Craig W. Watson, Attorney at Law Serving Sherman And Surrounding Texas
Estate Planning For Peace Of Mind
At some point in their lives, nearly everyone reaches a point where their age makes getting help both appreciated and necessary. When that time is approaching you, it’s important that you understand the different options you have. There are many and they offer...
It's important to write down your wishes in the event you suddenly become incapacitated due to injury or illness. Incapacity plans are not one document but a mixture of several strategies. You can expect incapacity plans to contain several components in Texas. What is...
As previously discussed in this Texas estate planning blog, many individuals do not have estate plans in place. An estate plan is a set of legal documents that outlines a person’s testamentary wishes regarding their care and the distribution of their assets when they...
Some Texas residents who are planning their estates fail to consider their digital assets. However, over the past 25 years, most people have established substantial online footprints, consisting of things like blog posts, social media posts, business documents stored...
It can be extremely hard to watch the health of someone you care about decline to a point at which even the basic functions of life become difficult. It might be your elderly grandparent or parent, or it may be a relative with special needs. In any of these types of...
If there is one silver lining from the craziness of the past year, it is that estate planning has become a hot topic. Indeed, every week, our readers have likely seen a news story on estate planning. This is why, during these trying time, so many people are trying to...
Many families in and around Sherman, Texas, have one or more members who are considered to have what have come to be called “special needs.” Generally speaking, a person with a special need is someone who suffers from one or more disabilities that limits their ability...
Estate planning may seem like a complex task to take on but ensuring that one’s end-of-life estate is properly managed is an important job to complete. That is because it can provide an estate planner with both peace of mind and financial security when the know their...
Creating an estate plan is just the first step to ensuring beneficiaries are taken care of when one is no longer around. However, having an outdated estate plan is just as bad as having no estate plan in place, as beneficiaries may have been left out or relationships...
Part of the estate planning process involves choosing an executor for your will. This person will administer your Texas estate, pay off debts, distribute your assets and complete more tasks after your death. For these reasons and more, it's important to choose someone...
