Estate Planning, FAQs About Estate Planning
I received a note from a concerned wife. Her husband had purchased the home in which they resided two years before they were married. Throughout their marriage,…
Financial Powers of Attorney
A durable power of attorney is a written document that authorizes another person, known as an agent, to engage in specified business, financial and legal transactions on…
The Complexities of Intestacy in Blended Families
Having a will is important for every adult, but especially so if you are part of a blended family. Without a will, your assets will…
FAQs About Trusts, Trusts
Attorney Rania Combs explains how to design a spendthrift trust for beneficiaries if asset protection is your goal.
Estate Planning, Planning for Special Circumstances
What is an ABLE Account? An ABLE (Achieving a Better Life Experience) account is a type of savings account for individuals with disabilities and their families. The account…
Barrack Obama signed the Achieving a Better Life Experience “(ABLE”) Act into on December 19, 2014. It requires each state to pass its own ABLE Act. Governor Greg…
If you are the parent of a high school senior about to graduate, you’re probably feeling a whirlwind of emotion right now. I…
FAQs About Wills
I have written before that a move to another state can trigger a need to update your will. It’s not necessarily because the move invalidates…
FAQs About Probate
A person who dies typically has two classes of assets: probate assets and non-probate assets. Probate assets are property titled in the deceased person’s name. For example, if…
Probating a Will
“Will it be necessary to hire a lawyer to go through probate?” That’s a question I get each week from Texans who have lost friends and family members.