Decatur, Texas Family Law And Probate Blog
Divorcing a narcissist takes determination
Life with a narcissistic partner is difficult. You might think that ending a marriage to a narcissist is going to be easier than living with them, but this probably isn’t how things are going to work. If you’re splitting up with a person who suffers from narcissism,...
Medical bills rise as people grow older
When doing your estate planning, you need to spend time focusing on the changes to your medical needs as you grow older. This is the reason people often include advance directives and medical powers of attorney. They know that they may not be able to make all of their...
Estate planning that includes guardianship designations is critical for young families
Having a new family is a big undertaking that requires you to make many decisions. One of these is that you need to plan for your child’s future. When you have a baby, you should set up an estate plan that outlines care for the child if something happens to both you...
How to approach gray divorce
When you are going through a "gray divorce" in Texas, you need to think ahead to what the rest of your life will need to be like financially. This is because any decisions that you make now will need to be weighed against your future financial situation. What happens...
What happens if your child doesn’t want to go home at summer’s end?
If you’re a divorced parent whose visitation with your child is limited to the occasional weekend and summer break, you may be delighted to hear that your child doesn’t want to go back to their other parent’s home at the end of summer break. It would be wonderful to...
Is it time to update existing custody arrangements post-divorce?
When the courts finalize your divorce, many people refer to the resulting court orders as the final orders in the divorce. However, just because specific terms were ideal for your family at one point during your divorce doesn't mean that those same terms will continue...
Duties of an estate executor
Did you just find out that you were named in a loved one’s will as the estate executor? Maybe they told you they were going to do it when they made the plan; maybe they never talked to you and this is a surprise. Either way, you’re starting to wonder what duties you...
Custody issues? You can seek help with enforcement
Can you imagine the devastation that someone would feel if they arrived for a scheduled visit with their child only to be turned away or find out that the other parent took them out and won’t be bringing them home today? If you’ve dealt with a situation like that, you...
Do you need to leave each of your children the same inheritance?
Dividing up your assets can be hard when you have more than one child. In fact, the more children you have, the more you may find it difficult to decide exactly how you want things to be divided. Some people take the simple route: They simply direct their executor to...
How to divide up family heirlooms
When someone beloved by all the family passes away, the mementos they leave behind can become very important to their heirs. The estate’s larger assets are often divided up fairly evenly among the heirs or handled quickly enough. Not so, the family heirlooms. Family...
