Wacky Wills
NB: This post is part of a series highlighting wills that contain some interesting, and sometimes bizarre, bequests and stipulations. You can see…
FAQs About Estate Planning
If you’re like most Americans, one of your largest assets is your Individual Retirement Account (“IRA”). Your IRA is considered a “retirement fund” and the money it…
FAQs About Trusts
Many of us have seen advertisements touting the benefits of a living trust. Salespersons who promote living trusts claim they can reduce taxes, protect assets from creditors, and…
Planning for Special Circumstances
Cremation is increasing in popularity. Currently more than 40 percent of people who die choose cremation, and the numbers are rising. According to recent…
FAQs About Wills
I have written before about the benefit of adding a self-proving affidavit to an attested Will. Doing so typically save time and expense because it eliminates the…
FAQs About Wills, Wills
Witnesses have a very important role in Will executions. It’s their job to verify that the Testator executed his will and had testamentary capacity and intent to…
Medical Powers of Attorney and Directives
I have written before about the importance of having health care directives. These documents allow you to appoint a…
Texas recognizes two types of written Wills. An attested Will is the most common type of Last Will and Testament. To be valid, it must…
Estate Planning, Planning for Special Circumstances
I got a heartbreaking call this week from a woman whose fiancé had recently died. They had been a couple for many years, and…
Many years ago, a neighbor’s teenaged daughter asked me what type of law I practiced. When I told her I focused on estate planning,…