Archive for February 2, 2026

With the new year, we always see an uptick in folks who need help with their estate planning. We are happy to help, of course, but remind everyone that many of their accounts (bank, investment, etc.) have beneficiaries that are named in the contractual documents that established the accounts. Every one of us needs to review these beneficiary designations regularly to make sure that (a) we named beneficiaries and (b) that the people we named are still the people we want to receive our money and other assets when we

Our firm offers a hearty “congratulations” to the newly appointed Judge of our County Court at Law Number One, Keith Wheeler. Judge Wheeler has been an attorney in our area for over 35 years and brings a breadth of knowledge and experience to the bench. We all wish him the best.

Although we all hope you never get divorced, and that your marriage is a happy-ever-after story, more and more people are using premarital agreements.  These agreements are designed to help couples define property rights prior to marriage so that, in the event of a divorce, less time and money needs to be spent on arguing about “who gets what” and how assets and debts will be allocated.

It is important for Texas residents to remember that a strong presumption applies that marital property is community property at the time of a