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  • Can I Disinherit a Spouse or Child in New Mexico?
    New Mexico limits your ability to disinherit a spouse but not adult children. Here's what the law actually allows, what it protects, and how to do it correctly if disinheritance is your goal.
  • Long-Term Care and Medicaid Planning in New Mexico: What Families Need to Know
    Long-term care in New Mexico can cost thousands per month. Medicaid can help, but eligibility rules are strict. Here's how to plan ahead and protect your assets.
  • Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples in New Mexico: What You Need to Know
    Unmarried partners have no automatic inheritance rights in New Mexico. Here's what couples who aren't married need to do to protect each other and plan their estates correctly.
  • Estate Planning Attorney in Las Cruces, New Mexico
    Genus Law Group helps Las Cruces and Doña Ana County families build estate plans that protect what they've built. Wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and advance directives. Call (575) 215-3500.
  • Estate Planning Attorney Serving Santa Fe, New Mexico
    Genus Law Group helps Santa Fe and Santa Fe County families build estate plans that protect what they've built. Wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and more. Call (505) 317-4455.
  • Estate Planning Attorney Serving Los Lunas and Valencia County, New Mexico
    Genus Law Group helps Los Lunas and Valencia County families build estate plans that protect what they've built. Wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and more. Call (505) 317-4455.
  • How to Fund Your Revocable Living Trust in New Mexico
    A revocable living trust only avoids probate if it's funded. Here's exactly how New Mexico families transfer real estate, accounts, and other assets into a trust.
  • How Much Does Estate Planning Cost in New Mexico?
    Estate planning costs in New Mexico vary by what you need. Here's a plain-English breakdown of what different documents typically cost and what affects the price.
  • How to Avoid Probate in New Mexico: What Actually Works
    Probate in New Mexico takes time, costs money, and becomes public record. Here are the strategies that actually work to keep your family out of court after you die.
  • Estate Planning Attorney Serving Rio Rancho, New Mexico
    Genus Law Group helps Rio Rancho and Sandoval County families build estate plans that protect what they've built. Wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and more. Call (505) 317-4455.
  • How Community Property Affects Your Estate Plan in New Mexico
    New Mexico is a community property state, which changes what your will can actually distribute, how your spouse's rights work, and why generic estate planning templates fall short here.
  • Updating Your Estate Plan After Divorce in New Mexico
    Divorce changes everything your estate plan was built around. Here's what New Mexico residents need to update immediately, and what the law does and doesn't do automatically.
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