How to Protect Your Commercial Real Estate from Squatters
For commercial real estate owners, squatters can be a significant nuisance. They can damage property, lower property values, and can even jeopardize your ownership rights. In certain circumstances, allowing squatters on your real estate property [...]
When Will Assets be Disproportionately Distributed Due to Fraud in a Texas Divorce?
Texas is a community property state, which requires that spouses going through a divorce make a just and right distribution of marital property. For most couples, this means making an equal split of the value [...]
Tips for Creating a Family Business Succession Plan
Business succession planning is the most logical, practical, and streamlined process for a small business owner to hand over the business to the next generation and exit the company. It can be just as important, [...]
Moving Children Post Divorce in Texas
When going through a divorce, many parents like to believe all the important issues concerning their children will be resolved once and for all with the final divorce decree. In reality, life circumstances often change [...]
Business Partnerships: Tips to Ensure Your Compatibility
Starting a new business partnership is both exciting and overwhelming. There are a lot of details–and hard work–that go into creating a successful business. And while working with one or more partners can ease the [...]
When Will a Prenuptial Agreement Not be Enforced?
Premarital or prenuptial agreements are a common part of marriage and divorce these days. A prenup may be a good idea when one spouse is remarrying or brings significant property or debt into the [...]
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Section 1031 Exchanges
Under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 1031, a taxpayer may be able to defer capital gains taxes on certain qualifying property if he or she finds a ‘like kind’ replacement. If you are selling investment [...]
Warning Signs That Your Aging Parent Might Need Help
There may come a time when your elderly parent or vulnerable relative needs some additional help with his or her affairs. To ensure that your loved one is best protected, it is crucial to keep [...]