In a few years, your parents plan to retire. You look forward to them relaxing and enjoying their golden years in Texas, but you also want to help them take care of themselves. Do you know how to talk to your parents about their estate? MarketWatch offers insights...
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Is it time to update your estate plan?
Texas residents like you work hard on your estate. It thus makes sense to work hard on your estate plan, too. This ensures a seamless transfer of your assets and property to your beneficiaries after your death. But to ensure this, you cannot just create an estate...
How will Texas tax your estate?
If you live in Texas, you may be aware that the state does not impose inheritance or estate tax. However, your estate may still be subject to federal estate taxes. Review the federal laws regarding estate taxes to understand how they may affect your family members...
What is a Lady Bird Deed and can it help your estate plan?
When planning your estate in Texas, you have many tools at your disposal: Wills, trusts, transfer on death deeds and designated beneficiary plans are just a few in your arsenal. Another versatile tool is the Lady Bird Deed. Lady Bird Deeds, or more formally, Enhanced...
Why is financial disclosure in a prenup important?
A prenuptial agreement can give you and your spouse peace of mind as you begin your life as a married couple. In the event you decide to end your marriage, your prenup can resolve many financial conflicts before they have a chance to arise. In drafting your agreement,...
How does a will provide care for children?
Thinking about dying before your children grow up is not necessarily pleasant. However, as a new parent, you need to create an estate plan to protect your children in the event you and your spouse die unexpectedly. When planning for a future you are not a part of, it...
Which family dynamics create challenges for an estate plan?
When working on an estate plan, you must address complicated family issues to limit family tension as much as possible. According to Forbes, sibling arguments, hostile relatives and spendthrift heirs can create a challenge for high-net-worth households. Every family...
How do families use a testamentary trust?
Like other parents with young children, you may worry what will happen if you and your spouse die unexpectedly. At the moment, your children may be too young to handle coming into wealth and property. This problem is why some young families set up a testamentary trust...
Understanding postnuptial agreements in Texas
If you and your spouse recently tied the knot, you might wonder what you can do to protect your assets as you begin to embark on this journey together. A common way newly married couples do this is through postnuptial agreements. Understanding the basics of this...
Understanding the probate process
When someone dies, a big step is to figure out what happens to the estate. If the person who passed has a will, the process is typically easier and less messy, although this is not always the case. If the person did not have a will, there is more involvement of the...