What to Know About Estate Planning When You’re Single Estate planning can seem like a simple process when you have a clear idea of who your beneficiaries and representatives will be. However, what if you don’t? In many cases, individuals choose close family members to be the recipients of their estate and decide on…
Why Estate Planning Should Be at the Top of Your Resolutions List Another year is coming to an end, and another is about to begin. So, now that 2020 is just around the corner, what resolutions are you going to make? Making New Year’s resolutions is a time-honored tradition that exists all around the…
5 Healthy Communication Tips for Divorced Parents After a divorce, communicating with your ex-spouse can be troublesome and strenuous. The ways you used to communicate with one another may no longer be constructive now that your relationship has undergone a significant change. Dismissing this fact is not an effective (or healthy) route to take…
4 Estate Planning Points Baby Boomers Can’t Afford to Forget The loss of a loved one at any age can be a trying time. As family members mourn, issues of inheritance, probate and relative distributions can make one sweat. If you are part of the Baby Boomer generation – born between 1946 and 1964…
5 Common Mistakes When Going Through a Divorce Going through a divorce or separation is stressful for a myriad of reasons. No one is exactly at their best when they are going through it. All too often one’s judgment is clouded by their emotions, prompting quick reactions. Common, costly mistakes can be made throughout…
Understanding the Process of a Restraining Order and How It Can Affect You We’ve seen plenty of movies and television shows depict individuals who are threatened with restraining orders. It happens so often (even in comedies) that you can’t help but wonder if the characters truly understand the ramifications or the basic concept of…
5 Essential Things to Know About Probate in Texas We’ve all seen when movies follow the story of a wealthy relative passing away and all the family waiting to pounce on the opportunity to seize the estate and enjoy the assets. Rarely, if ever, do we see those films explore the concept of probate. It’s…
Dividing Marital Property How Property is Divvied Up During a Divorce When spouses make the decision to get a divorce, all of their property and debts are up for division, either through agreement between the spouses or through the courts. For many divorcing spouses, the division of property and debts is one of the…
The Necessity of Having a Detailed Estate Plan Show Your Loved Ones That You Care by Developing an Estate Plan The holiday season and New Year are a great time to reflect on the past and plan for the future. After celebrating the winter holidays with our loved ones, we begin to solidify our…
Four Priorities for Divorcing Parents of Children with Disabilities How to Care for Children with Disabilities During a Divorce Divorce can be a time of difficult transition and adjustment for children, especially if you have a child with a disability. Because children with disabilities need specific types of care, we’ve provided a few tips…