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24 Apr THE TEXAS TWO-STEP: HOW MUCH CAN AN EXECUTOR BE PAID?

Posted at 09:00h in Estate Planning, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Probate Administration, Taxes, Wills

A common question by someone who has been appointed as an executor of a Will after the Will has been probated (the process where it is determined the decedent’s Will is valid) is “What can I charge for acting as Executor?” After all, it often...

09 Apr SUCCESS STORY OF THE MONTH – TALES FROM THE CRYPT – HOW TO PROVIDE FOR CHILDREN AND PROTECT ASSETS FROM GREEDY EX-SPOUSE

Posted at 09:00h in Asset Protection, Divorce, End of Life Care Planning, Estate Planning, Inheritance, Long Term Care, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Probate Administration, Success Story of the Month, Texas Bar Today Top 10 Blog Posts

Divorcee (client) wants an estate plan so that all her assets pass upon her death to her unmarried adult child (who has no descendants), but she wants to make sure that such assets never pass to her manipulating and greedy ex-husband. Since client’s child is...

04 Apr IS PRINCE HARRY PROTECTED FROM DIVORCE – OR WILL IT COST HIM A KING’S RANSOM?

Posted at 09:00h in Beneficiary, Divorce, Estate Planning, Inheritance, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Trusts

As the time draws closer to the May marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, many might speculate as to whether the couple will have a pre-nuptial agreement – especially due to the well-known divorce of Prince Harry’s parents, Prince Charles and Princess Diana (which...