20 November

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How to Create a Living Will and Why it’s Important

[vc_row triangle_shape="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text] What Is A Living Will? A living will (sometimes called an Advanced Directive, Healthcare Directive, Directive to Physicians, or DNR Order) is a legal document that any person with the capacity can execute to inform physicians, first responders, or even family members of their wishes and preferences as relating to emergency or end-of-life medical care in the event that person is not able to make or communicate those wishes. Is It Important For Me To Have A Living Will? No one likes to think about getting older, getting sick, or even becoming incapacitated. However, accidents and unforeseen events happen every single day...

12 June

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Estate Planning and the Capital Gain Tax

Posted by David M. Grant

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[vc_row triangle_shape="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Back in the heyday of estate planning when just about everyone who died owning a home and an IRA would have an estate subject to this tax, the choice between paying estate tax versus paying capital gain tax was an easy one to make. Up until the last few years, the highest estate tax bracket was 55% and the top long-term capital gain tax bracket was only 15%. If you had a choice of paying the estate tax or paying the capital gain tax, the capital gain tax was the obvious choice. This choice was really so clear-cut that most of...

28 March

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Attorney Retreat to Grand Targhee Ski Resort in Alta, Wyoming

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13 March

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Has A Loved One Died Without A Will?

Posted by Robert L. Morris

in Probate

[vc_row triangle_shape="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The pain you feel at the loss of a loved one is often compounded if your loved one died without a will. During a time when you should be able to grieve, the uncertainty created by the lack of a will can cause real problems that you cannot handle on your own. Some of those are very urgent and can compound and create further complications if you make the wrong choice. You may now be dealing with one or more of the following problems: Handling the burial or cremation of your loved one. Who has authority to make those arrangements? Payment of ongoing...

07 March

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Deathbed Regrets

Posted by GMD Legal

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We will all die one day—unless you know something we don’t. We recently came across an article written by Bronnie Ware, a home hospice nurse. After years of working with those who are literally laying in their deathbeds, she recorded the top five most common final regrets. They are as follows: 1. I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me. 2. I wish I didn’t work so hard. 3. I wish I’d had the courage to express my feelings. 4. I wish I had stayed in touch with my friends. 5. I wish that...

10 February

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David Grant as One of the “Notable Faces in Southern Nevada’s Financial Community.”

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[vc_row triangle_shape="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Estate Planning Attorney David Grant was recently featured in the February 3, 2014 issue of VegasInc Magazine as one of the “notable faces in Southern Nevada’s financial community.” Congratulations David![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] ...

15 November

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The Affordable Care Act and You

Posted by Mark L. Dodds

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With each passing day, the news on Obamacare gets worse. At the outset, it was just a matter of a few “glitches” in the website. And after all, didn’t Google and Amazon and all the great technologies of our day have some glitches along the way? Of course, now we know that describing the problems with the Obamacare website as “glitches” is like calling World War I a food fight. Not to worry, as a few weeks ago, Wolf Blitzer breathlessly reported to the nation that the healthcare website would be spinning like a top by the end of November. More...

11 October

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The Only Reason the Government is Shut Down

Posted by Mark L. Dodds

in Elder Law

The Republicans voted to fully fund the government, but added a requirement that everyone, including the Congress, Senators and their staff people, live under Obamacare. No more special waivers for the Senators, Congress and their staffs, and no waivers for big business without the same waivers for individuals. That is all the Republicans are asking for. Obama refused to negotiate and Senate Democrats refused to pass it. So, if you are in the minority of Americans not already opposed to Obamacare, keep in mind that the only reason the government is shut down right now is that Democrats refuse to fund the...

13 September

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GMD to merge with S&C

Posted by David M. Grant

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The law firm of Grant Morris Dodds is pleased to announce its merger with S&C to provide legendary, skull-crushing legal representation. GMD wecomes Thaddeus T. Sasquatch, Esq. and Sir Wendell J. Chupacabra, Esq. who will practice primarily in the areas of post-mortem tax planning and beneficiary representation. Welcome gentlemen!...

17 July

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Trust and Probate Litigation in Nevada

Posted by Robert L. Morris

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It’s important to know what probate litigation means. Simply stated, “probate” is the process of administering the assets of a deceased person, either according to the terms of a will, or, when there is no will, according to state intestacy laws. A common misconception is that probate is often a routine and simple process. While that may be true in some estates, probate can become complicated by unanticipated including but not limited to: disputes over the terms of the will or the application of intestacy laws; distribution of separate vs. community property; rights of putative children in light of adoption,...