When you are named to serve as an executor or personal representative of someone’s estate in Texas, you may feel a bit intimidated or even worried. That concern is not a bad thing. The role of personal representative involves some very important duties and you need to take your job […]
A McKinney will attorney frequently incorporates trust provisions in wills or recommends different types of trusts to be used in combination with a will as part of an estate plan designed to avoid probate or save on taxes. These trusts may be revocable or irrevocable. What’s the difference? And how […]
Years ago, most people assumed they needed to use a will to ensure that their property would be allocated properly after they passed away. Then suddenly many estate planning lawyers started insisting that living trusts were a better option. As a result, clients now ask a McKinney will attorney if they […]
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 […]
We’ve all seen scenes in movies where an attorney in a black suit reads a will aloud to family members waiting anxiously to learn what property they have inherited. Wills can provide a way to distribute property in minute detail. But they can also fulfill a function that is even […]