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 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 17, 2024 | General Estate Planning, Living Trusts, Testamentary Trusts, Trusts
Testamentary trusts are powerful estate planning tools that every estate planning attorney should discuss with their clients. When most people think of trusts, they think of something that is completely separate from a will. A testamentary trust is actually a trust...