Do you own a business in Nebraska? If so, your business is likely one of your most valuable assets, which certainly warrants some planning to help ensure that your business assets are afforded as much protection as possible, that your business will be able to continue to operate, uninterrupte...
Digital assets include a broad range of electronic files, images, accounts, and information; think Facebook accounts, Apple accounts, Email accounts, and other online accounts. Other digital assets can include cryptocurrencies or NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) which could potentially have signifi...
I think it is fair to say that when most people think of Premarital/Prenuptial Agreements, they get a bad taste in their mouth. You love your future spouse, and suggesting a Premarital Agreement can feel like you are setting your marriage up for failure. Why would you need to decide what will h...
Prior to the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act being enacted on December 20, 2019 and implemented on January 1, 2020, Estate Planning Attorneys had a wonderful gift to provide to their clients with significant retirement assets: The “Stretch IRA.” The Stretch...
Whether a Revocable Living Trust makes sense in an Estate Plan depends on whether the benefits of the Trust outweigh the up-front cost and effort to establish and properly fund the Trust. While there are a number of reasons for the rich and famous to incorporate Revocable Living Trusts into the...
What is a Gun Trust? Gun Trusts are prepared as a means of receiving, owning, and possessing firearms and can provide benefits over individual ownership. Most often, Gun Trusts are used for firearms covered by Title II of the Gun Control Act of 1968 (GCA). Title II firearms include machine gun...
You're cruising around in Nebraska, minding your own business. You check in your rear view mirror and see a police vehicle behind you with its lights on. Regardless as to whether you have been involved in any illegal activity, being pulled over by law enforcement is a nerve-wracking, anxiety-pr...
In order to draft a solid Last Will & Testament, or to grasp a better understanding of some of the benefits of utilizing a Revocable Living Trust for your Estate Planning, it is beneficial to have an understanding of how Probate works in Nebraska. Probate In Nebraska A Last Will & Testament p...
As an attorney who has a good deal of criminal defense experience, it is not uncommon for me to hear some strange things from clients about the law that they heard from their cell mate while sitting in jail, which turns out to be entirely false. Criminal law is far from the only legal area wher...
A great number of people go through the effort of preparing a Will or Trust, signing these documents, performing any necessary funding steps, and then proceed to close their estate planning file for the rest of their lives. Your estate plan must be reviewed on a regular basis and updated when n...
When married couples do their Estate Planning, if they decide to use Revocable Living Trusts to achieve their Estate Planning goals, the decision has to be made as to whether the married couple will use a Joint Revocable Living Trust for the couple, or if they will use Separate Revocable Living...
Perhaps you have done some Estate Planning, such as setting up a Last Will & Testament, which directs what is to happen with your money and property once you pass away. Have you considered what will happen to your pet(s) once you are gone? Is a Will the best way for you to provide for your belo...
Limited Scope Representation is a way for Nebraskans to save money on their legal services by hiring an attorney to perform specific tasks in your case, as opposed to representing you from start to finish. This can amount to hiring an attorney to assist you with the preparation of specific do...
Under Nebraska law, there are three types of protection orders available: Domestic Protection Orders, Harassment Protection Orders, and Sexual Assault Protection Orders. A protection order is an order from a Judge to protect people from abuse, sexual abuse, and/or harassment, and those who vio...
Unfortunately, not all marriages last forever. After years of marriage, you've grown apart from your spouse and you are considering divorce. You've tried to do what you can to try to fix your marriage, but you've ultimately decided that your marriage is broken and there is no fixing it. How do yo...
1. Protecting Your Minor Children Simply put, it doesn't matter a person's age; if young parents pass away with minor children who survive them, someone else will have to care for the children until they can legally care for themselves. There is no telling if some drunk driver might make today y...
No one can argue that things have been a little crazy over the past year. Given the public health crisis that consumed our lives, many people are giving thought to preparing a trust or will, however, another very important component of a comprehensive estate plan is a Durable Power of Attorney an...
Wills and trusts are both estate planning tools that can help ensure your money and property are protected and distributed to your designated beneficiaries according to your wishes. It is common to have both a Will and a Trust as part of a comprehensive estate plan. In a nutshell: A Will is a wr...
