Virginia Hammerle is a contributing columnist to The Dallas Morning News and writes weekly articles and blogs on legal issues confronting seniors and their families.
In recent years, the traditional nuclear American family that prevailed in the years following World War II – father, mother and children all living...
Super-Powers at Your Service
Let’s see – are you a resident of Texas? Check. An adult? Check. Age 60 or older? Check.
Congratulations! You are guaranteed...
Asset-based lending in real estate finance, also referred to as equity-based lending, involves extending a loan that is secured by real estate assets. These assets...
Settling and estate — especially an estate with a trust — can be lengthy, emotional, and complicated. Trusts and wills serve different functions and...
Buying and Selling Commercial Properties with Easements
You’re ready to open the small family diner of your dreams, and you found the perfect spot. Bad...
Estate Administration
Swimming with the Sharks
Chances are fairly good that you will, at some time or another, serve as an independent executor of an estate....