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Today’s blog is all about Affidavits of Support. Most family-based and some employment-based applications with the USCIS require this...

Since SKV has been in business for a year now, I thought I'd take the chance to review. What can I say, I’ve learned a lot! I love that...

Did you know that as a U.S. Citizen (USC) you can petition for legal permanent status for your stepparent or stepchild? Here are the...

Real Estate is often the most valuable part of one’s estate and can be owned in many different ways. Some types of real estate ownership...

A legal guardianship is a departure from the norm and is only granted in certain circumstances. For example, adults are only given...

In today’s blog, we’re covering international adoptions of child relatives. As we’ve discussed, there are three avenues for international...

Immigration is one of our firm’s top loves. America is a nation of immigrants, after all. There's a lot going on in the world of...

A lot. And let me tell you why. What is a conservatorship?  A conservatorship is the court process through which one person ( the...

Last night, I was sitting with my husband. I asked what he wanted to know more about regarding estate planning. He stated that most...

Immigration laws in the United States have been taken apart and put back together numerous times. They are set to change again under...

Probate -- the process by which an executor or administrator will distribute the estate of someone who has passed away to their...

Our blog post today brings us to the beautiful Polynesian country of Tonga as we discuss the possibilities of adopting a child from its...

Do you know what will happen to your digital assets when you die? That's what we're discussing in this post. Most people don’t know...

Becoming and acting as a guardian, like becoming and acting as any guard (including the queen’s guard), comes with certain, unavoidable...

Lately, I have received a number of questions from estate planners interested in learning more about the many benefits of Utah Domestic...

Se você é brasileiro e mora nos EUA mas possui bens no Brasil, não deixe para amanhã o que você pode fazer hoje: um testamento válido no...

We’ve discussed it before, but now knowing my history, let’s hit it again. The Advanced Health Care Directive. As we discussed in an...

Most USCIS forms have a filing fee that must be paid for the application or change of status request to be accepted by the USCIS Field...

Student Visas (F and J) have been around for many years but are about to see the most far-reaching changes in the last 20 years. Student...

On December 4, 2020, U.S. District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reinstate the Deferred...

U.S. Immigration forms are famously cumbersome and complex. This means that it is easy to make mistakes when filling them out. This post...

There are four important parties involved in an international adoption: 1) the adoptive parents, 2) the adoptive child, 3) the Court with...

Let’s chat about Powers of Attorney. While the information contained in this post might be applicable to you, it might also be applicable...

Today, we are going to discuss emergency guardianships. While emergency guardianships can apply to anyone, they are especially...