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Three Estate Planning Steps Every New Homeowner Should Take
August 12th, 2026
Congratulations on your new home. Whether you are officially a first-time homeowner or are leveling up (or scaling back) to a space that better fits your life, buying property is a massive milestone. While you are busy picking paint swatches and unbo…
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Your Family’s Estate Road Map: A Step-by-Step Guide to Managing Assets and Wishes
August 5th, 2026
Maps help us get where we are going. Nowadays, phone apps provide detailed directions, making it nearly impossible to get lost. A physical map may seem outdated, but in an emergency, it can be a lifesaver. An estate plan without a “road map” leav…
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Estate Planning After Remarriage
July 29th, 2026
You may not be able to choose the family you are born into, but you can choose the family you build through marriage, partnership, and the life you create on your own terms. The traditional nuclear family is no longer the default, and biological fami…
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What You Should Know about Life Insurance in Estate Planning
July 22nd, 2026
An estate plan may look perfect on paper—until your heirs need cash quickly. Life insurance can be a powerful tool for addressing that gap, providing funds precisely when they are needed most. When coordinated with the rest of your estate plan, it…
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Executor Rights & Responsibilities: How You Are Protected While Administering an Estate
July 15th, 2026
Being named executor of someone’s estate is often viewed as an honor. It means the person who created the will trusted you to handle their affairs and carry out their wishes after death. But successfully executing a will requires meticulous plannin…
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Estate Planning for Schoolteachers: How Your Benefits Come into Play
July 8th, 2026
Ah, summer break. It’s the hard-earned season where the school bells finally fall silent, the lesson planners are put away, and educators get a collective moment to breathe. But while summer is perfect for recharging, it’s also the ideal window t…
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Seven Estate Planning Mistakes Most People Miss—and Seven Questions to Audit Your Family’s Future
July 1st, 2026
Think back to how your life was seven years ago. Your family, your finances, your relationships, and even the accounts you use have probably changed in ways both obvious and subtle. Seven years does not feel like a long time until you start making th…
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The Estate Planning Importance: The Risks of an Unfinished Estate Plan
June 24th, 2026
Planning for the future, especially your own mortality, is never easy. Even when you understand the importance of creating a will or trust to protect your loved ones, finding the motivation to complete an estate plan can be difficult. Yet an unfinish…
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Estate Planning Scams: What Seniors Need to Know
June 17th, 2026
In our previous article, we explored actionable strategies for initiating the estate planning conversation with your parents, emphasizing the importance of early and open communication. However, opening the door to these discussions also means ensuri…
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Talking to Aging Parents About Estate Planning
June 10th, 2026
Beyond the practical purpose of transferring assets and reducing taxes, an estate plan reflects love, responsibility, and values. That emotional heaviness may be part of why many families avoid the subject. Pew Research reports that only about 3 in 1…
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Attorney Jana McCreary
Houston Estate Planning Attorney Jana R. McCreary has been an attorney for over twenty years, a career move she made after working for over a decade with adults and children with intellectual disabilities and mental illness. Graduating summa cum laud… Read More