Anticipated changes to the federal tax code that will affect estates and gifts have many Texas residents hurrying to make an end of the year deadline. Without any further action, tax rates for inheritances and for gifts will go up. The current law allows for no taxes...
Good estate planning often comes down to the details and the backup plan. If things don't go exactly the way they were supposed to, what should the next step be? And what about that small antique coin collection or those government savings bonds that you forgot to...
The debate in Texas is continuing over whether or not the state should expand Medicaid per the requirements to get more funding under the new healthcare law, or if it should back off and downsize the whole program. There are differing views on which tactic would...
The court battle between a terminally ill brain cancer patient and her family has come to a close, as her father has chosen to drop his challenge to her wish to remove life support. The patient allegedly made a request to her doctors and through her court-appointed...
