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Coronavirus leads to Surge for Online Wills With all of the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, there has been a spike with online Wills and the documents covering healthcare and end of life decisions. -
Child support Reductions Due to COVID-19 If your income has been reduced by the recent restrictions due to the Caronavirus Pandemic, your Child Support could be adapted temporarily. -
The Importance of Estate Planning During Uncertain Times: COVID-19 In times like these with COVID-19, it is most important to make sure that your estate planning and trust documents are up to date and reflect your wishes. -
New Laws Going Into Effect 8/1/19 There are a number of new laws going into effect on September 1, 2019 including, get ready kids, legalizing lemonade stands. -
Aretha Franklin's Handwritten Wills Found Recent news articles state that there were handwritten Wills recently found in Aretha Franklin’s Detroit residence. -
Shannon and David Beador Reached a Divorce Settlement Shannon and David Beador reached a settlement after 2 years of divorce litigation leaving David paying Shannon $7,000 per month in alimony. -
Luke Perry & The Importance of Estate Planning The death of Luke Perry teaches us about the importance of Advance Directives and Estate Planning. -
Our New Book: How to Protect Your Happily Ever After The newest book in our series is the the ultimate guide to Prenups in Texas. This is a must read to find out if you could benefit from a Prenuptial Agreement. -
Boston Herald: "Can a Prenup be Changed After Marriage?" A recent article from the Boston Herald discusses whether or not a premarital agreement can be modified after marriage. -
Who Gets the Ring? Battle over a $62,000 Engagement Ring Who gets the ring in a broken off engagement? We will see as 2 attorneys out of Louisiana fight over a $62,000 engagement ring. -
What To Do When An Executor Sits On Their Hands Are you having difficulties with an Executor that is not acting in a timely manner? Know your rights so that you can better protect them. -
Couple Considers Divorce to Care for Sick Child A recent news article from the Dallas Morning News expresses the hardship options for loving couples and loving parents with ill children. -
Why People Do Estate Planning A recent article from Forbes highlights 3 of the many reasons why it is important to have some form of an estate plan. -
Dallas Jury Awards Millions in Damages to Widow and Children Bank allegedly mismanaged the Estate of Dallas millionaire and his family was awarded millions in punitive damages. -
Family Protections in Probate This month’s Texas Bar Journal's article on the Texas Estates Code exemptions and allowances for family members of a Decedent caught our eye. -
10 Years Later and He Found Out It Wasn't His?! Story: A father's been ordered to pay child support only to find out that the child isn't his. What does he do now? The answer depends on several factors... -
Update: The 2018 Estate Tax Exemption Amount Research showed the 2018 estate tax exemption amount to be 11.2 million. However, due to the changes in indexing for inflation, it is actually 11.18 million. -
The New Adverse Possession Law This law provides an additional alternative to obtaining a 100% interest in a piece of real property that the laws of intestacy would otherwise prohibit. -
Questions to Ask Your Future Spouse A recent Huffington Post article discusses the important questions and conversations two people should have before formally committing to each other. -
Your TOP New Year's Resolution - Estate Planning Creating or updating your estate plan is one resolution you can’t afford to put off because of the financial and legal burdens put on your loved ones.