You may have heard the phrase "power of attorney" before and may associate it with someone giving another person permission to make legal decisions for them. While that is part of it, a power of attorney is the most critical estate document you will ever sign. People...
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2 key issues business owners must address in their estate plans
Personal circumstances have a strong influence on someone's estate planning needs. Frequently, people will have to choose what kinds of documents to include in their plans and how to organize the distribution of their property based on what assets they own and who...
3 ways a lawyer can help out-of-state executors in Texas
You grew up in New Mexico, and so that is where you still currently live. However, your parents eventually moved to Texas. Losing a parent is difficult in any situation, and choosing to serve as the executor of their estate will mean that you have a lot of obligations...
Can a simple clause help you prevent estate litigation?
Your estate plan determines what resources your loved ones have access to after your death and outlines the legacy you leave. You may invest a considerable amount of time in the process of reviewing your assets and relationships to create an estate plan....
2 risks for out-of-state executors of estates with real property
Although Arizona and Florida are arguably the states best known for high densities of snowbirds, they are far from the only state where retirees flee from colder Northern climates. Texas has quite a few older adults pursuing the later stages of their career or their...
Can creditors hold you accountable for debts not paid in probate?
Agreeing to serve as the personal representative or executor of someone's estate means committing a lot of your time for very little compensation. You will need to attend court, make repetitive phone calls, send legal notices and hand out property to the beneficiaries...
Avoiding foreclosure when reclaiming an owner-financed property
Selling your real estate as an owner-finance property can be a very lucrative choice. You can collect an interest rate much higher than what banks would charge, in addition to being able to reclaim the collateral property if someone falls behind on their payments....
Will you need to handle probate in more than one state?
Your mom lived in Texas when she passed away, so you knew that you’d have to handle an out-of-state probate case when she died. You don’t live in Texas, but you were happy to fly into the state and try to handle the issues with her estate when the time came. What you...
How much do you have to travel for out-of-state probate?
When your loved one passed away in Texas, one of your immediate concerns was how often you’d need to be there to handle the estate. You were happy to become the executor of their estate when they lived with you in Oklahoma, but you didn’t realize that they had kept...
How should you prepare to meet with the court through video?
If your mother or father retired in Texas and has passed away, you will need to probate the will in Texas. You may want to do this from afar, which is actually fairly simple at the moment. Instead of having to fly into Texas, take time off work and spend time in the...