Estate planning for a beneficiary with special needs should be done carefully. To ensure that their interests are well looked after once you are gone, you may need to do things differently. For instance, while you may want to pass over assets and properties to your...
A lot of people think about estate planning as a “one and done” process. They may form the impression that once they have a will drafted, they never have to think about it again. Estate plans tend to reflect the needs of family members, and families rarely remain...
Whether you have drafted a will or created a trust, your estate plan allows you to pass property to the people you love or the causes that you value when you die. Your biggest assets, like financial accounts and your primary residence, are likely among the property...
It's fairly common for one spouse to want a divorce when the other doesn't. Some couples will go to couples therapy first, or they will just try to work things out before deciding that they need to get a divorce. Even then, the other spouse may not want to split up,...
Couples who have been together for more than 20-30 years are suddenly facing the prospect of spending their elder years as single persons. The divorce rate among the 50+ crowd has more than doubled in the last two decades. Researchers at Bowling Green State...
When the court formalizes existing custody orders or issues new ones, the children's best interests always take center stage. Every aspect of the children's needs is considered before making the final decision. However, circumstances may change along the way, and you...
Estate planning is an important subject, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to talk about. Perhaps you have recently taken steps to protect your family’s inheritance, and are concerned that your parents have not done the same? How do you approach them about such a...
An estate plan is not a preserve for the old and wealthy folk. If anything, you should have one if you are a legal adult. You don’t have to own much to have an estate plan. It is still worthwhile to plan how everything should be dealt with when you are gone. For...
Military service strains even happy marriages. Long times apart combined with a very stressful job can lead to a breakdown of the marital relationship and one or both spouses trying to meet their needs with someone else. Although adultery is common and usually not...
To many San Antonio residents, the idea of having a marriage annulled is much more appealing than getting a divorce. If granted, an annulment will render your legal union nonexistent, essentially erasing the marriage from state records. Unfortunately, it is much...