The term estate planning itself tends to lean towards the idea that these plans only matter after we are gone. It is true that a large part of the focus is placed on how our assets will be distibuted after death, but let us not forget that these tool…

There are likely mixed emotions in El Paso about the Supreme Court of the United States’s decision earlier this summer to strike down a clause in the federal Defense of Marriage Act that denied federal recognition of same-sex marriage. Regardless of …

This blog has frequently mentioned estate taxes, but we cannot stress enough how important it is to talk to an estate planning lawyer about these taxes when making important end-of-life decisions. Although any estate planning attorney in Culberson Co…

Many parents in Hudspeth County look forward to having happy, independent adult children. For some parents, however, they know their children will never be truly independent, most often because of a disability or accident. When adult children are …

Almost one month ago, we brought you the tragic story of James Gandolfini’s death. We also discussed how he had intelligently created a will that made specific provisions for his loved ones, something of a rarity among the Hollywood elite. Although t…