Articles and guides to help you understand your options for protecting your family and your assets in Texas and North Carolina.
At some point in our lives, most of us will know someone who is facing a life-threatening illness. We’ll want to help, but may not know just what to say or do to ease their
I read a study that suggested 20 percent of the tens of thousands of people in a vegetative state are able to communicate, but trapped in a body that does not allow them to do
The directive to physicians is a difficult document to sign for many people because it specifies your wishes regarding life-sustaining treatment should be administered, withdrawn or withheld artificial if you are diagnosed with a terminal
A durable power of attorney is a written document that allows you to designate someone you trust to engage in specified business, financial and legal transactions on your behalf. It’s called “durable” because it does
Some people go through the time and expense of making a Will but fail to change beneficiary designation on non-probate assets such as life insurance. This can affect your overall distribution scheme. Once you have
Most leave their estate to family members, close friends or charity, not to people they’ve never met. But Ray Fulk had other ideas. Fulk was a recluse who lived and died alone in an Illinois
Many people confuse Living Wills with Last Wills and Testaments. They sound similar, but serve very different purposes. A Living Will, also known as a Directive to Physicians, is a document that allows you to
I received an email from someone whose unmarried brother died without a will. He was survived by both his parents, one full sibling and three half siblings. He lived with his father and his only
NB: This article was published on January 1, 2010 and contains information that is outdated but included on this website for historical context. For current information regarding the estate tax, read: Does Every Estate Have
Imagine your father, who is no longer married to your mother, dies leaving a Will. He told you that you were a beneficiary of his estate, but when you ask your step-mother to see the
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