Short answer: in Texas, a trust you create for yourself, and can still use, will not keep your own creditors away from your property. Some trusts do protect property, but only when you truly give up control and benefit, or when the protection is for someone else, like your children. You may have seen the […]
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Texas Raises Child Support Cap Effective September 1, 2025 Beginning September 1, 2025, Texas will increase the maximum monthly net income amount used to calculate guideline child support. This is an important change for parents involved in child support cases, as it directly impacts the maximum amount of guideline support that may be ordered under
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In 2019, Harris County underwent a massive bail reform as related to misdemeanor cases and practices. Prior to 2019, the misdemeanor courts in Harris County used a bail schedule to arbitrarily set bail based on the offense title alone. Since 2019, Harris County, Texas—America’s third-largest county—has undergone a sweeping transformation in the way misdemeanor bail is
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Trusts, Wills, and Probate: they go hand-in-hand. Yes, a trust can help avoid probate – maybe. However, to avoid probate, all assets and property must belong to the trust. If there is any property that is not inside the trust (owned by the trust), then likely you will need to probate the estate to access
We’ve all heard it: avoid probate, probate is expensive, and probate is lengthy and complicated. Maybe. But, it doesn’t have to be, especially in Texas. I have often heard something along these lines from prospective clients: I have my father’s Will, and it names me as the Executor. According to the Will, my siblings and
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In January 2017, I left private practice and returned to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. I loved the practice of law and especially defending those accused of criminal offenses, but I was offered an opportunity to change the system…from the inside. By returning to the District Attorney’s Office, I was able to help shape
I’m working on a new outlook for blogging! Making the time to blog proves to be my greatest challenge; however, I want to be able to share current information and trends in criminal justice. Being informed is the greatest asset. I pride myself on being able to provide information and expertise to my clients. While
As much as I thought I would start blogging about a year ago, alas, I did not. New Year, New Focus! At least that is the plan for now. I regularly think of things to write about, but sitting down and writing is another story. With that in mind, my new goal is to write
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Well, that’s always the question! I have so often thought about blogging. Some people say blogging will increase your business. I believe this to be false and thus have no intention of blogging about increasing business at my law firm. Rather, trends and practices change so rapidly within the law that I believe this will
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