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Nelson Law Roundup: 9 Useful Blog Posts About Mediation

While your divorce may be unavoidable, verbally sparring in a courtroom with your soon-to-be ex does not have to be. More and more couples nationwide are turning to mediation to help settle their divorce case quietly, efficiently, and amicably. As a firm, we have written extensively about these and other benefits of mediation and how…

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Legally Valid Will
What Makes a Legally Valid Will?

None of us knows when we will pass away or be placed in a position where we cannot make important decisions for ourselves. This is why we harp on the importance of estate planning and, at a minimum, having a legally valid Will to spell out how you wish to distribute your assets upon your…

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Fund a Trust
What Does It Mean To Fund a Trust?

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…

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Avoid Probate
4 Common Ways To Avoid Probate

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…

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Blended Families
6 Estate Planning Tips for Blended Families

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…

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Divorce Deposition
10 Tips To Prepare for a Divorce Deposition

As we have written about in the past, a deposition is an interview under oath that takes place before a divorce case goes to trial. Not every divorce case requires a deposition. However, this important legal step can provide attorneys with the information they need to analyze your case, prepare for trial, reduce trial time,…

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