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How to Prepare for Your First Estate Planning Meeting

“Death, taxes and childbirth! There's never any convenient time for any of them.” ― Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind Booking your first estate planning meeting is a must. Whatever life stage you are at, it is never too…

How to Transfer Your Home Without Jeopardizing Your Medicaid Eligibility

There are many Long-Term Care Medicaid Rules in place which help pay for senior’s care costs. However, it is important for those receiving Medicaid to understand that there is a five year “look back” period where the state can actually…

Houston Will Lawyer: Estate Planning Is About Creating Your Legacy

As a Houston will lawyer, I would like to talk to you today about one of the most overlooked aspects of estate planning – the opportunity to create your legacy. Believe it or not, creating a legacy is not all…

Houston Estate Lawyer Answers, “How Does a Power of Attorney Document Work?

A power of attorney (POA) is a document that serves as a written authorization to represent or act on another’s behalf. However, a POA does not necessarily give someone the right to make all decisions. There are different type of…

Saints Owner Will Call Another Play in Fight Over Trusts

The National Football League said “no” to New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson's original proposal to remove team ownership from his estranged family's trust funds. This means he’ll have to try again with new financial terms. The NFL won't let…

Life Insurance for a Professional Racecar Driver? You Bet!

Since she was in her early 20s, Danica Patrick has driven a racecar—speeding 200 miles per hour around an oval track bordered by concrete walls. It’s dangerous. Patrick said, “So no matter what your skillset is, those things just happen.…

Complete a Complete Estate Plan

When it comes to planning, the focus is typically on making you better prepared for the future. That means limiting taxes, creating wiser investment strategies, knowing when it’s best to claim Social Security and developing sustainable retirement income plans. All…

A Few Words of Advice for Getting Married in Your Golden Years

If you're in your senior years, you may want to think twice before tying the knot. The love bug can bite at any age, and that can include pain in your wallet. This advice comes from The Hartford (CT) Courant…

How Not to Do It: Spending the Inheritance on Royal Souvenirs and Strippers

For the Scripps family, who were heirs to a media fortune, they simply spent their millions. According to an article on CNBC.com, “The Greed Report: Not a billionaire? You still need an estate plan,” they took luxury cruises around the…

Want Estate Planning? No, You Need It!

Estate planning is a need, but too often it gets moved down to the list for tomorrow. There are many reasons people put off estate planning, like discussing death and dying. The (Memphis TN) Daily News recently published an article,…