June Is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month: Here’s Why It Matters to Your Estate Planning
Every June, our nation observes Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. And with good reason— more than 55 million people worldwide are living with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia, and two-thirds of Americans have at least one major potential risk factor for dementia. These numbers are not just sobering—they are…
How Does Nelson Law Group Handle Client Confidentiality?
Regardless of the legal reasons that brought you to our law office, you deserve to be treated with fairness, represented with excellence, and—perhaps most importantly—assured that the conversations you have with your attorney remain confidential. After all, no one wants their dirty laundry to become public knowledge. This is especially…
Please Nominate Nelson Law Group as the Best of Denton County
People are at the core of everything we do at Nelson Law Group. Whether that means stepping in during the most challenging times of our clients’ lives or ensuring positive life moments remain smooth, guided, and rewarding, we take pride in being that advisor and advocate—a team committed to clarity,…
13 Ways Your Divorce Can Impact Finances
Divorce is more than just an emotional transition. It is a financial one, too. After all, not many decisions we make in our lives decrease our net worth by half overnight. Sadly, most people do not think about the financial ramifications of divorce as much as they should, and the…
Divorce: 7 Signs You and Your Spouse Are Open to Mediation
The overwhelming heartbreak of your decision to end your marriage used to dominate your every thought. Granted, you and your spouse knew it was the right decision, but that did not make it easier. You replayed the conversations before drifting off to sleep at night, and you often wondered while…
How Can Nelson Law Help Protect My Business From Divorce?
As a local small business ourselves, we understand the hard work it took to build your business from a small idea to a thriving venture. Naturally, the last thing anyone wants is for it to be undermined by a pending divorce case. So it stands to reason why many clients…
12 Inspirational and Heartwarming Quotes About Adoption
As we have written about before, there is so much more to family law than the negativity you see and hear from television, the media, and close friends. A perfect example is adoption. This is easily one of the more heartwarming areas of family law, as countless married couples want…
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…
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…
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…