With Thanksgiving only being a few days away, it’s time that we stop focusing on what we may have lost during a rough 2020 and think about all the things that we still have and should be thankful for. At Nelson Law Group PC, we are thankful for being the lawyers you need when it…
When you want to pass your assets and other belongings onto someone else after you die, you decide on what is called a beneficiary. A beneficiary is someone you name in legal documents, such as a will or trust, life insurance policy, bank accounts, and even retirement accounts like IRAs and a 401(k). Choosing a…
Motorcycles are fun to ride and allow you to roam the open road freely. But we can all admit that they aren’t the safest mode of transportation. Motorcycle accidents result in unspeakable injury because you are not protected the same as you would be in a car. And as graphic as this will sound, victims…
Plenty of positive things can come from choosing the collaborative divorce process. For starters, it’s not a trial — which is a load off the minds of anyone who doesn’t feel comfortable going to court. It’s also a helpful platform for divorcing spouses who want to end their marriage amicably rather than battling tooth-and-nail through…
We hear the term divorce decree a lot when talking about divorce. But not everyone knows what it means. Is it simply a judge declaring, “Okay, you’re divorced,” or is it an actual document? And if it is an actual document, how is it different from every other piece of paper included in the divorce…
Technology is great. Not only is information always at our fingertips, but communicating by phone, text, email, social media, etc. has made life easier. With that said, there are cons to everything. Because we live in such a connected world, it’s easy to get too comfortable with the access we have. Our reliance on it…
If you need to hire a divorce lawyer, it’s a certainty that you will not be short on options for quality representation. This is both good and bad news, right? The good news is that you have options. The bad news is that you have options — because after all, it can be difficult to…
You’re getting a divorce, and because you have children, you know you will be ordered to pay child support. By now, you may even know exactly how much you will have to pay because the Court has carefully calculated everything. But one question remains, and it’s something we hear a lot: How long do I…
Child support is a legal obligation where a noncustodial divorced parent makes regular payments to their former spouse to support their minor child. These child support payments often go toward things like clothing, food, shelter, etc., and the parent who receives these monies really comes to rely on it as part of their income. The…
Per the loyal clients and avid readers of our blog, some of the more informative posts we have shared over the years have dove head-first into the topic of co-parenting. Parenting — and the demands that come with it — is hard. It’s even more complicated when you’ve divorced and a new co-parenting relationship with…