by Keith Hajovsky | Aug 21, 2024 | General Estate Planning, Power of Attorney
Oftentimes people want to name two of their children as power of attorney co-agents solely due to the fact that they do not want to hurt one of their children’s feelings. They are afraid that if they name one of their kids as the sole first choice as their agent and...
by Keith Hajovsky | Aug 14, 2024 | Estate Administration, General Estate Planning, Non-probate Assets, Probate, Wills
Will my life insurance proceeds pass through probate is a great question. Whether or not that happens depends on who you name as the beneficiary. If you name an individual such as your spouse or child or possibly even an entity like a nonprofit organization as the...
by Keith Hajovsky | Aug 7, 2024 | Estate Administration, General Estate Planning, Intestate - Dying Without A Will, Marital Assets, Non-probate Assets, Wills
When you are married you have community property and separate property in Texas. Each spouse has full testamentary power (the ability to say who gets which of those assets in their will) over their own separate property, but they have testamentary power only over one...
by Keith Hajovsky | Jul 31, 2024 | General Estate Planning, Power of Attorney
Do I Need To File A Power Of Attorney? A power of attorney, also known as a durable power of attorney, gives someone you trust completely the authority to act as your agent in making financial decisions for you in the event you are not able to do so yourself. For...
by Keith Hajovsky | Jul 17, 2024 | General Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills
“When Do I Need To Update My Will?” If you already have will in place, then kudos to you for taking the time to help protect your family and assets! However, life circumstances can easily change to the point that it really is important to update your will...
by Keith Hajovsky | Jul 10, 2024 | Estate Administration, General Estate Planning, Non-probate Assets, Probate, Trusts, Wills
Having a will does not necessarily mean that all of your assets will get divided per the terms of your will. Assets that pass according to the terms of your will are called probate assets, and assets that do not pass through your will are called non-probate assets....