If you’re like most people in Texas, your home and other real estate make up a significant portion of your total assets. You have...

Safeguarding assets and ensuring a legacy for your loved ones are aspirations many share. At the heart of this goal in Texas lies the...

In estate planning, trusts are a powerful tool that can help individuals achieve their goals of passing down assets to their loved ones....

You have planned your life carefully. With your spouse, you have drawn up a will and established trusts to organize your estate after...

In Texas, only those who have “standing” can contest a will or estate. This means beneficiaries and heirs can contest a will, as well as...

One way to ensure that your assets go to the people you want is to have a comprehensive estate plan to spell out your wishes and...

Mistakes can easily be made during estate planning. Hearing about other’s mishaps might help you learn from them and avoid them later....

Trusts and limited liability companies (LLCs) are both legal vehicles that can be used to manage and protect assets, minimize taxation,...

Each year, millions of Americans dismiss estate planning efforts because they believe it is too complicated. While crafting estate plans...

Many people assume having a last will and testament is the centerpiece of any satisfactory estate plan. While they certainly have their...

Talking with some attorneys about your end of life plans can be like trying to communicate with someone from a different planet. Latin...

Saving for retirement is often a delicate topic for many people. Whether they are worried about when to save, how much to save, or how to...

How Can a Trust Help? Trusts are a legal way to help protect heirs when they receive a sizable amount of money so that they can make...

As a Houston wills lawyer, I cannot state emphatically enough how important it is for all parents to create a comprehensive plan that...

Estate planning does not have to be a long, complicated process. Before you meet with a Houston Trust and Estates attorney there are...

Really, though, even those in the middle class should be thinking about setting up trusts for their children.  Even if you do not have a...

As a Harris County will and trust lawyer, I realize that those of us in the estate planning industry often use technical language or...

A trustee is the person who will manage the assets that are in your trust. Many people choose to be their own trustee and can continue to...

If you have been asked to serve as trustee for someone’s trust, it is your responsibility to successfully carry out that person’s wishes,...

As a Houston will and trust lawyer, I can confidently say that estate plans are not one-size-fits-all. Just because most of the people...