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...
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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...
Student loans are complicated for divorcing couples
In Texas, one or both spouses may be carrying student loan debts when they get divorced. There is some question as to who is responsible for the payment of these debts. The issue is subject to some bright-line rules but is not always easy to settle depending on the...
Here are the basic items to put into your will
If you have just started estate planning, then the first thing you’ll want to talk about with your attorney is your will. Your will should include a number of different items, so that you can avoid dying while intestate. Dying intestate means that you have no will,...
Debt can lead to divorce: Who pays?
Divorce happens for many reasons, but financial stress is one of the most common. If you have too much debt, it can make life very difficult, and those difficulties can undermine your relationship. Say that your credit card debt is so overwhelming that you can barely...
