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Administering a loved one’s estate after they pass can be a complicated and confusing process to deal with in the midst of your grief. If you were trusted with handling their estate, you may be wondering how to handle your deceased loved one’s estate accurately and with care. At Simplifying Probate, our probate lawyers…

Wills are often taken to court due to allegations of undue influence or manipulation. This occurs when someone pressures or manipulates a person into altering their final decisions on asset distribution. If you are a family member or beneficiary, it is important to know the warning signs of manipulated or influenced wills. At Simplifying…

Estate planning can be overwhelming. At Simplifying Probate, our Las Vegas trust administration attorneys frequently meet with people who are unsure what the rights are of a trust beneficiary after they have been named in a family trust. Whether you are expecting an inheritance or are concerned about how a trust is managed, knowing…

Losing a parent or a close relative brings a heavy emotional weight that most of us are not prepared for. In the middle of grieving, you might find yourself named as a successor trustee. It is a role that sounds like an honor, but you may quickly learn that it involves a mountain of…

When someone passes away, the legal aftermath can often feel like a second wave of grief. Most families in Nevada worry they are heading into a long court battle, but that does not have to be the case. At Simplifying Probate, we frequently work with families who are surprised to learn that Nevada law…

It is stressful when families find themselves sitting across a conference table in a lawyer’s office instead of around a dinner table at home. There is history, unresolved sibling rivalry, and the heavy weight of grief. At Simplifying Probate, we see these scenarios play out frequently. People often think that a trust is a…

Probate is a legal process an estate goes through after the owner dies. If a person dies without a valid will, the court must decide how to pay creditors and divide assets. To avoid probate, meaning to avoid probate making those decisions, you need a legally binding will in place that meets all state…

A will is a legal document, and as such, anyone creating or executing one must follow specific legal rules. Understanding these rules helps to ensure you create a will that the court will uphold after death. To be valid, a Nevada will must be witnessed, created when a person is fully cognizant of what…

A will is a legally binding document that Nevada courts recognize unless there is a valid reason to believe it does not reflect the legal reality. To contest a will in Nevada, you must show that the will was not signed properly, the person’s mental capacity at the time of signing is in question,…

Hiring a probate attorney provides legal insight into one of the most important but also more complex areas of estate law. The probate process requires a representative of the deceased to settle their debts, notify beneficiaries, and manage assets until they are turned over to heirs. However, as simple as this may initially sound,…