Frozen embryos, eggs and sperm can outlive the people who stored them, and a child conceived years after a parent’s death may or may not inherit. Here is how Texas law handles IVF in wills, trusts and intestacy, how other states compare, and what to put in your documents.
Tennessee lets married couples opt into community property through a qualifying trust. Learn the potential basis benefit and the divorce, ownership and creditor tradeoffs.
Saving for a child’s education and endowing a scholarship for other students are two different kinds of college fund. Here is how to set up each one: 529 plans and trusts for your family, and the $1,000 to $100,000+ minimums colleges and community foundations typically require before they will administer a scholarship.
You walked in for one, the sign said “2 for $5,” and you walked out with two. Here is the research on why multi-unit pricing and purchase limits work so well, the legal rules that apply to them, and simple ways to buy only what you need.
Got an email from Richard Stone & Associates demanding payment for fire, flood, or storm restoration work? Learn the 9 FDCPA red flags to look for and what to do before you pay.
A 5-and-5 power lets a trust beneficiary withdraw the greater of $5,000 or 5% of trust assets each year without gift or estate tax when the right lapses. Here is how the rule interacts with Crummey gifts, hanging powers, income tax under Section 678, creditor protection and the estate tax at death.
A Spousal Lifetime Access Trust (SLAT) lets one spouse give assets away for estate tax purposes while the other spouse can still benefit. Here is how SLATs work and the IRS rules on gift tax returns, grantor trust status, reciprocal trusts, divorce and basis that couples need to plan around.
Yes, a trust’s situs can be in a different state than where you live, but only if the trust has a real connection to that state. Here is how trust situs, governing law and nexus work, what happens to real estate you own in another state, and how state income and estate taxes follow your trust.
On October 26, 2026, the FTC and 20 states sued Dollar General in federal court in Tennessee, alleging the chain routinely charges more at the register than the prices on its shelves, tags and ads. Here’s what the complaint says, which states joined, and how to protect yourself at checkout.
New federal court data released October 22, 2026 shows bankruptcy filings rose 11.4% to 621,111 in the year ending September 30, with Texas, Florida and Maryland rising even faster. The same week, a federal court in Arizona entered a $106.8 million judgment against a debt relief operation that targeted seniors and veterans. Here’s what the numbers mean and how to tell real help from a scam.
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