Allison MacKenzie Sponsors Nevada Rural RSVP 4th of July Fireworks Celebration
Allison MacKenzie is proud to sponsor the Nevada Rural Counties Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) 4th of July Fireworks Event.
For 47 years, this fundraising event has provided high quality volunteer-delivered services to help senior citizens in need with critical transportation, respite care, companionship, homemaker services, personal emergency response systems and more. RSVP is a community-based non-profit that helps seniors maintain their dignity and independence, while avoiding costly long-term institutional care.
The 4th of July Fireworks event will be held July 2022 at Mills Park in Carson City. The celebration will feature a new VIP Pavilion Experience, live music from the rock n roll band ‘The Grimtones’, and delicious food.
Our firm is proud to celebrate local culture, tradition, and our nation’s Independence, as well as make a positive impact on our senior citizen community.
Co-founder George Allison was recently featured in Nevada Business Magazine’sbLegal Elite. Legal Elite is an annual edition of the publication showcasing the best lawyers in Nevada. The magazine gives an inside look at the work the lawyers have done in their field and their community.
Allison Mackenzie recently became a member of the Capital City Arts Initiative (CCAI).
Our membership will help provide support for CCAI’s participating artists, ongoing programs, and administration in creating exceptional artistic and educational opportunities for the northern Nevada community.
Allison Mackenzie is proudly committed to celebrating local artists.
Allison Mackenzie recently donated to the Greenhouse Project (TGP).
Our firm’s contribution aims to help TGP in the work they do in agricultural education, as well as providing nutritious vegetables for our community’s food insecure. In 2020 the nonprofit completed construction of their outdoor classroom, and now they are breaking ground for their vermiculture program and native plant nursery.
Allison Mackenzie is committed to helping The Greenhouse Project in creating a community that values health and education.
Allison Mackenzie is proud to join other businesses in supporting Carson High Safe Grad Booster (CHSGB).
CHSGB provides a safe alcohol and drug-free event for all Carson High School graduates. Since inception, the program has prevented graduate fatalities on graduation night by providing a safe and sober gathering for seniors, while also keeping the community safe by keeping graduates off the streets.
The firm is honored to contribute to making Safe Grad the safest celebration for the Carson High seniors.
Allison Mackenzie is proud to support the Carson High Cheerleading Team.
Our sponsorship will help reduce the expenses of uniforms and travel for the families of the cheerleaders. The goal of the team is to ensure every athlete is offered the opportunity to cheer. CHS Cheer will be cheering at football, basketball, and at National Competitions.
Allison Mackenzie is proud to support our local athletes. Go Senators!
Allison Mackenzie is a proud sponsor of the St. Teresa of Avila Catholic School’s 2022 Jog-A-Thon.
St. Teresa of Avila School is nestled in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Carson City, Nevada. For over 60 years, they have excelled in Catholic education. The Jog-A-Thon will take place on May 13th and will aim to raise money for the school and students.
The firm is dedicated to helping the school raise funds for their students’ education.
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Soroptimist International of Carson City joins with our Partnership Sponsor, Allison MacKenzie, to invite businesses, nonprofits and local agencies to sponsor a woman from their company or from the community as a “Women Helping Women” Honoree in recognition of her dedication to improving the lives of women or girls.
Honorees will be recognized at the “Celebrating Women Helping Women” event to be held Casino Fandango on February 17, 2022 from 6:30 pm to 8 pm.
Through December 31, 2021, local businesses, nonprofits and agencies may sponsor an individual woman who has gone above and beyond, in her professional or volunteer work, to make a difference in the lives of women and girls.
Sponsors need to complete a “Women Helping Women” Honoree Recognition Form when submitting their sponsorship fee.
The forms are available on SI Carson City’s website at https://www.sicarsoncity.org or by request at [email protected]
SI Carson City recognizes that throughout our community, there are women who share their time, expertise, compassion and motivation to help other women or girls and they deserve to be acknowledged for those efforts.
Do you have an outstanding female staff member who provides a level of care and compassion that really sets her apart? Or an employee that volunteers in the community helping a nonprofit with its program efforts for women or girls?
Is there a board member or volunteer who has dedicated her time to making sure women or girls in our community have access to activities and resources that encourage their education, improve life skills, provide quality health care, or provide support in order to overcome family hardships?
Our “Celebrating Women Helping Women” event is the occasion to acknowledge her contributions and allow the community to express its gratitude and appreciation for her efforts.
Only twelve “Women Helping Women” will be honored and they will be announced in early January 2022 and provided event tickets and program advertising opportunities at that time.
Honorees with their sponsors will be invited to a private virtual reception before the event, will be recognized at the event, will receive a framed recognition certificate, have a profile page in the event program and be highlighted on the SI Carson City website and Facebook page.
The 2022 honorees will also have an engraved name plate added to the SI Carson City “Women Helping Women” plaque and join the 2020 and 2021 “Women Helping Women” honorees.
Please visit our Event: Celebrating Women Helping Women website page.
Soroptimist International of Carson City is a volunteer organization that provides women and girls with access to the education and training they need to achieve social and economic empowerment.
Founded in 1957, the Carson City club is part of Soroptimist International of the Americas and joins with Soroptimists in more than 120 countries around the world.
Premarital and Post-Nuptial Agreements as Estate Planning Tools
In Nevada premarital agreements and post-nuptial agreements are effective tools which can be utilized for estate planning needs. Premarital agreements are governed by NRS 123A. A premarital agreement is defined as an agreement between prospective spouses made in contemplation of marriage and to be effective upon marriage. This essentially means an agreement between you and your significant other made prior to marriage that sets forth specific obligations between the two of you. Post-nuptial agreements on the other hand are entered into by couples after marriage and not in contemplation of immediate divorce. Post-Nuptial agreements are not statutorily defined but have been acknowledged in case law.
In order for a premarital agreement to be enforceable the premarital agreement must be in writing and signed by both parties, the agreement must have been executed voluntarily, the agreement must not be unconscionable, and there must have been a full disclosure of all financial obligations and property of the parties or waiver of said disclosure. In order for a post-nuptial agreement to be enforceable it must be in writing and notarized by the parties, entered into voluntarily by the parties after marriage with the intent to stay married and living together and be recorded in any county in which real property owned by either party is located.
Premarital agreements may cover a variety of aspects between yourself and your fiancé. The most common reason someone would utilize a premarital agreement is to set forth the assets each party has going into the marriage and set forth the division of property to occur should the marriage end in divorce. Other issues which may be addressed in a premarital agreement include: the right to buy, sell, control or otherwise dispose of property; to set or eliminate the possibility of alimony; establish ownership rights or disposition of death benefits; and set forth other rights and obligations of the parties not in contravention of public policy or criminal statutes. It is important to note that one item which cannot be determined or set by a premarital agreement is child support. Child support must be set in accordance with the child support statutes in effect at the time of divorce.
As a general rule of thumb, when a couple becomes married, all assets acquired after the date of marriage are considered community property. Additionally, assets the parties owned prior to the marriage can easily become community property if the other party’s name is added to the account or title. Community property generally passes to the surviving spouse upon the death of the first spouse, as opposed to separate property which can be passed to beneficiaries through a will or other estate planning tool. Premarital agreements can be put in place prior to a marriage to limit or eliminate community property. Premarital agreement’s allow couples to elect to retain all of their property as separate property, keep all previously owned property as separate property and only allow newly acquired property to become community property or any combination thereof. A premarital agreement is ideal for couples who marry later in life and want to ensure their children receive their estates upon death rather than their new spouse.
Similarly, post-nuptial agreements can also dictate whether or not certain assets are to be considered community property or separate property. It is important to note that spousal support cannot be set by a post-nuptial agreement as defined above. The biggest difference between a premarital agreement and a post-nuptial agreement is that in a post-nuptial agreements the parties are entering into a contract with each other after marriage which changes community property to separate property instead of preserving the nature of separate property as dictated by Nevada law. As stated previously, changing the nature of property from community property to separate property is a way to ensure your estate planning desires are met.
If a premarital agreement or a post-nuptial agreement sound like something may benefit from, please contact Allison MacKenzie, Ltd. to set up a consultation.
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