When Ben Franklin left over 400 diamonds to his daughter in his will over two hundred years ago, no one could imagine it might be setting a precedent for probate and estate planning in Texas in 2014. The Age of Technology is upon us, and it has affec…

Until death of a loved one occurs, the average American family just doesn’t want to think about it. When it inevitably darkens our door, we seek help from an estate planner.
In one family, the mother passed away after a long illness. The father had …

When someone in El Paso wants to create a will or trust, he or she will likely turn to a lawyer for help. It makes sense, lawyers know how to protect estates and to pass them along to the correct heirs and beneficiaries. Estate planning lawyers als…

When many of us in Odessa think about what dying without a will might mean, we often don’t think about possible litigation over our remains, yet this is exactly what is happening to Jim Thorpe 60 years after his death. Thorpe, one of the most famous …

When many of us in Odessa think about what dying without a will might mean, we often don’t think about possible litigation over our remains, yet this is exactly what is happening to Jim Thorpe 60 years after his death. Thorpe, one of the most famous …