The most carefully crafted estate plan may fall to pieces if family members, trustees, and executors and others do not understand what you have prepared and what their duties will be. A McKinney will attorney knows one of the best ways to avoid chaos and enable everyone to face the […]
Category: Wills & Trusts
For many people, a revocable living trust can be an effective tool for addressing a variety of estate planning needs. So, is a revocable living trust right for you? Everyone’s estate planning needs are different; and, while it will often make sense to create a revocable living trust as part […]
What is probate? It is the legal process of proving the validity of a Will. It is also commonly understood to refer to the legal process in which the estate of a decedent is administered. When an estate goes through probate, Texas provides various versions of probate, from very simple […]
Following the untimely death of singer Whitney Houston, her attorneys filed her will with the probate court in Atlanta, Georgia, thus revealing its contents to the public at large. Houston’s will named her daughter, Bobbi Kristina, as the sole beneficiary of her estate which is valued at around $20 million. […]
As a partner and lead estate planning lawyer for the law firm The Nordhaus Firm, in McKinney, TX., I work with many families on estate planning helping them preserve and protect their estates. One of the key documents I use is Living Trusts. This is no longer a planning tool […]