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How to Remove Someone from Your Will in Texas

Oct 5, 20172 min read

How to Remove Someone from Your Will in Texas

If you are reading this blog, chances are that you thinking about removing someone from your estate. It is a tough choice. But, if you...

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Houston Business Planning Lawyer: What Happens to Your Sole Proprietorship When You Die?

Kimberly Hegwood

Sep 28, 20172 min read

Houston Business Planning Lawyer: What Happens to Your Sole Proprietorship When You Die?

Sole proprietorships are a common type of business. For sole proprietorships, the business owner and the business are the same legal...

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Houston Probate Lawyers Answer, “Will My Inheritance Be Taxed?”

Kimberly Hegwood

Sep 22, 20172 min read

Houston Probate Lawyers Answer, “Will My Inheritance Be Taxed?”

One of the most common questions our Houston Probate Lawyers get from people who just inherited assets is whether or not they owe taxes...

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Houston Estate Lawyer: How to Plan for Religious Needs

Kimberly Hegwood

Sep 14, 20172 min read

Houston Estate Lawyer: How to Plan for Religious Needs

When meeting with a Houston estate lawyer, people discuss their financial, legal, and personal concerns and desires, but they often...

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Be Organized and Ready When Meeting With Your Houston Trust and Estates Attorney

Kimberly Hegwood

Sep 8, 20172 min read

Be Organized and Ready When Meeting With Your Houston Trust and Estates Attorney

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

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Houston Special Needs Lawyers: Creating a Special Needs Trust or “SNT?” for Your Child with Disabilities

Kimberly Hegwood

Aug 30, 20172 min read

Houston Special Needs Lawyers: Creating a Special Needs Trust or “SNT?” for Your Child with Disabilities

One of the tasks an estate lawyer in Houston may handle is estate planning for children with disabilities . Children with disabilities...

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Kimberly Hegwood

Aug 23, 20172 min read

Harris County Probate Law – The Basics

Harris County probate lawyer can expect to happen during the process. The following is a simple breakdown of some of the most common...

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Estate Planning for Women | Houston Will and Trust Lawyer

Kimberly Hegwood

Aug 16, 20172 min read

Estate Planning for Women | Houston Will and Trust Lawyer

For example, the needs of women have been changing dramatically over the past several years. Gone are the days when a woman was expected...

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Encourage Your Parents to Meet with a Houston Elder Law Attorney Early to Avoid Serious Complication

Kimberly Hegwood

Aug 9, 20173 min read

Encourage Your Parents to Meet with a Houston Elder Law Attorney Early to Avoid Serious Complication

Unfortunately, many elderly people wait until they are already experiencing problems to meet with a Houston elder law attorney. The...

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Who Needs to Consider Trusts for their Children in Houston?

Kimberly Hegwood

Jul 27, 20172 min read

Who Needs to Consider Trusts for their Children in Houston?

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...

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Houston Elder Lawyer: Extra VA Benefits Are Available for Wartime Veterans to Help Pay for Long-Term Care

Kimberly Hegwood

Jul 20, 20172 min read

Houston Elder Lawyer: Extra VA Benefits Are Available for Wartime Veterans to Help Pay for Long-Term Care

Long-term care is expensive, and many seniors in the Greater Houston area struggle to pay for the costs associated with aging and their...

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Dealing with Non-Probate Assets| Houston Probate Lawyer

Kimberly Hegwood

Jul 14, 20172 min read

Dealing with Non-Probate Assets| Houston Probate Lawyer

As a Houston probate lawyer, I am often asked if every asset a person owns will have to go through the probate process when they die. The...

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Houston Will Lawyer: Estate Planning Is About Creating Your Legacy

Kimberly Hegwood

Jul 7, 20172 min read

Houston Will Lawyer: Estate Planning Is About Creating Your Legacy

Believe it or not, creating a legacy is not all about having libraries and hospitals named after you. There are great ways that you can...

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Pros and Cons of Wills and Living Trusts | Harris County Will and Trust Lawyer

Kimberly Hegwood

Jun 29, 20173 min read

Pros and Cons of Wills and Living Trusts | Harris County Will and Trust Lawyer

As a Harris County will and trust lawyer, I realize that those of us in the estate planning industry often use technical language or...

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Houston Estate Lawyer: 3 Talking Points to Help Your Reluctant Spouse Get Serious About Estate Plann

Kimberly Hegwood

Jun 22, 20172 min read

Houston Estate Lawyer: 3 Talking Points to Help Your Reluctant Spouse Get Serious About Estate Plann

Unfortunately, while we stick our heads in the sand, life continues to happen, and our need to create an estate plan does not lessen. But...

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Trust Lawyer in Houston Answers, “What is a Trustee?”

Kimberly Hegwood

Jun 15, 20172 min read

Trust Lawyer in Houston Answers, “What is a Trustee?”

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...

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Long-Term Care Insurance and Alternatives | Houston Elder Law Attorneys

Kimberly Hegwood

Jun 8, 20172 min read

Long-Term Care Insurance and Alternatives | Houston Elder Law Attorneys

As Houston Elder Law Attorneys, we know that taking care of an aging relative can be emotional, time-consuming and expensive. Most people...

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Houston Will and Trust Lawyer: Read This Before Adding Your Child’s Name to Your Banking Account!

Kimberly Hegwood

May 31, 20172 min read

Houston Will and Trust Lawyer: Read This Before Adding Your Child’s Name to Your Banking Account!

The probate process in Houston can be long and costly, which leads people to think of creative ways of avoiding or speeding up the...

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Kimberly Hegwood

May 18, 20172 min read

Do I really need an attorney to create a Will in Texas?

We get this question a lot: “Do I really need an attorney to create a will in Texas?” Everyone has seen the online companies that allow...

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Harris County Probate Lawyer: Issues to Consider with an Out-of-State Probate

Kimberly Hegwood

May 12, 20172 min read

Harris County Probate Lawyer: Issues to Consider with an Out-of-State Probate

It has become more and more common now to see clients come in with probate cases that need to be dealt with in multiple states. Many...

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