In an age when it is easy to download legal documents and fill in the blanks yourself, it is tempting to think that you don’t need a McKinney estate lawyer. The provisions in many estate planning documents seem standard. Do you really need a lawyer to fill in the forms for you when you can do it yourself?

Not too long ago, “estate planning” just meant having your McKinney estate planning attorney draw up a will. The will could include features such as testamentary trust to protect minor children, and that was all many clients felt they needed.

For every step forward you take after your divorce, you may feel like you get dragged at least two steps back. That’s understandable when you consider that you not only have to contend with changes in finances and living arrangements but also changes in your expectations.

Is your estate plan ready for the digital age? That doesn’t mean just being able to access estate planning documents digitally. It means you need to have a plan to deal with assets that are only accessible digitally or that only exist in the digital realm.

Dividing assets in a divorce is never easy, but the process becomes particularly complicated when dealing with certain types of assets. Retirement plans are one of the most common examples. For many couples, pension plans and retirement savings are their most valuable property.

The answer to this question, like so many others associated with divorce, is “it depends.” McKinney divorce lawyers know that in general terms, debts that are considered “community” liabilities may be shared while debts treated as “separate” will be considered the responsibility of only one partner.

If you are responsible for administering a trust, the person who created the trust demonstrated considerable esteem in choosing you for the position. That’s the good news. The not-so-good news is that you now have some serious responsibilities and can potentially face legal liability if you do not perform your duties correctly.

Tax time is loaded with stress even when you aren’t struggling with the consequences of divorce. Adding divorce to the equation can lead to severe anxiety. If you are in the midst of the divorce process, your divorce lawyer and accountant can work together to ensure that you have arrangements in place to handle new taxes issues you face now and those that may be on the horizon.

Grandparents who have been blocked from seeing their grandchildren in Texas often wonder if they have any legal rights. The answer, as is so often the case in family law, depends on the circumstances. The ability to enforce grandparents’ rights hinges on several factors.