When you are in the process of creating your will and naming your child as a beneficiary, you may have concerns about their poor spending habits. Setting up a spendthrift trust ensures that your child will have financial security for years to come. According to the...
When filing for divorce, there are many decisions that must be made. While it is easy to get caught up in the emotions of the situation, it is important to remain vigilant about preparing for your life after a divorce. For most people, their financial situation will...
When you’re making your estate plans, choosing who to name as the executor of your estate can be tough. After all, you’re asking someone you love and trust to take on a very big responsibility – and it’s not an easy job. The executor of your estate will have a large...
Estate planning is a process that allows people to instruct how their assets are handled after they pass away. Notably, most estate plans include a will that names their heirs, divides their assets and puts an executor in charge of the probate process. Many people...
Not many life milestones are as beautiful as meeting and marrying the person you love. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for a marriage to end in a divorce. If this happens, one of the most contentious issues a couple needs to address is the division of the marital...
There are all kinds of decisions you have to make when you put your estate plan in place. One of the most important is who will be your estate’s executor (also known as the personal representative). The executor of your estate is responsible for everything from filing...
It is possible to group divorce processes into two main categories. Many spouses in Texas spend weeks or months preparing to file and negotiating with one another. The goal is to settle all of their disagreements before going to court to pursue an uncontested filing....
The wedding bells had barely stopped ringing and your marriage had turned sour. Now, you just want to know how to disentangle your life from your spouse’s as quickly as possible. Is your marriage somehow void since it was so short? Can you get an annulment? Is divorce...
Despite what you might think, estate planning is not just for rich people who have a significant number of assets. Where you have possessions, you have an estate and you should be thinking about what you want to happen to it after you pass away. What is estate...
Are you one of the many who prefer the do-it-yourself (DIY) approach instead of asking someone for help? With this mindset, you have probably learned to do much on your own, but is it the best way to address estate planning? Unless you have considerable knowledge of...