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A testamentary trust is simply a trust established through provisions in a will as opposed to a trust someone sets up with a separate document during their lifetime. To understand what a testamentary trust can do and whether you need one, it is necessary to look into the details and […]
Category: Wills & Trusts
It is natural to want to provide for children, grandchildren, and other family or friends who are younger. When those potential beneficiaries are under the age of 18, however, you need to take some extra steps with your estate plan to ensure that they receive the full benefits that you […]
About half the states in the country recognize the validity of handwritten wills, and Texas is one of them. It might seem like there could be a few problems with having someone write out their own will by hand, but in fact, there can be some huge and expensive legal […]
It can be hard to understand all the documents that are often now recommended as part of an estate plan. Once upon a time, most people had nothing more than a traditional will. Now estate planners recommend revocable trusts, powers of attorney, living wills, pour-over wills, and other documents in […]
In the classic Disney movie The Aristocats, a wealthy woman puts her cats in danger when she informs her attorney that she plans to leave her vast fortune to her feline family. Her butler overhears the conversation and decides to claim the inheritance for himself by catnapping the furry heirs […]