The holiday season is upon us and with it comes a golden opportunity to initiate a conversation about estate planning with your family. While it is never easy to address a subject that acknowledges mom’s … Read more
Every Texan (and probably every non-Texan) has heard that everything is bigger in Texas. The saying apparently originates as a reference to the state’s enormous geography but it could just as well reference Texans’ enormous … Read more
Summer is over and the holiday season is in full force. Thanksgiving is just a few days away and Christmas will be here before you know it. As the latest wave of Covid-19 continues to … Read more
While not even the most know-it-all attorney can tell you what happens when you die, an experienced estate planning attorney can at least tell you what happens to your assets. Death will forever remain life’s … Read more
The world we live in is increasingly automated and yet, as many adults born before the digital revolution will agree, this isn’t always good. Those that remember a time before automated answering services would give … Read more
Estate planning is not just for the rich and famous but for any adult who wishes to protect their health and finances. Nonetheless, looking at the fiascos which often result from poorly-planned celebrity estates is … Read more
With all of the details that require attention when sending a child off to college, it can be easy to forget that executing certain estate planning documents is also an essential part of the preparations. … Read more
Most people hire lawyers when they get divorced, but who consults an attorney before they get married? Money is one of the leading causes of conflict in marriages, but couples would be able to avoid … Read more
Texans need to start talking to their children about estate planning. Baby boomers (those born between 1946 and 1964) account for 36% of the Texas workforce and with many members of this generation on the … Read more
If you are old enough to have navigated to an estate planning blog, you are old enough to think about your estate plan. If the term “estate plan” sounds too much like focusing on death, … Read more