Though old Hollywood likes to tell stories of individuals surprised to learn that they have inherited a fortune from a far-removed relative, the days of being in the dark about family finances and estate plans is slowly coming to an end. It is increa…

If someone in Texas has wisely worked with an attorney to plan for what happens in the event of death, his or her heirs will have clear guidance about what they will receive, as well as to what the individual’s estate includes. Sometimes, however, it…

Anyone in El Paso who has done much traveling has probably come across a Hudson News stand on his or her journeys. With stands across the country, the man behind Hudson News was worth over $805 million when he died five years ago. It was after his de…

Earlier in the week we talked about how estate planning is a continuous process and that it is important to reexamine the various vehicles that make up your estate plan. In the same vein, making a will once may not be sufficient to clearly communica…

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 …