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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.
This article explains that beneficiaries receive property through a Will or Trust, while heirs inherit under state intestacy laws when someone dies without a Will or Trust.
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The article explains how Texas intestacy laws can divide community and separate property among a surviving spouse and children from prior and current relationships when someone in a blended family dies without a Will.
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Texas requires a non-holographic Will to be signed by at least two credible witnesses who are over age 14, and witnesses should generally be disinterested.
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This article reviews the ABA’s My Health Care Wishes smartphone app for storing and sharing health care directives and notes that the app was discontinued in September 2016.
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Texas recognizes attested and holographic written Wills, while oral Wills are generally not recognized unless made before September 1, 2007, under limited circumstances.
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The article explains why unmarried and other non-traditional families need Wills and regularly updated beneficiary designations to protect partners and children.
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This article explains why an attorney-in-fact cannot use her mother's money to buy real estate for herself or place herself on the property's title.
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A Texas solo lawyer reflects on being quoted about limited-scope representation and named to Houstonia Magazine’s 2013 Top Lawyers list.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s “Managing Someone Else’s Money” booklets explain the responsibilities of financial caregivers and offer tips for protecting elderly loved ones from financial exploitation.
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The article contrasts a loving obituary for Mary A. “Pink” Mullaney with a harsh obituary describing Marianne Theresa Johnson-Reddick as cruel and violent.
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