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12 Steps to Estate Planning for Elderly Parents
We’re all aging every day, and this includes our parents. Thinking or talking about our parents’ passing can be hard. However, as they’re getting older, you might find yourself in a difficult position when you attempt to handle their financial and healthcare demands. ...
A Guide to Estate Planning: Incapacity
Estate Planning: Logan and Tara’s Story Logan Rause was a young, healthy, and outgoing 28 year-old who had a bright outlook on his future. He had just landed an amazing new job as a Project Manager for a local construction company, purchased a brand new house in his...
Estate Planning 101: Incapacity
Today, we’re going to talk about incapacitation and how a Durable Power of Attorney can avoid a Guardianship proceeding. First, let’s clarify some terms. Definitions The term “incapacitated person” includes an adult individual who, because of a physical or mental...
What is Estate Planning? The Basics
Estate planning can be a tedious, complex, and a bit overwhelming process. In simple terms, estate planning describes the process in which you make a plan for how you want to divide your property (i.e., your “estate”) after your death. However, estate planning not...
Common Law Marriage in Texas
Some girls have dreamt of their wedding day since they were children, awaiting the day that they get to wear the white princess ball gown and walk down the aisle in front of their friends and families; on the other hand, some people have no interest in the big...
Best Practice for Estate Planning
Reality about Estate Planning Nobody likes to think about death–we all know it is inevitable, but it certainly isn't a dinner-friendly conversation to have with your friends and family. Estate planning involves having those uncomfortable conversations with your...
Alternatives to Formal Administration: Intestate Succession
Formal administration of a decedent’s (i.e., a deceased person) estate can be an expensive, timely, and rather complex legal process. There are certain facts and circumstances in which formal administration of the decedent’s estate is not necessary nor advisable....
Appointing Guardians for Minor Children
Why Appointing Guardians for Minor Children is needed? After years of struggling with infertility, Megan and Brandon Ahart made the decision to begin IVF treatment, and finally became pregnant after almost a year of undergoing intense treatment. They were overwhelmed...
Can You Re-Title a Vehicle Without Formal Administration?
Yes. Under Texas law, a decedent’s heirs can file an Affidavit of Heirship for a Motor Vehicle (Form VTR-262) in order to transfer title to a motor vehicle to the agreed-upon transferee. Three Requirements to Meet When it comes to Affidavits of Heirship for Motor...
What to do with a Will if over 4 years passed?
Under Texas Law, paperwork to begin probate of a valid Will must be filed in the court no later than four (4) years after the death of the testator. The period following a loved one’s death can be a stressful and extremely emotional time for the family members, and it...
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