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Articles and guides to help you understand your options for protecting your family and your assets in Texas and North Carolina.
The article explains why transferring guns to a Revocable Trust can create legal risks involving NFA firearms, prohibited beneficiaries, and interstate transfers, and describes how a specialized gun trust may help.
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In Texas, an adopted child inherits like a biological child under intestacy laws, but a parent may disinherit the child by Will.
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The article explains how capital gains tax applies to gifted and inherited property and discusses proposed changes to the step-up in basis.
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Announces Rania Combs' admission to the North Carolina Bar and explains that her virtual practice can serve estate-planning clients in both North Carolina and Texas.
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The article examines flaws in a LegalZoom Will through an attorney's experience and explains how do-it-yourself documents can overlook blended-family issues, trustees, beneficiaries, and other estate-planning needs.
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Explains how Texas classifies property as community or separate based on when and how it was acquired, including tracing, commingling, reimbursement, and marital-property agreements.
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Explains the article's position on electronic Will signing in Texas, including the distinction between online document preparation, remote notarization, and the execution of a valid Will.
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Discusses how placing a Texas homestead in a revocable trust can affect the article's stated Medicaid-resource treatment and compares probate-avoidance alternatives such as a transfer-on-death or Lady Bird deed.
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Explains common grounds for contesting a Texas Will, including improper execution, lack of testamentary capacity, undue influence, and fraudulent inducement, as well as who may have standing.
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Explains that a Texas court generally gives substantial effect to a parent's guardian designation, but may reject the nominee if the person is disqualified, unwilling, or not in the child's best interests.
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