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What Is A Living Will and Do I Need One?

A living will is also called an advanced medical directive, it’s a medical document that I would recommend anyone over the age of 18 have. For more information about family law or divorce matters in Colorado, contact Miller & Steiert, PC today www.m-s-lawyers.com or 303-798-2525.

There’s a lot of differences between wills versus trust. There’s no right answer for every person. I see a lot of people that come to me and they say, “I don’t need a trust. It costs more to draft that. I just want to do a last will and testament.” Well, that’s a misconception. A […]

Can I Name More Than One Executor To My Estate?

Whether or not you should name more than one personal representative or executor or executrix depends on your situation and I would have to advise you based off of your personal situation. For more information about family law or divorce matters in Colorado, contact Miller & Steiert, PC today www.m-s-lawyers.com or 303-798-2525.

First Misconception In Estate Planning

Misconceptions that I hear just from the general public and from some clients. The first one would be, I don’t need an estate plan. The state of Colorado is just going to take care of it for me. Well, there is some truth to that. You don’t necessarily have to have an estate plan for […]

What Happens If Someone Passes Without A Will?

If somebody passes away without a will, the state of Colorado has a default plan, and that default plan is going to be the same for everybody. However there are always exceptions. For more information about family law or divorce matters in Colorado, contact Miller & Steiert, PC today www.m-s-lawyers.com or 303-798-2525.

What Is Probate?

Probate is a judicial process, so what that means is a court is involved and the purpose of this process is to transfer assets from an individual who has passed away, the decedent, to the appropriate people who are living. Now the appropriate people depends on a few things, if you have an estate plan, […]

The process for getting a divorce in Colorado when you have children is exactly the same as the process if you didn’t have children. You will have to file a petition for dissolution of marriage and all the necessary paperwork in the county where you reside. The court will then accept the paperwork, require financial […]

In any divorce in Colorado, if there are children, a court will always consider child custody or the parental responsibilities for each of your children or the child that’s in the marriage. It’s a mandatory requirement and is one of the major things that a court considers and has to determine in finalizing any divorce. […]

In Colorado, there’s not a difference between legal and physical custody. The court will consider and will determine in any divorce or in any allocation of parental responsibilities what is called parental responsibilities. That means parenting time, which is mostly overnights, and then the decision making that each parent has on the health and welfare […]

The steps for getting divorced in Colorado are fairly easy and straightforward. To start a dissolution of marriage or divorce, you file a petition for dissolution of marriage with a court in the county where you reside. You would then have to disclose certain financial documents. You have to go to mediation in most counties […]

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