Twenty-first century estate planning will require consideration and protection of digital assets and currencies. Attorneys and investors should consider bitcoin and other forms of digital currencies for estate planning ...

Discusses the factors that affects estate planning for Texas lottery winners. Addresses certain tools to accomplish general lifetime objectives such as retirement income, income for disability, and ease of estate management ...

Addresses the history and defines the meaning of decanting a trust as well as Texas's new decanting statute. Background information is presented as to what an irrevocable trust is, how to create one, and what flexibility, ...

Analyzes the current law that practitioners need to know and provides recommendations on potential improvements with regards to Community Property law and Texas land and mineral rights. Part II expands on the background ...

Discusses in depth the history of different versions of the Texas Estates Code, how it is organized, construction issues, and the substantive changes occurring because of the Estates Code’s enactment over the Probate Code.

Discusses Texas property law and community property law and the characterization of a beneficiary spouse's interest in the income of a trust funded with separate property. Begins with a historical summary of the relevant ...

Explores three topics: the current art market; art as an investment while a client is still living; and estate planning for a client's art estate. Addresses issues associated with the current lack of art-specific estate ...

Focuses on the need for an equitable adoption statute in Texas. First, the comment explains the concept of equitable adoption and the problem that has arisen through the Texas Supreme Court's application of the doctrine. ...

Both California and Texas operate a modified community system with the choice of survivorship rights, meaning that a couple has a choice when allocating their community property estate to ensure survivorship rights while ...

Addresses filial responsibility laws and the various ways they may affect adult children who are unaware of such laws. First, a discussion of case law introduces a common situation in which children could be held liable ...