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Basic Estate Planning Documents

by Jared I. Gass

Basic Estate PlanningAs a society, we live in the moment.  Sure, we make plans for vacations and for next weekend, or even for lunch today.  But as a practical matter, we do live in the moment.  Nobody knows, with absolute certainty, what tomorrow holds, or even what the next 10 minutes hold.  Not that it’s a bad thing, it’s just our way of life. But, it’s that living in the moment mindset that often leaves loved ones unprepared when a friend or family member passes away without the bare minimum estate planning documents in place.

Those essential estate planning documents are: [click to read more...]

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Do I Need a Lawyer to get Divorced?

by Jared I. Gass

How do I get a divorce?  The answer isn’t probably what you’d expect…coming from a lawyer anyway.

The answer is not: “Hire Gass Law Office and we’ll get you a divorce right away!”  The answer is “it depends”.  It depends on your own unique situation.

At its bare minimum, the divorce process involves one party filing a complaint and having it served on the other party. Then, the other party has 30 days to respond to the complaint with an answer. After that, there is a 60 day mandatory waiting period on the disposition of assets before the divorce can be finalized. [click to read more...]

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Gass Law Office is in Brookings!

Gass Law Office is please to announce that our Brookings office is now open.  We are located in the Hawley office building on south Main. Just south of the railroad tracks on the east side of the road. We are thrilled to have an office in Brookings, and look forward to serving the people of [...]

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