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...
by Keith Hajovsky | Jan 3, 2024 | General Estate Planning, Guardians, Wills
Getting a will these days is incredibly easy, yet it’s amazing to me how many people still don’t have one. And if they do have one it was created many years ago when their estate planning needs were very different than they are now. With attorneys now offering online...
by Keith Hajovsky | Dec 28, 2023 | Asset Protection, General Estate Planning, Power of Attorney, Wills
The major differences between a power of attorney and a will are often not understood by my clients when they first contact me. Both are very important documents when it comes to estate planning. In many ways they are the most important documents of someone’s estate...
by Keith Hajovsky | Dec 13, 2023 | General Estate Planning, HIPAA Authorization, Living Will, Medical Power of Attorney, Power of Attorney, Wills
End-of-life discussions with a loved one are never easy. However, those talks can provide comfort to you both when final days become reality. Here is important advice for opening those conversations about the inevitable. Start talking early Even if it’s...
