The question of who will inherit your assets if you were to die is a very relevant one to ask. Many of you reading this blog post have families and ...
Most of the time when a person is a beneficiary of a trust or will that person will jump at the opportunity to inherit property or assets promised to ...
Can you think of any things you do to protect your family? This past year has provided us ample opportunity to understand why it is so important to ...
One of the great misconceptions as it relates to estate planning and end-of-life planning generally is that you need to have a will to have your ...
One of the least pleasant subjects in all the laws to discuss is that of creating a will . There is nothing fun, exciting, or feel-good about creating ...
One of the most intimidating things that a person of a certain age must accomplish to protect themselves and their family at their death is creating a ...
Are you a parent who is considering drafting a will but don't know where to start? If so, then you can count yourself among the large number of people ...
There is no better time to think about the future as far as estate planning is concerned than when your children are small. Having kids is a big part ...
When a loved one dies, they will either pass away with a will or without one. Whether or not they die with a will in place will determine how you and ...
Property and Debts The issue of how to divided property and debts is one of the main issues that must be resolved in any Texas divorce proceeding. ...
We have written about in previous blogs about the importance of having an estate plan in place during a Texas Divorce should something happen to you ...
If you are a nonbiological parent to a child, you should want to look for ways to legalize your relationship with your child to protect your rights. ...
A will is a great tool for you to determine who ends up with what when you die. I can't put it any more clearly than this. A will is a document that ...
One of the realities of life that we all must face is that at some point in time we will all pass away. That our lives are finite and cannot go on ...
Paternity fraud occurs when a mother tells a man that her child is the man's biological offspring despite knowing that the man is not the child's ...
This article is inspired by one of the questions I hear frequently regarding damaging, destroying, or selling marital assets . The question takes on ...
The adoption process can be a very emotional experience for everyone involved. You may be feeling excited, anxious, or unsure about what steps to take ...
The notion of what a family is and what people can come together to create a family is changing before our eyes. What our parents would have thought ...
Divorce is difficult enough in and of itself when you consider the abrupt changes it can set forth both for you and your family. The divorce case will ...
When we think about adoption we usually do so in connection with a situation where a minor child is adopted by either one or two people. There is an ...
How property will be divided in your Texas divorce case is likely to be one of the most discussed topics that you encounter throughout the entirety of ...
Going through a divorce means facing difficult decisions and making choices about what is best for you and your family. Whether or not to sell your ...
Suppose you find yourself in a position where a loved one has recently passed away, and you likely have many questions going through your mind. Those ...
Of all the subjects to discuss the law in Texas, probate is probably among the least desirable. No matter how well prepared or conscientious you are ...
Dying without a will in Texas means dying intestate . This term is used to mean that you do not have a will at the time of your death. Someone else ...
When it comes to a loved one passing away, it never happens at a good time. There is the initial shock of that person’s passing, the realization that ...
The beauty of living in the United States and Texas is that the law allows you to Hold a lot of decision-making authority when it comes to determining ...
One of the trickiest parts of drafting a will isn't so much the actual document itself. The hardest part of drafting will is sometimes working up the ...
Seeking to adopt another adult can be a time consuming, yet rewarding effort to undertake. Today’s blog post from the Law Office of Bryan Fagan seeks ...
One of the greatest rights that we have as Texans and American citizens is the ability to tell the government who we want to own our property when we ...