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Seniors may be adversely affected by the Public Charge rule may deny an applicant a change in immigration status based on several factors including age and health.

According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), symptoms of the Coronavirus include coughing or shortness of breath and at least two of the following symptoms:fever, sore throat, chills, headache, muscle pain, or loss of taste or smell. Older adults, seniors, and those with underlying medical ...

Today, many Americans  are faced with planning and paying for their own long-term care needs and the needs of the ones they care about.  Long-term care should be (ideally) a process that begins with a plan involving the person for whom care will be provided and the ones who will ensure its manage...

Unfortunately, not every family member or friend for whom care must be provided may have independent resources.  In fact, this can be immensely distressing in the event of need for medical care.  Though the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has extended certain benefits and privileges to sectors of Ameri...

Many parents today face raising children amidst a whole host of challenges, like economic downturn, limited to no family assistance, and expanded expectations at work without commensurate increases in pay and/or childcare to name a few.  These challenges may be compounded where a family is strugg...

Mom, Dad, Friend...left a will.  Do I have to probate it? If so, is there a time period required to probate the will? These questions while seemingly vary simple are common traps that some fall into upon the passing a loved one.  For a will's terms to be made effective by law, the will must be p...

This is the third blog entry in the series, "They're fighting over the body."  This entry focuses on other methods that could be used to direct disposition of one's remains other than the designation of agent in an appointment document called "Appointment of Agent to Control Disposition of Remain...

Not at all uncommon, family members disagree over funeral, burial, and preparation decisions.  One way of giving guidance about your wishes as to the aforementioned decisions is to put detailed language in a last will and testament.  Besides memorializing these kinds of wishes in a will, during y...

With a time sensitive decision, like the disposition of remains, it should be handled with care and efficiency.  However, who is able to make those decisions as a matter of Texas law?  Under Section 711.002(a) of the Texas Health and Safety Code, a list of priority is given: the person designa...

One of the biggest concerns for families with members who have special needs is "Am I doing enough?"  In my office, we respond with a phrase which is "The best advocate your loved one will ever have is you."  Keeping that in mind, a family with a member or members who have special needs must deve...

The loss of a loved one is never easy, and certainly, not so when funeral expenses are not covered by a preneed burial plan, insurance policy, or accessible funds of either the deceased individual or the surviving family or friends.  Readily, family members seek out the financial assistance of re...

At the very least, many people, including legal practitioners, are aware of what a will is and its ability to dispose of property upon the death of the testator (the person who created the will).  However, what is less well known are some issues that this blog will have more detailed individual p...

Guardianship is meant to provide for a person who is otherwise incapable of managing his or her care and/or financial affairs; however, the extent of the guardianship will be tailored to permit the person in need of the guardianship to exercise his or her rights and decision making authority to t...

Welcome to Texas Guardianship, Probate, and Estate Planning Blog!  Understanding more about these areas of law not only can be quite useful but critical to responding to events in life that you can foresee and those you cannot. This blog is designed for general information purposes only.  The in...