Wacky Wills, Wills
NB: This post is part of a series highlighting wills that contain some interesting, and sometimes bizarre, bequests and stipulations. You can see all these posts here. Leona…
FAQs About Wills
Life Changes Can Result In Unintended Consequences, Even For Those With Wills Many years ago, I read an essay entitled “second-chance family” that reinforced…
FAQs About Wills, Wills
Attorney Rania Combs discusses how a self-proved Will can speed up the probate process and save time and expense.
A self-proving affidavit is a sworn statement that accompanies a Will. In the case of an attested Will, the testator and all witnesses sign it in the…
The Risk of DIY Planning
A reader submitted a comment to my article titled “LegalZoom vs. Lawyer: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You.” This reader’s view of lawyers had…
Attorneys use years of schooling and experience to advise you on the best way to accomplish your estate planning goals. DIY services do not.
An attorney can help you understand the ramifications of your estate planning choices to achieve your estate planning goals and objectives.
The Risk of DIY Planning, Wills
A lawyer can advise you on how to accomplish your estate planning goals, and tailor your estate planning documents to carry out those goals.
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The Rule Against Perpetuities is the bane of every first-year law student’s existence. It provides: no interest is good unless it must vest, if at all, no later…
The Complexities of Intestacy in Blended Families
I get panicked calls virtually every week from Texans whose spouses have died without a Will. The stories are usually quite similar. The spouses lived together in…