by Keith Hajovsky | Aug 20, 2026 | General Estate Planning, Medical Power of Attorney, Power of Attorney
Key Takeaways: Incapacity can leave you unable to manage your personal needs or finances. A Declaration of Guardian lets you tell the court who you want—or do not want—to serve as your guardian. You can name separate guardians for your person and estate, or the same...
by Keith Hajovsky | Aug 12, 2026 | Asset Protection, General Estate Planning, Trusts
Executive Summary: Estate planning is especially important for parents of a special needs child. Improperly leaving assets directly to a special needs child can jeopardize important government benefits. SSI and Medicaid are needs-based programs with strict income and...
by Keith Hajovsky | Aug 5, 2026 | General Estate Planning, Wills
Quick Answer: Almost two-thirds of Americans do not have a will and other important estate planning documents like powers of attorney for no good reason. Enormous improvements in easily available technology have made it possible for some attorneys such as myself to...
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...
