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Millennials are often so consumed with their career goals and family obligations that they do not give the creation of estate plans much thought. However, estate planning is an essential part of financial and life planning, even for young adults in the state of Texas....
Texans might be reluctant to think about estate planning due to the realization that it pertains to his or her death. However, it is imperative to put that negative feeling aside and consider the positives of doing so. Failing to move forward with drafting estate...
Although spending time on Facebook or other social media sites is a popular pastime in modern society, determining in advance what will happen to a social media account when the account owner dies is often ignored. Estate plans in the state of Texas and elsewhere...
Houston residents may face a time in life when they are dealing with probate issues that they never imagined would be a problem. For some, they may unexpectedly be a named beneficiary in a will or trust. For others, they may find that they expected to be the recipient...
The start of the year is an ideal time to revisit an existing estate plan or to create a brand new one. After all, with a new president often comes new policies. There are a couple of issues that may be worth paying attention to this spring in the area of estate...
The handling of financial needs at the end of life is one area that tends not to get much focus in American households, including in the state of Texas. After all, it is generally not comfortable to talk about death. A recent survey indicated that nearly 70 percent of...
"Undue influence," is a legal term that many Texas residents might not be familiar with. It can come up in contract situations, but for the most part our readers will likely hear this term in regards to estate planning. Trustees, executors and fiduciaries, along with...
When the topic of creating an estate plan comes up, creating wills is often the first idea that comes to mind. Part of the process of creating a will in Texas is choosing beneficiaries of the assets that will be passed on after one dies. The beneficiaries chosen in...
As our population ages, more and more of us are finding the need for long-term care such as that provided by assisted living facilities, home health aides, residential care communities and nursing homes. These types of caregiving, which range from minimal, part-time...
For many different reasons, Texas residents avoid the issue of estate planning. For some, they just don't like the idea of making a plan for when they die. For others, it is just a form of willful neglect: they know they need to have a will or some other form of...