Articles and guides to help you understand your options for protecting your family and your assets in Texas and North Carolina.
My colleague, Candice Aiston, an Oregon estate planning attorney, included some sobering statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (pdf). According to the CDC, 121,087 people ages 25 to 45 died in the
Thanks to Michigan estate planning attorney, Mike Lichterman for sharing this very funny cartoon.
When I started my solo practice last January, I must admit I was a bit nervous. I believed that clients would benefit from a web-based law firm because: It’s accessible 24 hours a day and
In Texas, a Medical Power of Attorney can be revoked in the following ways: Once your physician is informed of your decision to revoke or is provided with your revocation, he should immediately record the
Some states have pretermitted spouse statutes. In those states, if a person marries after making a will, and predeceases his spouse, then the surviving spouse will receive a share of the estate equal in value
I think one of the funniest shows on television right now is Modern Family, and last night’s show was especially hilarious as Cameron and Mitchell tried to decide who would raise their daughter Lily’s if
As Americans live longer, Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia is on the rise. I read recently that the incidence of people with Alzheimer’s doubles for every five years past age 65, and that a
NB: This article was published on January 1, 2010 and contains information that is outdated but included on this website for historical context.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
Jeremy Bentham, an English philosopher who died in 1832, included a very bizarre stipulation in his will. He gave his body to his friend, Dr. Thomas Southwood Smith, instructing him to preserve his body and
Section 256.205 of the Texas Estates Code provides that “After a will has been admitted to probate, any interested person may commence a suit to contest the validity thereof not later than the second anniversary
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