Don’t Drink and Drive…Las Vegas Safe Ride Resources for NYE!
There is no reason to get behind a wheel after drinking on New Year’s Eve. Check out some of these free and fee-based resources to get you and your loved ones home safe: The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada Offering FREE rides on all 39 fixed routes within the bus system from 6 p.m. […]
December 31, 2019
Sarah Morris Recognized by the American Institute Of Legal Counsel as a 2019 10 Best Legal Counsel for Client Satisfaction in Estate Planning
From the American Institute of Legal Counsel: “The American Institute Of Legal Counsel has recognized the exceptional performance of Nevada’s Estate Planning Attorney Sarah A. Morris as a 2019 10 Best Legal Counsel for Client Satisfaction. The American Institute Of Legal Counsel is a third-party attorney rating organization that publishes an annual list of Top […]
December 26, 2019
Probate Series Part 4: Full-Blown Probate for Estates Valued Over $300,000
What is probate? Probate is the court process of transferring the decedent’s assets to their heirs. Probate is organized based upon the value of the decedent’s assets. The higher the value, the longer and more expensive the process is in general. Full blown probates start when an estate has a value of $300,000.00 or more. […]
December 26, 2019
Probate Series Part 3: Summary Administration for Estates Valued Between $100,000 and $300,000
I often get asked “what is probate?” Probate is the court process of transferring the decedent’s assets to the heirs. Whenever someone passes away and they have assets that don’t automatically transfer then their heirs have to go to probate court to obtain an order transferring the assets to the heirs. There are different levels […]
December 23, 2019
Probate Series Part 2: Set Aside Estates valued under $100,000
Probate is the court process of transferring the decedent’s assets to the heirs. The type of probate depends on how much the estate is worth. This specific post focuses solely on Set Aside Estates, which are estates valued at less than $100,000. The difference between this and an affidavit of entitlement (discussed in a previous […]
December 12, 2019
Probate Series Part 1: Affidavit of Entitlement for Estates Valued Under $25,000
Today we’re going to do part one of a four-part series on probate in Clark County, Nevada. Probate is the court process of transferring the decedent’s assets to the heirs. Part one is today and focuses on affidavits of entitlement. In sum, probate is all about how much the deceased individual’s assets are worth. So, […]
December 5, 2019
Weird and Common Legal Issues in Real Estate: An Interview with Darcy Dauderis
This is part of an interview between Sarah Morris and Darcy Dauderis, transcribed from an episode of Around the Gavel by Morris Law Center. What is the most unusual issue that you’ve seen in your real estate career and illegal issue related to real estate? So, um, the, there are two that are, you know, […]
November 27, 2019
Understanding Series LLCs
A Series LLC is a type of business entity in Nevada. Not all states have Series LLCs. Notably, Nevada’s neighbor, California does not recognize Series LLCs. Nevada is trying to attract businesses, so they have business friendly statutes which includes Series LLCs. Essentially a Series LLC is an entity that you form where there is […]
November 22, 2019
Can an Appeal Bond be Reclaimed via Bankruptcy?
If a supersedeas bond is posted and the appellant files bankruptcy while the appeal is pending it is most likely that either the (Nevada Supreme Court) NVSC will leave the bond in place or the bond will be properly claimed by the appellee. There is authority that a supsedeas bond is generally not an asset […]
November 17, 2019
Quiet Title Actions
Today we’re going to talk a little bit about quiet title actions. As you may or may not know, my firm practices in the area of estate planning, real estate and business law. So, quiet title actions are part of our repertoire. We file quite a lot of them each year. To give you an […]
November 12, 2019