Estate Planning

Many Texas residents who are retirement age likely finished their estate planning long ago. Those documents are probably sitting in a safe or locked box somewhere collecting dust. This could be problematic since some of the information contained in those documents may...

When is the last time that you and a group of friends sat around and discussed your own mortality? It is not a common topic of discussion, to be sure. However, in closer circles, such as with a spouse or adult children, etc., it is helpful not only to discuss such...

In some ways, it is an honor when someone is asked to be the executor of an estate. It means the testator has profound faith in the person. Texas residents who are in the midst of estate planning need to make some difficult decisions, and one is choosing the person...

People are so caught up in the business of living that very few give a thought to estate planning. That’s very unfortunate since dying without having an estate plan could leave loved ones with a lot of problems. Texas residents don’t need to view estate planning as...

Parents don’t like to see their children fighting and that goes for their adult children, too. Thinking that estate planning may cause a rift between siblings is enough to make a parent’s heart break. It’s difficult to have a talk about what will happen when parents...

Every new year brings a renewed sense of optimism and possibilities, but that feeling, for just about anybody, is compounded in 2021 as we bid farewell to 2020. Last year was certainly one for the record books — and not in a good way. As we begin the new year, Branch...