Your estate plan can provide security and comfort to your surviving loved ones. Even for you, having a plan in place can help you strategize your future and secure your assets. Overlooking the need to update it periodically may render it inoperable. This preventative...
The demands on parents and children never seem to decrease. For those who have physically separated or divorced, there are even more complex battles and insurmountable issues. Parents in Texas who confront issues of conservatorship often require intervention of the...
As our loved ones age, they may need assistance with many different tasks. They may need someone to drive them to medical appointments or to support them as they travel over uneven ground. Unfortunately, many elderly people also face other challenges that limit their...
Dividing your property and debt is one of the most complicated aspects of a divorce. It is important to understand Texas law when it comes to property division. Community and separate property Texas law views property that you and your spouse acquired during the...
Parents who are under a child custody order may have to move from the area for any number of reasons. Often, a new job opportunity will require a parent to leave the area, and possibly the state. In other situations, a parent may deal with a serious family or personal...
When parents decide to divorce, they will need to come up with a plan to make sure their children are properly cared for once the separation is finalized. Coming up with this type of plan is rarely ever easy. Texas parents have the option of presenting their cases to...
Being appointed the executor of an estate comes with many duties, some of which you may not even be aware. For example, one of your duties as an executor is to file income tax returns for the deceased and possibly for their estate. These are two different returns that...
Divorce is hardly ever easy, but sometimes it is necessary for both parties to be happy in the long run. If a divorcing couple can agree on property division, spousal maintenance, and other common divorce-related issues without the help of the court, the couple may...
In Fort Worth and the surrounding areas of Texas, conscientious people of all ages will take the necessary step in creating an estate plan. For many, that consists of a will. After they have died, the will needs to go through probate so the testator’s property will be...
Most Texans believe that their signature on a will ends the estate planning process and precludes any ill will between relatives who might be expecting a hefty bequest. Unhappily, this expectation commonly frustrated by what is known as a “will contest.” A potential...
