Ashley Flotte’s Legal Blog

There is undeniably an expansive list of issues to consider in selecting which presidential candidate we’ll get behind this election year. To make an informed decision, we’ll do our best to keep up with and distinguish McCain’s and Obama’s respective platforms on everything from health care to education, foreign policy to the environment. One of [...]

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Attorneys generally put a great deal of time and effort into the drafting of any legal document to be filed with a court. Language is the lawyer’s instrument; each word is deliberate, each phrase crafted with precision. Motions, decrees, affidavits, briefs—they all require attention to detail and adherence to formality befitting their audience.
Take these fine [...]

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It’s late in the day, and my previous post on revocable inter vivos trusts may be a bit too much to digest on a Friday afternoon. So let’s go on to another… actually, more unpleasant (and completely non-law-related) topic… tearjerker songs.
Okay… what’s the saddest song you’ve ever heard? Tears in Heaven? Adam’s song? Mad [...]

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Living trusts are all the rage. Many trust companies, financial advisors, attorneys, and others in the estate planning biz peddle living trusts as the be-all, end-all of planning devices. While it’s true that revocable inter-vivos trusts (“living trusts”) can provide great benefits, it’s also important to note that they might not be necessary or desirable [...]

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                Just as Texas probate law provides several alternatives for situations in which a decedent dies without a will, there are also simpler and often more cost-effective alternatives to the traditional probate procedure when the decedent dies with a will. If the estate qualifies, probating a will as a muniment of title can save the [...]

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