I am an attorney practicing at M/V Alaska Law, an Anchorage, AK law firm helping clients all throughout Alaska navigate legal issues in divorce, family law, probate, and bankruptcy. I'm an outdoors person who enjoys hiking, skiing, hunting, spending time with family, and the beautiful scenery in Alaska. Jenn Messick's Google+ Profile
If you like taking walks, eating food, and spending time with family, friends, and community, then there is an event in Anchorage just for you.
The Alaska Visitor Industry Charity Walk, also known as the “Graze to Raise,” is a fundraising event that raises money for local non-profit organizations and celebrates the community’s commitment to tourism.
As you walk a 5K course with your family and friends, you will have the opportunity to sample specialty foods from local restaurants and businesses — it’s call the “Graze to Raise” for a reason! [Read more…]
An estate plan protects your family and your finances after you pass away, and your first step to getting that protection is to write a comprehensive will that moves smoothly through the probate process.
Put simply, probate is the method by which your estate is legally transferred when you aren’t around to transfer it yourself. LearnVest provides some great tips to keep in mind when planning your estate and writing your will, to help the probate process run smoothly: [Read more…]
Unlike a divorce, which recognizes that a marriage had an official beginning and end, an annulment declares the marriage to be null and void – as if the marriage never existed in the first place.
In an annulment, the courts do their best to return the individuals’ lives to what they were like before the marriage. This means that you walk away with everything you walked in to the marriage with, and anything that was gained during the marriage as a joint venture is split equitably. [Read more…]
Rarely is a sports crowd rendered silent, but the record attempt at the NYO Games is known for making the crowd as quiet as a mouse.
Previously known as the Native Youth Olympics, the NYO Games include 10 events based on past generations of Alaska Native people played as a way to test their hunting and survival skills and increase strength. [Read more…]
When a couple gets married, that often means that their finances are married, too. Married couples join accounts and handle the debts hand-in-hand. But, what happens to the joint finances if the couple decides to divorce? Joint finances that once signified marriage are now just a tangled mess.
When the papers are signed and the divorce is final, the two parties may be relieved it’s all over. Unfortunately, many divorced couples have months of work ahead to clean up the financial debris of marriage. [Read more…]
A recent study uncovered some interesting statistics about divorce: separation is higher among religiously conservative Protestants. Even living around religiously conservative people drives up the rate for divorce. [Read more…]
Pre-nuptial agreements offer a buffer against the possible prospect of a divorce, which is why they are helpful — but how do you begin talking about the possibility of ending your marriage before it has even properly begun?
It’s not easy. The agreement forces you and your spouse to talk about matters of separation when you aren’t even separating. Luckily, there are some ways to make the process go relatively smoothly. [Read more…]
The Mat-Su Youth Court is a non-profit organization that has been serving community youths since 1996. This diversion program caters to first-time juvenile offenders and promotes accountability, restorative justice, and education at an early age. [Read more…]
Some American banks are failing to meet their obligation to act as gatekeepers to the U.S. financial system. The Justice Department is weighing civil and criminal actions against banks that do business with predatory lenders.
These predatory lenders and untrustworthy online merchant have access to Americans’ bank accounts. Banks have allowed these businesses, for a fee paid to the bank, to illegally take billions of dollars from consumer checking account. [Read more…]
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