Articles and guides to help you understand your options for protecting your family and your assets in Texas and North Carolina.
If you have life insurance, there is a good chance no benefits will ever be paid. An insurance settlement is contingent on you dying during the term of the policy. If the term expires before
Not too long ago, my book club read a highly acclaimed book titled “The Art of Racing in the Rain.” I couldn’t finish it. In fact, I couldn’t get past the first chapter. Everyone who
Over the Thanksgiving weekend, I received a question from someone who wondered whether revoking a current will would revive a will that was signed previously. Unfortunately, I seem to have accidentally deleted the email before
As families gather for Thanksgiving this year, estate planning is likely the last thing on their mind. Thanksgiving is a time to focus on the things for which we are most thankful, such as our
I have written before that making a will is not a something you do just once in your life. Your will is something that should change as your life does. Otherwise it can become an
When I was a girl, my mother enjoyed needlework. She would painstakingly sew for hours, crafting beautiful pieces like the one in the image above. My husband thinks that piece of needlepoint is a bit
Leona Helmsley left her dog, Trouble, $12 million in trust, but that amount seems paltry considering the amount Austrian Countess Carlotta Liebenstein left her dog. When she died in 1991, she left her entire $80
When appointing a guardian for a child, the court will consider what is in the child’s best interest. According to the Texas Estates Code, certain people are statutorily ineligible to be appointed as guardian. These
When Texans draft wills and name beneficiaries, they expect that the beneficiaries they have named will outlive them. But that is not always the case. Sometimes a beneficiary named in a will dies first. Most
When I opened my virtual doors a year and a half ago, very few lawyers operated in the virtual realm. But the virtual law practice model is becoming more mainstream as attorneys harness technology to
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