Every day, I am moved by stories of courageous Texans risking their lives to protect and care for the most vulnerable among us. The heroes of the…
Many people have medical powers of attorney that they have signed in the presence of two witnesses. They become concerned that their power of attorney is not valid…
A Texas medical power of attorney is a document that allows you, the principal, to designate a trusted family member or friend to make medical decisions for…
LegalZoom and other do-it-yourself document preparation services want you to believe that the process of preparing a Will is as easy as filling in the blanks on…
I received an email from someone whose uncle recently suffered several strokes and became incapacitated as a result. He didn’t have a Medical Power of Attorney. The…
Effective September 1, 2015, Texas joined the growing number of states that allow owners of real estate to transfer property to their beneficiaries outside the probate…
I have written before that the characterization of property as separate or community dictates who inherits property when a married person dies without a Will in…
The law gives you the freedom to make a Will that distributes your property how and to whom you wish. But if you die without a Will in…