by Keith Hajovsky | May 7, 2025 | Estate Administration, General Estate Planning, Intestate - Dying Without A Will, Marital Assets, Probate
“Who gets my house if i die without a will?” If you own a house, die without a will, and don’t have some sort of transfer on death deed for the property or have in a trust, then the courts must follow very strict rules in determining who gets the...
by Keith Hajovsky | Apr 29, 2025 | Estate Administration, General Estate Planning, Non-probate Assets
Who will inherit my IRA? – If you have an IRA, you most likely have filled out a beneficiary form that dictates where those assets will go upon your death. And if this is the case, then your IRA assets will get distributed outside of the probate process. Nothing...
by Keith Hajovsky | Apr 16, 2025 | Estate Administration, General Estate Planning, Probate, Wills
Clients often ask me if they can name co-executors for their will. The reason they usually ask is that they don’t want to hurt the feelings of one of their children who could have been chosen as an executor. Or perhaps they have children who don’t get along well, and...
by Keith Hajovsky | Apr 9, 2025 | Estate Administration, General Estate Planning, Probate, Wills
How do I probate a will in Texas with independent administration? Well, probating a will in Texas usually takes less time and money than probating a will in other states as long as the will is properly written and executed (signed and notarized). This is all the more...
by Keith Hajovsky | Apr 2, 2025 | Asset Protection, Estate Administration, General Estate Planning, Intestate - Dying Without A Will, Probate, Wills
In Texas, whether or not estate taxes will need to be paid when you die greatly depends on the size of your estate. Luckily for the vast majority of us, there is no need to worry. First of all, there is not an estate tax, sometimes called a “death tax”, at the state...
by Keith Hajovsky | Mar 26, 2025 | Asset Protection, General Estate Planning, Living Trusts, Trusts
Many people wonder if they can create a living trust for themselves in order to protect their assets. In Texas you cannot do this as long as you have direct control over the assets. If you created an irrevocable living trust, then you could have asset protection due...
