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Getting Organized for Your Initial Meeting from Austin Estate Planning Attorney Liz Nielsen
OK, great! The first step is always the hardest, but you’ve finally decided it’s time to meet with an estate planning attorney and get your affairs in order. ...
Who Needs An Estate Plan from Austin Estate Planning Attorney Liz Nielsen
If you’re reading this, you're one of the millions of Americans who need an estate plan. Why? The short answer is “Everyone, age 18 and older needs an...
The Potential Future of the Family Limited Partnerships (FLP) from Austin Estate Planning Attorney Liz Nielsen
A popular estate planning tool that has long been used effectively may be facing new challenges under the ever shifting currents of tax law and politics. The family...
Qualified Personal Residence Trust: What Is It and When Should You Consider One? from Austin Estate Planning Attorney Liz Nielsen
Americans have enjoyed historically high estate tax exemption rates for most of the last twenty years. Such high exemption amounts have kept many of them from needing to...
Changes to Financial Aid and What It Means for Grandparents from Austin Estate Planning Attorney Liz Nielsen
Continuing education is a tradition that many families are proud to pass onto each successive generation. For grandparents who want to leave a legacy to their grandchildren, the gift...
The Denver Broncos and Trustee Duties from Austin Estate Planning Attorney Elizabeth Ziegler
Fellow Americans, every year we gather to cheer on teams as they battle on the gridiron. But now that the haze of Superbowl fever has lifted, let's turn...
A Statement of Intent in Estate Planning Documents from Austin Estate Planning Attorney Liz Nielsen
The reasons you, as a trustmaker (in Texas referred to as a grantor), create a trust are certainly special and important to you, but your intent or purpose...
Springing Financial Power of Attorney from Austin Attorney Liz Nielsen
Estate planning is about more than preparing for the inevitable. A good estate plan should also consider the unexpected. Your plan may have detailed instructions for what happens...
Marital Disclaimers and the Clayton Election: Last-Minute Estate Tax Planning from Austin Estate Planning Attorney Liz Nielsen
Deferring, minimizing, or avoiding estate taxes altogether is often an important estate planning goal for married couples. However, uncertainty surrounding what the estate tax laws and the value...
Yours, Mine, and Ours: How Including a Pour-Over Trust Can Simplify Your Planning from Austin Estate Planning Attorney Liz Nielsen
A number of married couples think about their accounts and property as “yours, mine, and ours,” especially if either or both spouses have gotten or will be getting...
