Discovering your ancestry can be both fun and fascinating. At-home DNA tests have grown in popularity in recent years. Often given as a unique gift for loved ones, the kits reveal details about our individual and collective pasts. Unfortunately, these tests aren’t all fun and games. When a test reveals an unexpected relative or biological […]
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Kids Going Away To College? Why You Should Include Estate Planning in the Preparation, from Austin Estate Planning Lawyer Liz Nielsen
You may have been running around for weeks, getting your new college student off to school. It’s exhilarating, and your heart likely is bursting at the seams. You’re probably prouder than words can express, but you’re also a little afraid, too. How can you make sure your kid is going to be safe at school, […]
Being Deployed? You Need a Family Care Plan, from Austin Estate Planning Lawyer Liz Nielsen
You are in the military, you just received your orders, and you will be deployed shortly. No matter the time frame, it’s a good time to make sure your affairs are in order. Review or prepare a Family Care Plan before deployment Regardless of the branch of the military in which you are serving, you […]
Estate Planning for Military Families from Austin Estate Planning Lawyer Liz Nielsen
No matter the time of year, it is always a good opportunity for members of the military and their loved ones to consider setting up — or revising an existing — estate plan. Military families sometimes have special estate-planning issues that others do not. This is particularly true when one or more family members are […]
