by Keith Hajovsky | Jul 29, 2026 | General Estate Planning, Marital Assets, Probate, Wills
Quick Answer: Per Section 2.401 of the Texas Family Code, three elements must exist at the same time in order to establish a common law marriage. Both parties must agree to be married. The couple has to live together as husband and wife while in Texas, i.e. they act...
by Keith Hajovsky | Jul 22, 2026 | Asset Protection, General Estate Planning, Living Trusts, Trusts
Quick Answer: The most common situations for when creating a living trust makes sense are: You own real estate outside of Texas. You really want to try to avoid probate on your estate to save time and money. You think you have a high chance of becoming mentally...
by Keith Hajovsky | Jul 15, 2026 | General Estate Planning, Living Will, Medical Power of Attorney, Power of Attorney, Trusts, Wills
What is estate planning? First of all, almost everyone has an estate, because an estate is merely made up of everything a person owns – cars, real estate, checking accounts, investment accounts, furniture, clothes, etc. So, dear reader, you are pretty much guaranteed...
by Keith Hajovsky | Jul 2, 2026 | General Estate Planning, Probate, Trusts
A spendthrift trust can be a very powerful estate planning tool if you want to leave assets to someone who isn’t good with money. I have always said that everyone has their strengths, i.e. things that they are good at. Some of us are very artistic. Some of us...
by Keith Hajovsky | Jun 18, 2026 | General Estate Planning, Guardians, Wills
It’s bad enough that 64% of Americans don’t have a will, but most parents of minor children have not named guardians for their children either. And you really need to name guardians for your children, because in some ways this might be even more important...
by Keith Hajovsky | Jun 11, 2026 | General Estate Planning, Guardians
A legal guardian is someone who is designated to take care of your child in case both you and the other parent of your child were to die before your child reaches adulthood. Yes, that’s a terrible scenario to think about, but unfortunately it’s a genuine possibility....
