Your loved ones may be expecting to inherit certain items from your estate. Perhaps you have antiques, real estate or other valuables that you hope to leave to your children to ease their burdens after you are gone. However, without careful planning, you may be...
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Is an DIY estate plan really in your best interests?
There are numerous and often very personal reasons why people put off creating an estate plan. You may be among those who find it difficult to think about these topics in the privacy of your own home, let alone discussing them with a stranger in a lawyer's officer.If...
If you own guns, you may need this estate-planning tool
Owning firearms is a right given to you by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Even so, you remain responsible for following the laws, rules and regulations that come with that ownership. In fact, in order to own some weapons, you need to receive permission...
Divorce means it’s time to update your estate plan
Before your divorce got fully underway, you likely knew that you would need to make many changes in life. You undoubtedly considered the arrangements you would need to make for the children, what you should fight for during property division and numerous other factors...
Single adults have important estate planning needs, too
There is a misconception that estate planning is something only reserved for the wealthy and famous or those with large estates. In reality, virtually every Texas adult could benefit from having even a basic estate plan. While people with children or valuable assets...
The many benefits of early succession planning
You may have fond memories of your early days after starting your Texas business. Perhaps you were naïve and green, making many mistakes and teetering on the edge of disaster more than once. On the other hand, you may have had a solid plan in place that helped...
What assets should you include in your estate plan?
Like many Texas residents, you may have decided to make some New Year's resolutions. With the new year under way, you may already feel like the changes you wanted to make in your life may not happen as quickly as you had hoped. Certainly, it can take time to achieve...
When your estate contains complex assets
One reason why many people postpone making an estate plan is that it often involves many complex components. Few Texas families are fortunate enough to have all their members getting along, and creating an estate plan may mean taking into consideration the special...
A child’s addiction complicates your estate plan
There are probably few in Texas who are not aware that the nation is in the midst of a substance abuse epidemic. Some studies show that 142 people suffer from a fatal overdose each day, and countless others struggle with their addiction. Of course, the sorrows and...
As a new parent, you may want to consider estate planning tools
Having a child means that you will have another person to think about, hopefully, for the rest of your life. Before your child's birth, you may have already found your mind constantly on his or her needs. You undoubtedly have the mindset of an attentive and concerned...