A ruling from the United States Supreme Court that is anticipated this month will have a major impact on estate planning and tax planning for same-sex couples. The case involves a woman who was legally married to her spouse in the state where they li…

As we’ve discussed in the past, one of the important parts of estate planning is helping family to avoid conflict after you pass away. It is a difficult time for any family, and a good estate plan can offer guidance and make the process of settling u…

At the most basic level, estate planning is about having the power to decide what happens to assets after you pass away. There are many people for whom this is not a major concern, perhaps because they have a small family with good relationships or p…

In a past post we discussed the challenges of dealing with our digital property like music, photos, and emails in our estate plans. Figuring out what to do with correspondence and other digital belongings is one element of estate planning that is cha…

Many Texas residents have a life insurance policy, whether it is through their employer or a policy that they have taken out on their own, life insurance is an important way to make sure that our loved ones have some financial security after we are g…