Saving for retirement is often a delicate topic for many people. Whether they are worried about when to save, how much to save, or how to...

How Can a Trust Help? Trusts are a legal way to help protect heirs when they receive a sizable amount of money so that they can make...

As a Houston wills lawyer, I cannot state emphatically enough how important it is for all parents to create a comprehensive plan that...

Estate planning does not have to be a long, complicated process. Before you meet with a Houston Trust and Estates attorney there are...

Really, though, even those in the middle class should be thinking about setting up trusts for their children.  Even if you do not have a...

A trustee is the person who will manage the assets that are in your trust. Many people choose to be their own trustee and can continue to...

For families that have loved ones with a disability, ensuring the care for their loved one once the caretakers are gone is of the utmost...

Years and years of school, and hours upon hours working through your residency is now paying off. You have officially become an MD here...

When it comes to planning, the focus is typically on making you better prepared for the future. That means limiting taxes, creating wiser...

Many parents face this issue, says NJ 101.5 in its recent post, “When you don’t trust a child with money.” There are some children,...

The answer to that question has always been an unequivocal “yes”—especially when there’s a spouse, children or stepchildren. However,...

IRAs, 401(k)s, 403(b)s and other qualified accounts are popular tools for building a retirement nest egg. But after investing and saving...

Congratulations! After putting it off for as long as humanly possible, you’ve finally completed and implemented your estate plan. Check...

Young couples going into their first marriage with little or no assets don’t usually have much to lose by combining their assets as they...

Fewer than half of adult Americans have estate planning documents. For those who die without a will or trust, their state laws determine...

Estate plans have several components to help beneficiaries carry out the requests of the benefactor. You want to start tackling those...

There are growing reports of trouble on the horizon for Muhammad Ali’s estate and his legacy, according to Forbes’ recent article...

Cincinnati.com’s May 27, 2016 post, “Getting started is the first step in estate planning,” points out that a definition for estate...

Probate creates a public record of the will. It’s the process after death whereby a will is presented to the probate court to be...

According to a recent survey, 64% of Americans don’t have a will. Most of them don’t have one because they just haven’t gotten around to...