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When You May Not Be Able to Use a Financial Power of Attorney from Austin Estate Planning Attorney Liz Nielsen

Besides directing what happens to your finances when you pass away, a comprehensive estate plan also addresses the possibility that you could become unable to handle your financial affairs while you are still alive. You may have signed a financial power of attorney (FPOA) that allows one or more people to act on your behalf. However, a […]

Preserving SSI from Austin estate planning attorney
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Preserving SSI When Divorcing Parents Have a Child with Disabilities from Austin Estate Planning Lawyer Liz Nielsen

Today we are sharing a post from The Voice, the email newsletter of The Special Needs Alliance. This installment was written by Special Needs Alliance member, Lee M. Holmes, of Holmes, Holmes and Neisent, PLLC in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The law firm’s practice focuses on planning for persons with disabilities, estate planning, Medicaid and elder law. […]

Estate planning for same-sex couples from Austin estate planning attorney Liz Nielsen
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Estate Planning for Same-Sex Couples from Austin Estate Planning Lawyer Liz Nielsen

The Obergefell decision of 2015, which legalized gay marriage in all 50 states including Texas, greatly impacted estate planning for same-sex couples. Married gay couples are now able to take advantage of the estate planning techniques that had previously only been available to heterosexual married couples. However, despite the change in the law,  a smaller percentage […]

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