Kantor Nir, Esq., Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Checklist 2.1

- Checklist of the Basic Elements of a BSEA Expedited Hearing Schedule Buy Form

Exhibit 2A

- IEP Rejection/Nonresponse Packet and BSEA Mediation Options Buy Form

Exhibit 2B

- Hearing Rules for Special Education Appeals Buy Form

Exhibit 2C

- BSEA Standing Orders Buy Form

Exhibit 2D

- Hearing Request Form Buy Form

Exhibit 2E

- Notice of Hearing—Parent Inititated Hearing Buy Form

Exhibit 2F

- Notice of Hearing—School Inititiated Hearing Buy Form

Exhibit 2G

- Notice of Accelerated Hearing—Parent Initiated Hearing Buy Form

Exhibit 2H

- Notice of Accelerated Hearing—School Initiated Hearing Buy Form

Exhibit 2I

- Notice of Expedited Hearing—Parent Initiated Hearing Buy Form

Exhibit 2J

- Notice of Expedited Hearing—School Initiated Hearing Buy Form

Exhibit 2K

- LEA Notice of Hearing Buy Form

Exhibit 2L

- Advancement/Postponement Request Form Buy Form

Exhibit 2M

- Statement on the Effect of BSEA Decision and Rights of Appeal Buy Form

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Advocating on Behalf of Students and Parents

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Robert K. Crabtree, Esq.,
Eileen M. Hagerty, Esq., Kotin, Crabtree & Strong LLP

Checklist 3.1

- Checklist of Questions for Initial Review of Client’s Records Buy Form

Exhibit 3A

- Sample SPED Intake Form Buy Form

Exhibit 3B

- Feedback from BSEA Hearing Officers Buy Form

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Advocating on Behalf of School Districts

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Rebecca L. Bouchard, Esq., Chicopee Public Schools

Checklist 4.1

- Specific Areas of Need to Be Considered in Developing IEPs for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder Buy Form

Exhibit 4A

- Technical Assistance Advisory SPED 2014-1: DSM-5 Changes and the Impact on Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Buy Form

Exhibit 4B

- Technical Assistance Advisory SPED 2007-1: Autism Spectrum Disorder Buy Form

Exhibit 4C

- Transition Planning Form (TPF) Buy Form

Exhibit 4D

- Chart Showing Options for Disciplining Children with Disabilities Buy Form

Exhibit 4E

- Chart Showing Requirements for “Removals” Under 1999 IDEA Regulations Buy Form

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