A family office provides management services to a family whose businesses and wealth have become too complex and significant to manage by themselves. It often combines investment, legal, and tax services along with lifestyle and administrative services, such as making travel arrangements or coordinating the use of the family’s private aircraft. In addition to supporting […]
Personal Property
When Rock Legends Pass Away: The Possible Fates of Meat Loaf’s $40 Million Estate From Austin Estate Planning Attorney Liz Nielsen
Meat Loaf, whose real name was Michael Lee Aday, passed away earlier this year at the age of seventy-four. The singer behind 1977’s Bat Out of Hell—one of the best-selling albums of all time—experienced ups and downs befitting his larger-than-life persona. He hit bottom with his 1983 bankruptcy but rode a 1990s career rebirth to […]
Estate Planning for Stay-at-Home Parents from Austin Estate Planning Attorney Liz Nielsen
Most American strive to earn a decent-sized paycheck to support themselves and their families when they go to work. Stay-at-home parents, however, work to provide valuable nonfinancial contributions to their families everyday. They make sure that the home runs smoothly and that their family members have what they need to be successful and happy. If […]
How to Protect Your Home when Naming Your Child Recipient on Your Home from Austin Estate Planning Attorney Liz Nielsen
The American Dream envisions home ownership for everyone. And most of us save for this purchase with the thought of passing it on to our families one day. But questions about ownership and how it’s passed on are pretty common. Questions like, “If I give my home to my child in my will, can they […]