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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.
NB: This article was published on January 1, 2010 and contains information that is outdated but included on this website for historical context.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
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Estate planning is important for all families, but especially so for families with a special needs child. This is because without appropriate estate planning, a well-meaning parent can inadvertently disqualify his or her special needs
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Texas recognizes only two types of wills: a holographic (handwritten) will, and an attested (typewritten) will. A videotaped will, in an of itself, has no legal effect. In certain cases, videotaping the will signing ceremony
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Not many parents would feel comfortable having the body of their dead child propped up against their living room wall for any amount of time. But Angel Pantoja Medina’s mother wanted to fulfill her dead
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NB: This article was published on January 1, 2010 and contains information that is outdated but included on this website for historical context.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
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Samuel Bratt loved to smoke cigars. Unfortunately, his wife didn’t share his passion and would not let him smoke them. Obviously bitter, Samuel Bratt used his will to get even. When he died in 1960,
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The Texas Estates Code provides a procedure for those wanting to deposit a will with the clerk of the court for safekeeping. The cost of depositing a will with the clerk of the court is
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What is HIPAA? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), is a Federal law that required the establishment of national standards to protect the privacy of patients’ health care information. The Privacy Rule, which
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You are not required to name your spouse as your agent in your power of attorney. You may choose another family member such as your children or parents, or someone completely unrelated to you, such
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We now know the harmful effects of tobacco, but Sir Walter Raleigh, who helped introduce tobacco to Europe, was completely devoted to it. So much so that after making bequests to relatives and charities, he
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- Estate Planning122
- Wills60
- Powers of Attorney46
- Probate and Estate Administration45
- Intestacy34
- Gift and Estate Tax32
- Trusts26
- Newsworthy25
- Choosing a Guardian25
- Wacky Wills22
- Odds and Ends17
- The Risk of DIY Planning16
- Special Needs Trusts13
- Transfer on Death Deeds13
- Retirement and End of Life Planning12
- Incapacity11
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