Probate of a will in Texas may lead to a will contest when the will is challenged by those who believe that they have a better right to collect from the decedent's estate. A will contest is often based on a claim of undue influence, which asserts that the beneficiary...
When a child living at home turns 18, under Texas law and elsewhere, there is a change in legal status from being a minor to an adult for most purposes. For the parents, the child may still seem to be as dependent as before, but the new legal status will require some...
Procrastinating over estate and long-term planning can cause immeasurable confusion and suffering to a person and his or her heirs in the event of one's incapacitation or passing. It is easy to see why preparing for one's end of days may be a frightful...
There may be a crisis brewing here in Texas and throughout the country based on statistics that indicate that a large majority of people are letting the task of long-term care go to the proverbial wayside. The potential crisis is suggested by statistics that say that...
For residents of Texas and elsewhere, taking care of one's retirement years in advance is often a task that is put off until tomorrow. However, each tomorrow brings one closer to those years where he or she will start to relax more, and begin to progressively wind...
