Estate Planning

It can be nerve-wracking for parents to send their adult children out into the world to fend for themselves. However, when parents have special needs children, sometimes they never let them go in this fashion because the children are unable to live independently on...

Unfortunately, death is one of the few certainties in life. For that reason, wise Texas residents will get their estate plans in order as early as possible. By getting one's estate planning completed now as opposed to later, if an unexpected death occurs, family...

Between brainstorming this week’s dinner meals and keeping up with business clients or work tasks, people in Texas may not feel that they have enough time to put together estate plans. In addition, some individuals feel that estate planning is unnecessary since...

As more and more baby boomers begin to inherit the estates of their parents, estate planning concerns are becoming more prominent for Texas residents and the rest of the nation. Indeed, according to a study that looked at the passing of wealth from generation to...

Texas residents in the process of putting together a will may wish to consider the importance of appropriately filling out the beneficiary paperwork on their insurance policies and various investment and banking accounts. Indeed, many individuals make one fatal estate...

A common component of the estate planning process is to try to limit an individual’s estate tax exposure. Estate tax planning strategies are typically employed by those of higher wealth and income brackets, depending on the state in which the person resides....

These days, the complexity of divorced and split families makes arguments over the assets in a deceased family member’s estate more likely. Estate disputes following one's death is an outcome that most estate planners will want to try to avoid at all costs....

Many individuals may be under the common misconception that estate planning and wills are only for older Texas residents. However, age should not be considered a determining factor when it comes to deciding if it is time to draft a will or begin one's estate planning...

We have previously written on the importance of digital assets in estate planning ("Texas estate planning should include digital life," June 12, 2013). With digital media such a norm these days, this is still a crucial step in the estate planning process. This is true...

For an experienced estate planning professional, many of the questions one must ask regarding the estate planning process come second nature. Nevertheless, the average Houston resident may be at a loss for the kind of estate planning questions he or she needs answers...