The Probate Process in Texas

What Does the Process Entail? How Will It Change in 2025? There may be no greater gift you can leave your loved ones than a...

Your 2024 Year-End Estate Planning Checklist

Essential Steps to Take Before the End of the Year It’s about to be 2025. As you’re planning for the new year, it’s a great...

Updating Your Estate Plan Before the Holidays

Why November Is the Perfect Time to Make Any Necessary Changes The holidays are almost upon us—a time to feel gratitude for family and friends,...

Estate Planning for Blended Families

Taking the Right Steps to Protect Yourself and All Your Loved Ones According to data gathered during the most recent federal census, nearly half of...

An Introduction to Estate Planning for Young Adults

What Is the Purpose of Estate Planning? What Are the Common Tools of Estate Planning? Why Should You Have an Estate Plan? You’ve just graduated...

The Importance of Periodically Reviewing Your Estate Plan

Why You Want to Be Proactive with Your Estate Planning You’ve worked hard to build your net worth, in part because you want a comfortable...

The Benefits of Lifetime Giving for Estate Planning

How Lifetime Giving Can Help You Achieve Your Goals When you have a substantial estate, one of your concerns will be passing as much of...

The Different Types and Uses of a Power of Attorney

Why You Want to Have a POA in Place When you’re putting all the pieces of your estate plan together, an essential component, often overlooked,...

What Is a Living Will? Where Does It Fit in Your Estate Planning?

How Does It Differ from Other Estate Planning Tools You’ve worked hard to build your net worth, to put everything in place to protect your...

Which is Right for You—A Will or a Trust?

What Are the Benefits of Each Estate Planning Tool? You have worked hard to build up an estate, so that your loved ones will be...

The Essential Estate Planning Documents You Need

Wills and Trusts | Powers of Attorney | Advance Directives | Living Wills You’ve worked hard to build an estate, so that your loved ones...

DIY Estate Plans

I’m Jay Bailey, with Bailey & Galyen. I serve as of counsel with the firm and head our Probate and Estate Planning section. You’ve heard...