What is Probate?
In the simplest of terms, probate is the legal process for disposing of your property after you die. However, “simple” isn’t the first word one thinks of when you think about probate. While probate may not always be complex, it…
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Living Wills vs. DNRs
Many documents can determine how you are attended when you are sick. The most notable ones deal with those times when you are unable to express your own desires. These include being in a coma or going into cardiac or…
Nevada Asset Protection Trusts and Divorce
Nevada was one of the first states to allow domestic asset protection trusts. The State legislature amended the spendthrift statutes in 1999, allowing for their creation. The legislature wanted to make Nevada’s law one of the best in the country.…
Divorce and Irrevocable Trusts
Upon divorce, one thing that needs to be reviewed is one’s estate planning. Typically people want to replace spouses on their powers of attorney for healthcare decisions and financial powers of attorney. Removing them as a beneficiary from a last…
Nevada ABLE Account Update
In December, 2014, Congress passed the ABLE Act, which allowed those with disabilities that qualify to save money in a special type of savings account which is exempt from the means-testing required for Medicaid or Supplemental Security Income benefits. So…