Estate Planning

If you keep your home until you pass away, the home will likely pass through probate. Many times, multiple adult children do not want to keep their parents’ home and have no use for it. Instead, they opt to sell the house and split up the money that they bring in. ...

When you’re building your estate plan, there are some common mistakes that you should watch out for. Forgetting to include certain assets in the estate plan could negatively impact you or your family in the future, so it’s important not to miss them. Here are five...

A living will is a written, legal document that explains medical treatment you would and would not want to be used to keep you alive, as well as other wishes for other medical decisions, such as pain management and organ donation. The state of Nevada requires the...

While many individuals stay put in the same place their whole life, others relocate from one state to another. This can mean that you have a will that you developed when you were living in another state. Questions may arise as to the validity of a person's will once...

Far too often, individuals assume that estate planning is best left to those who have reached a certain age or achieved a certain level of financial security. In fact, estate planning should be completely independent of your age, health or wealth. No matter your...

Writing a will is one of the most important things you will do in your life to ensure your loved ones are taken care of if you should pass away.  In Nevada, if you pass away without a will, then the state will be forced to implement intestate succession laws. That...

A person who’s creating an initial estate plan needs to ensure that it meets their current needs. As you’re working to get everything in order you’ll come across some very specific terms.  Learning some of the more common terms can help you to understand things. Even...

Celebrities may seem larger than life, but they’re not above making mistakes that impact their loved ones after they pass away. There have been dozens of celebrities who have passed without good estate plans in place, and the issues that arose as a result flooded the...

Executing an estate is challenging, but you get the satisfaction of seeing assets pass from one generation to the next. If you are one of those receiving assets, so much the better. Yet, what happens if you discover the person who died had nothing left to give? An...

Expectant parents often research what to expect during their pregnancy and baby's early years, identify potential names for their child and set up a registry while they're awaiting their newborn's birth. Estate planning generally isn't at the top of expectant parents'...