An estate planning attorney turns 40—and gets honest about why we wait. There’s something about a milestone birthday that cuts right through the noise. I turned 40 this week. And while I wasn’t expecting it to feel like much, it gave me a clarity I didn’t see coming—the kind that only shows up when you stop moving fast enough to actually look at your life. I’m an estate planning attorney. I help people protect what they’ve built every single day. And even I had to sit with this one for a...

Most people assume that if they die without a will, everything just becomes complicated, uncertain, and left for their family to sort out. But that is not exactly what happens. Texas already has a plan in place. If you die without a will, Texas law does not leave your estate in limbo. Instead, the state applies a legal framework called intestacy law  to decide who inherits, in what order, and under what rules. That plan exists whether you have thought about it or not—and whether it reflects...

Si has estado posponiendo la planificación patrimonial porque estás atascado con una sola pregunta—“¿Necesito un testamento o un fideicomiso?”—no estás solo. No necesitas tener la respuesta perfecta para empezar. En Texas, tanto los testamentos como los fideicomisos pueden funcionar muy bien. La mejor opción depende menos de términos de moda y más de tu vida—tu familia, tus bienes y cómo quieres que se manejen las cosas si ocurre algo inesperado. Un desglose sencillo: Un testamento: Nombra...