You thought you had everything squared away. You spent months working with an estate planning attorney to create a trust, felt a wave of relief when it was finally signed, and then tucked it away safely in a secure drawer at your house. A year later, during a routine financial meeting, your advisor asked what you had put into the trust. Your face went blank. “Wait… I have to do something else?” It turns out that just creating a trust is not enough. You have to fund it—or it will not protect anything at all. Many new trust owners mistakenly

wf you have been physically injured due to someone else’s actions, the first step many victims and their loved ones are encouraged to take is to reach out to a qualified and compassionate personal injury attorney. After all, the last thing you want to do is represent yourself in court, negotiate with insurance companies, or navigate a variety of other complex legal processes on your own. But with so many attorneys out there—some right down the road and others a bit farther away—who should you choose to stand in your corner and staunchly defend your rights to achieve the best

Many families consider probate a time-consuming, emotional, and costly legal process. To make matters worse in their eyes, they genuinely believe it is unavoidable. In other words, facing it head-on after the death of a loved one is the only way. While it is true that it is often necessary for a probate court to lay out ground rules for how claims will be resolved and how assets are distributed to family members—especially when someone passes without a Will—the good news is that probate is often avoidable with the right planning. That said, today’s blog post will teach us that

Divorce generally requires working through many of the same core legal issues: division of assets, spousal support, child custody, child support, etc. That said, no two divorces are the same. One case could involve spouses with limited assets, financially independent spouses, and no children.  Another might be a high-net-worth divorce involving bickering spouses, millions of dollars in marital assets that need to be divided equitably, crucial decisions over what is in the children's best interest, and additional complexities that threaten everyone’s financial interests. Nelson Law Group, PC prides itself on being a competent, experienced, and caring advocate for all divorce

Blended families are beautifully unique. For instance, yours could involve you and your spouse bringing children from previous marriages for a new life together. Meanwhile, someone else’s blended situation may involve one spouse who is new to parenting, or maybe instead of having young kids from a previous relationship, those children are older and have kids of their own. In these situations, estate planning for blended families is equally unique. It requires fairness, careful balance, and clarity to ensure everyone—from your spouse to children from previous marriages, grandchildren, and more—is provided for according to your wishes. With that in mind,