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Debt Collection After Death: What Happens to Your Debts When You Pass Away?
Debt and death are both parts of life. But what happens when someone who owes debt passes away? How does debt collection after death work? Usually, when someone dies, their estate satisfies outstanding debts. If the estate does not include enough property, the debt usually cannot be collected. Sometimes, however, debt is shared. If you leave shared debt behind, your loved ones may end up with...Read More 1
What Are Common Misconceptions About Family Revocable Trusts
A recent survey found that only about 33% of Americans have established an estate plan. Thus, taking these initial steps to prepare for and create an estate plan is a great success in and of itself. One of the core documents included in an estate plan is the revocable living trust. However, despite its popularity and effectiveness as an estate planning strategy, several common misconceptions...Read More 0
How Family Revocable Trusts Enhance Estate Planning Alongside Living Wills and Healthcare Directives
It’s never too early to start planning for your future. While it can feel daunting and even scary, creating an estate plan to prepare for your incapacity or death is crucial to safeguarding your assets and ensuring your healthcare preferences are respected. Whether you are looking to update and enhance an existing estate plan or just getting started, the Las Vegas, NV, estate planning...Read More 0
Can I Move My Child Out-of-State During a Divorce?
Divorce and child custody matters are complicated enough as it is. However, things can become even more contentious and difficult when one parent is thinking of relocating a child during the divorce. In short, while moving a child to another state in divorce proceedings is certainly possible, whether this can be done in your case will ultimately depend on the particular facts and...Read More 0
How to Protect Your Family’s Legacy with Revocable Trusts
Nothing in this life is certain, and you never know what the future may bring. This is why it’s so important to have a plan in place to prepare for the unexpected. In making an estate plan, a common strategy for many people is protecting family assets using revocable trusts. However, revocable trusts can do more than protect your existing assets. They can also go a long way toward protecting...Read More 0
What Do You Need to Prepare for Divorce Mediation?
Sometimes, despite your best efforts, a marriage does not work out. You and your spouse have agreed to part ways, but there are some things you just cannot agree on. Neither of you wants to go to court, so you decided to hire a mediator. Now, you are wondering what to do in preparation for divorce mediation. You can prepare for divorce mediation by gathering documents and defining your...Read More 0
What Is the Difference Between an Annulment and a Divorce?
Las Vegas has a reputation as the “wedding capital of the world” for good reason. Thousands of marriage licenses are issued here every month. Unfortunately, many Las Vegas weddings do not become lasting Las Vegas marriages. Most people know that annulment and divorce are the two ways to dissolve a marriage, but few know the difference between an annulment and a divorce. Anyone who is married...Read More 0
Do You Know the Differences in Spousal Support Types?
You have likely heard the terms “alimony,” “spousal support,” or “spousal maintenance” in the context of a divorce. Perhaps you understand that these terms generally refer to money paid by one spouse to the other spouse when they break up. However, a court can award several types of spousal support in a divorce. Do you know the differences in spousal support types? The skilled family lawyers...Read More 0
What Are My Legal Obligations When I Suspect Child Abuse and Neglect?
Witnessing behaviors in children or interactions between children and adults that make you suspect the child is being abused or neglected can leave you in a difficult position. Your instincts are telling you intervention may be necessary to ensure the child is safe and able to thrive. Yet, you may wonder if you are missing details or whether intervention might make things worse. Obligations...Read More 0
Fostering in Nevada: Can It Lead to Adoption?
Nevada has experienced a recent surge in children entering the foster care system. Foster care provides a stable environment for children who have been removed from their homes, typically because of abuse, neglect, or abandonment. Children are placed in foster care by either a court order or voluntary surrender by their parents. Fostering a child provides a safe, stable environment while the...Read More 0
