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Naming a Legacy Contact for Your Apple Account from Austin Estate Planning Attorney Liz Nielsen
If you have an Apple account, did you know that you can now name a Legacy Contact? This is an important step to take to ensure your family...
Estate Planning Post Bankruptcy from Austin Estate Planning Attorney Liz Nielsen
Bankruptcy can be incredibly stressful for anyone to go through. Once your matter has been closed, you may wonder what the next steps are. To ensure that your...
What’s a Holographic Will From Austin Estate Planning Attorney Elizabeth Ziegler
Last month, this blog looked at the ongoing legal drama surrounding the probate of former Zappos CEO, Tony Hsieh’s estate. While that post focused on distribution of an...
Bankruptcy’s Effects on Estate Planning from Austin Estate Planning Attorney Liz Nielsen
Bankruptcy may be one of the last things on your mind when you are creating an estate plan. Fortunately, the number of bankruptcy filings has declined over the...
Common Trusts: Parenting beyond the Grave from Austin Estate Planning Attorney Liz Nielsen
Parents strive to make their children feel equally valued as reflected in the fact that, when setting up an estate plan, parents typically divide their accounts and property...
Will My Spouse Get What They Need? QTIP Trusts from Austin Estate Planning Attorney Liz Nielsen
Mortality it a touchy subject. No one likes thinking about when they're going to die. They like contemplating the death of their spouse, or how their spouse and...
Pour-Over Will: Not Your Average Will from Austin Estate Planning Attorney Liz Nielsen
Wills and trusts are the two basic legal instruments that people use to pass accounts and property on to their loved ones at death. Although a revocable living...
Using Real Estate Deeds in Estate Planning from Austin Estate Planning Attorney Liz Nielsen
When using trusts in estate planning, a key element includes transferring the trustmaker’s real estate into the trust by recording a real estate deed with the local recording...
The Zappo’s CEO and the Importance of Estate Planning from Austin Estate Planning Attorney Elizabeth Ziegler
Our lives are full of everyday superstitions. Knock on wood, don’t step on sidewalk cracks, and that talking about bad things make them more likely to happen. This...
Untangling Tangled Title: Homeownership, Property Deeds, and Estate Planning from Austin Estate Planning Attorney Liz Nielsen
Do you really own the home you live in? If you are currently living in a property that you inherited, but the deed has not been transferred into your...
