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Estate Planning After Remarriage
July 29th, 2026
You may not be able to choose the family you are born into, but you can choose the family you build through marriage, partnership, and the life you create on your own terms. The traditional nuclear family is no longer the default, and biological fami…
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What You Should Know about Life Insurance in Estate Planning
July 22nd, 2026
An estate plan may look perfect on paper—until your heirs need cash quickly. Life insurance can be a powerful tool for addressing that gap, providing funds precisely when they are needed most. When coordinated with the rest of your estate plan, it…
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Executor Rights & Responsibilities: How You Are Protected While Administering an Estate
July 15th, 2026
Being named executor of someone’s estate is often viewed as an honor. It means the person who created the will trusted you to handle their affairs and carry out their wishes after death. But successfully executing a will requires meticulous plannin…
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The Estate Planning Importance: The Risks of an Unfinished Estate Plan
June 24th, 2026
Planning for the future, especially your own mortality, is never easy. Even when you understand the importance of creating a will or trust to protect your loved ones, finding the motivation to complete an estate plan can be difficult. Yet an unfinish…
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Estate Planning Scams: What Seniors Need to Know
June 17th, 2026
In our previous article, we explored actionable strategies for initiating the estate planning conversation with your parents, emphasizing the importance of early and open communication. However, opening the door to these discussions also means ensuri…
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Talking to Aging Parents About Estate Planning
June 10th, 2026
Beyond the practical purpose of transferring assets and reducing taxes, an estate plan reflects love, responsibility, and values. That emotional heaviness may be part of why many families avoid the subject. Pew Research reports that only about 3 in 1…
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Mastering Your Future: An Essential Estate Planning Guide for Single Individuals
May 20th, 2026
As a single person, you may find yourself wondering who will step in to make important decisions for you if you become unable to do so or who will receive your money and property after your death. Although parents, siblings, or other loved ones may b…
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Ancillary Probate: When It Is Used, Where It Occurs, and How to Avoid It
May 6th, 2026
Many people own property in more than one state, such as an ocean-side vacation home or a rental property in a former home state or a timeshare that is owned as a deeded interest. It is important to think about how that property will be handled after…
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Caution: Using a Do-it-Yourself Deed to Avoid Probate Can Lead to Costly Unintended Consequences
March 4th, 2026
One goal of estate planning is to ensure that your assets, including your home, pass to your chosen beneficiaries quickly and with minimal expense. In real estate, a common strategy to avoid probate (the court process of validating a will and distrib…
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How to Get Organized to Meet with Your Estate Planning Attorney
February 4th, 2026
You have decided to meet with an estate planning attorney to get your affairs in order and ensure that your loved ones are protected. Now that you have scheduled the appointment, it is time to get yourself organized and prepare for the first meeting.…
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Attorney Jana McCreary
Houston Estate Planning Attorney Jana R. McCreary has been an attorney for over twenty years, a career move she made after working for over a decade with adults and children with intellectual disabilities and mental illness. Graduating summa cum laud… Read More