Trusts
If you have a large retirement asset that you intend to pass to your beneficiaries in trust, consider updating your estate plan to include Beneficiary Deemed Owner Trusts…
FAQs About Probate
It is necessary to probate a Will in Texas when the estate includes assets titled in the decedent’s name. A person who dies typically has two classes of…
Medical Powers of Attorney and Directives
Texas law controls who makes medical decisions if there is no medical power of attorney. The law is rigid, and the person authorized to make decisions under the…
FAQs About Wills
Handwritten changes a Testator makes before signing a typewritten Will are valid; however, handwritten changes made after signing a Will be disregarded unless the Testator observes all the…
How Property Distributed When Someone Dies Without A Will
If you die without a Will in Texas, your property will pass according to a predetermined formula created by the state legislature that doesn’t take into account your…
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A Miller Trust, or qualified income trust, is an irrevocable trust that allows individuals qualify for Medicaid long-term care services, such as nursing home care, when they earn…
Special Needs Trusts
If you are a parent of a child with special needs, your estate planning should include a special needs trust. Closeup of mother holding her children hand.
Probating a Will
Usually, a person a testator nominates as executor in a Will applies for probate, but not always. The Texas Estates Code provides that any interested person can…
A holographic Will is a handwritten Will. And there have been some strange ones. For example, can you imagine writing your will on your bedroom wall? How…