Do you bank online? Do you have a Facebook, Twitter or Linked In account? Do you have an app such as Shutterfly? What about Bitcoins? These are all examples of digital assets (see our article about estate planning issues concerning digital assets by clicking here). As a...
If a Texas resident dies (the “decedent”) without a Will (“intestate”) and the estate assets are less than $75,000 (excluding exempt property such as a homestead if it retains its homestead status when there is a surviving spouse and minor children of the decedent in...
Although certain assets such as a home, car, mineral rights (subject to limitations) and businesses essential for self-support are “non-countable” when applying for long-term care Medicaid, there are numerous exceptions to avoid a successful claim by the State to be paid back for benefits (such...
