by Keith Hajovsky | Feb 12, 2025 | Asset Protection, General Estate Planning, Trusts
Estate planning is important for everyone whether they have children or not, but having the right documents, like a special needs trust, in place is perhaps even more important for people who have a special needs child. If a parent of a special needs child does not...
by Keith Hajovsky | Jan 21, 2025 | Asset Protection, General Estate Planning, Living Trusts, Trusts
A living trust in Texas is advertised all the time as a “must have” estate planning tool, but unfortunately many of these trust products are simply scams. It’s gotten so bad that the Texas Bar put out a pamphlet titled LIVING TRUST SCAMS AND THE SENIOR...
by Keith Hajovsky | Jul 3, 2024 | Asset Protection, General Estate Planning, Trusts
If you plan to leave assets to your children then it’s definitely a good idea to create either a testamentary trust or a living trust for them in your estate plan, especially if they are minors or possibly even if they are still young adults. It’s generally not a good...
by Keith Hajovsky | May 8, 2024 | Asset Protection, General Estate Planning, Power of Attorney
Why do I need a power of attorney? A power of attorney, sometimes called a durable power of attorney, is a very important part of an estate plan. It’s is a legal document that gives someone you fully trust the legal authority to act on your behalf in making...
by Keith Hajovsky | Apr 24, 2024 | Asset Protection, General Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills
At the state level, there is not an estate tax in Texas to be concerned about by anyone, but at the federal level there is. However, less than 1% of the population in Texas or even in the United States needs to worry about this. This is because even though an estate...
by Keith Hajovsky | Feb 14, 2024 | Asset Protection, General Estate Planning, Medicaid
A Medicaid Trust, also known as a “Miller Trust” or “QIT”, helps someone who wants access to Medicaid benefits when that person’s income exceeds the income cap. And the typical person looking to do this is an elderly or disabled adult trying to access affordable...