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Collecting A Debt on Behalf of Your Deceased Loved One
September 20th, 2023
People often engage in transactions that result in money being owed to them, such as loaning money to a friend or business partner or renting a house to a tenant. But what happens if someone passes away before they receive payback of that debt, the m…
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Three Important Concerns Self-Employed Individuals Should Address
August 16th, 2023
Being self-employed is no easy task. You are the owner, and in some cases, the only employee. While you may have more freedom than the average worker, a lot of responsibilities lie on your shoulders. Working together, we can craft a comprehensive est…
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What Happens to Your Venmo, PayPal, and Apple Pay Accounts at Your Death?
July 12th, 2023
It has been said that nothing ever dies on the Internet. While this dictum is typically used as a warning that what we put online may come back to haunt us, it is also true that our online accounts can outlive us, and even live in perpetuity. Having…
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Four Important Considerations If You Win the Lottery
July 5th, 2023
On February 14, 2023, California state lottery officials named the winner of the largest lottery prize in United States history: Edwin Castro won an eye-popping $2.04 billion in a November 2022 lottery drawing, choosing a lump sum payment of $997.6 m…
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Have an Etsy Store? Make Sure It Is Properly Protected
June 28th, 2023
The online marketplace Etsy has gone from a niche craft seller to one of the largest commerce companies in the world. Etsy has millions of active sellers worldwide, most of whom are based in the United States. Many Etsy store sellers rely on the site…
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Three Tips for Overwhelmed Executors
January 24th, 2023
While it is an honor to be named as a trusted decision maker, also known as an executor or personal representative, it can often be a sobering and daunting responsibility. Being an executor requires a high level of organization, foresight, and attent…
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What Should You Consider in Reviewing Your Estate Plan?
May 29th, 2020
As our lives shift and change these days, while we are focused on the wellbeing of ourselves and our families, it’s especially a good time to review your plan. Here are six key questions to ask yourself in that review.
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Florida's Elective Share: Why a DIY Approach Usually Does Not Work When Disinheriting Your Spouse
February 23rd, 2018
Imagine that two people, later in life, decide to get married. Both of them have their own wealth and savings. They each have established large retirement accounts, and they have savings set aside they want to pass to their children. Sure, they want…
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Let’s Talk About Love*: Is a Simple “I Love You Will” Enough?
February 13th, 2018
Many general legal practitioners will offer an “I love you will” to their married clients as a simple—and less expensive—means of estate planning. After all, simple sounds nice. And less expensive often gets people in the door. And who do…
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Wrongful Death and Your Estate
February 6th, 2018
Most people have heard about personal injury lawsuits (and we’ve almost all seen the commercials). Someone brings these lawsuits when he is injured, for example, due to someone else’s negligent or intentional act. The damages are, in essence, int…
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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