The main goals of Texas estate planning are often establishing a legacy and protecting loved ones. People achieve those goals through the use of testamentary instruments. The two types of documents commonly used as primary estate planning instruments are wills and...
Drafting a valid Texas will (ideally) provides a testator with peace of mind and their loved ones with both guidance and protection when the testator dies. Wills can be one of the foundational documents of an estate plan or possibly the only document an individual...
Workplace discrimination is illegal under both Texas state law and federal statutes. One of the most common forms of discrimination reported by modern workers involve workplace harassment. Companies that ignore complaints of harassment and allow on-the-job abuse to...
When someone dies in Texas, an adult has to assume responsibility for their estate. The personal representative of an estate oversees probate proceedings, fulfills the decedent's obligations and distributes their property according to the law or estate planning...
Companies that hire workers provide them with pay, benefits and valuable career experience. Workers can benefit substantially from even short-term employment arrangements with a business. Unfortunately, not all employees have positive relationships with their...
If a worker at a company alleges that they have experienced discrimination, those claims can do real harm to the business. The best and brightest prospective talent may hear about those discrimination claims online and may choose not to apply. The cost of litigation...
Navigating the probate administration process in Texas can inspire several challenges, especially for those unfamiliar with the legal ins and outs of this experience. Probate is the legal process of administering a deceased person's estate. It involves validating...
Many different people have an interest in seeing that as much of an estate's property as possible passes to specific beneficiaries — those planning an estate, those who will serve as the personal representative of an estate, and those hoping to inherit from an estate....
The death of a Texas loved one is an unpleasant experience, and if you have been named as the executor of their estate, you may be feeling overwhelmed. The executor is responsible for overseeing the probate process and ensuring that the deceased person's assets are...
An irrevocable life insurance trust, commonly known as ILIT, has long been a staple of estate planning in Texas, helping families secure their financial futures. But navigating an ILIT can be difficult and intimidating, so it is important to understand this estate...