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Happy Father’s Day! Or Not?

Differences Among Texas Statutes Confusing The Texas statutes are proudly laid out in an orderly sequence. Laws about families are found in the Family Code, laws about guardianship, probates, and inheritance reside in the Estates Code, and laws about things such as birth certificates can be found nestled within the Health & Safety Code. Helpfully, each one of these codes contains definitions, too.  The trouble is that those definitions – and...

The Texas Supported Decision-Making Agreement

An Estate Planning Tool to Consider I have in my trusty toolbox the estate planning documents I think every adult should have, but there are a lot of other available documents that I use only sparingly. The Supported Decision-Making Agreement is one of those.  What Is a Supported Decision-Making Agreement? A Supported Decision-Making Agreement is what I refer to as a twilight document, useful for those adults who fall in between: they...

The Scourge of Timeshares: Vacation Interests Cause Problems When It’s Time to Exit

Today’s word is “timeshare.” Wait – did you hear that? That ominous minor chord of impending doom that blared out when I said “timeshare.” There it is again. It’s not that I have anything against timeshares in theory. They are marketed as exclusive, beautiful resort properties that are available to you at your slightest whim for a fraction of the cost. It’s just that I oppose timeshares in practice. Why? To explain, I...