Estate Planning
02
Sep
Estate planning is challenging enough in regular times. But when you introduce the dual specters of COVID and recession, it becomes even more difficult. Naturally, people think more carefully about passing their assets onto others in times like these. Not only might the recession cut the value of an estate, but coronavirus could also […]
08
Apr
Eddie Nash, a New Hampshire businessman, died in 2004. Ten years after his death, local police found his cement cemetery vault cracked, his casket opened, and his remains searched. The police issued arrest warrants for three individuals, including Mr. Nash’s daughter. The daughter told police that she believed her father was buried with “the real […]
27
Mar
On Saturday, April 6th, from 10:00am to 11:30am, Riddle & Butts, LLP will host a short seminar aimed at helping those who wish to attend learn more about guardianship and lesser restrictive alternatives. The seminar will be held at our offices located at 8777 West Rayford Road, The Woodlands, Texas 77389. We will serve light […]
05
Mar
Mike Riddle is a guest on a call-in radio show, Vital Issues in the Christian Home, on KHCB. Listen to his program from Winter, 2018.
21
Jan
According to the Uniform Probate Code, descendants claiming to be heirs of an intestate decedent take by representation. When the estate of an intestate decedent passes to descendants by representation, the estate is divided into as many equal shares as there are surviving descendants in the generation nearest to the decedent which contains one or […]
15
Jan
In the distant past, at common law, non-marital children could not inherit by or through their mother or father and such child’s mother and father could not inherit by or through such nonmarital child. The non-marital child could inherit from such child’s spouse and descendants; but, if such child died unmarried and without descendants, such […]
04
Jan
For those of you reading this article who have a Will, do you know what happens after you pass away? Does the Will automatically move your property where you want? Can the executors named in your Will walk into your bank, show the banker your Will, and gain access to your accounts? Does somebody have […]