by Keith Hajovsky | Mar 20, 2024 | Estate Administration, General Estate Planning, Probate, Wills
Are handwritten wills legal in Texas? Handwritten wills, also know as holographic wills, can be legal in Texas if written properly. It can be better than not having a will at all. But it’s certainly not the best way to have a will. For a handwritten will to be legally...
by Keith Hajovsky | Mar 6, 2024 | Probate, Trusts, Wills
I’ve been asked by married couples if they can just use a joint will as opposed to each spouse getting a will of their own. In these situations, typically each spouse wants to leave everything to the surviving spouse, and when the surviving spouse passes on later,...
by Keith Hajovsky | Feb 28, 2024 | General Estate Planning, Wills
A few years ago I took a trip to Peru, and on that trip I took some of my father’s ashes with me. He had recently passed away, and he had made it very clear to us that he wanted to be cremated rather than buried. He likewise let it be known that he wanted his ashes...
by Keith Hajovsky | Feb 21, 2024 | Estate Administration, Intestate - Dying Without A Will, Probate, Wills
I often get asked about transferring a car title after someone dies. An estate planning attorney or a probate attorney can help you with that. But depending on your specific situation, you may even be able to do it yourself. If the person who died had a will, then a...
by Keith Hajovsky | Feb 7, 2024 | Asset Protection, General Estate Planning, Marital Assets, Probate, Wills
What is considered a homestead in Texas can have a very big effect on your estate planning needs as well as many other aspects of your life. The Texas Constitution lets a person establish a homestead which is basically a certain piece of real estate that is exempted...
by Keith Hajovsky | Jan 24, 2024 | Estate Administration, General Estate Planning, Intestate - Dying Without A Will, Probate, Wills
I have written about dying without a will before, but I’ve had two particular clients contact me with difficult stories that I wanted to share on this subject. In both cases, a simple, inexpensive will created by an estate planning attorney could have saved the...