A Last Will and Testament is a legal document that allows you to identify your beneficiaries, nominate a legal guardian for any minor children, dictate how your property will be distributed after you die. It also allows you to nominate…

What is an Executor?

An executor, sometimes called a”personal representative,” is a person or entity a testator appoints in a Will to administer the testator’s estate.

The role of an executor is to carry out a testator’s wishes. After initiating…

Citizens of all states have the opportunity to make a Will that disposes of their property after their death. But because it’s so important to have an orderly transfer of property after someone dies, all states create a “Will” for…

As an estate planning lawyer, I get weekly calls and emails from people struggling to cope death of someone they love. In addition to the grief they experience, many struggle financially because their loved ones died without engaging in any…

A very generous father contacted me. He wanted to buy a house for his married son but didn’t want the house to become community property. He wondered if there was a way to ensure that the gift to his son…

My mother received a phone call from someone claiming to be an Apple representative. The caller claimed that Apple had detected a breach in my mother’s iCloud account. She asked that my mother provide some sensitive information on the phone…

A Texas durable power of attorney is an important document. It authorizes another person to handle financial affairs on your behalf.

If you don’t have a durable power of attorney and become incapacitated, guardianship may be necessary. Guardianships are expensive…