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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 that Texas generally allows a person to change, replace, or revoke a Will during a pending divorce, while warning that beneficiary designations and other estate plan arrangements may be governed separately.
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Explains how a Texas Transfer on Death Deed transfers Texas real estate at death, the recording and execution requirements, and the planning risks involving beneficiaries, creditors, title, and joint ownership.
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This article explains how parents can evaluate potential guardians for minor children based on maturity, character, values, relationships, location, and household stability.
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This article explains how gifting powers in a Durable Power of Attorney can support long-term care planning, continue financial intentions, and further estate planning goals while requiring careful limits and a trusted agent.
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The article explains why a Texas fill-in-the-blank Will may fail, how holographic Wills are treated, and who inherits when no valid Will exists.
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This article explains where physician-assisted dying is authorized in the United States as of 2026, its safeguards, and how it differs from hospice and comfort care.
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The article explains how Beneficiary Deemed Owner Trusts use IRC Section 678 to shift taxable income from irrevocable trusts to beneficiaries while preserving asset protection for retirement assets after the SECURE Act.
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Explains how Texas intestacy law distributes probate property when a person dies without a Will, including the effect of marriage, children, community property, separate property, and non-probate assets.
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This article explains who may serve as a health care agent under a Texas medical power of attorney, who cannot serve, and what decisions the agent may make.
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Texas has no state inheritance or estate tax, but federal estate tax or another state's inheritance tax may apply in some situations.
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