Dallas real estate expert Sam Thomas invites Texas probate attorney Isaac Shutt to discuss the OPEN SECRET for

Read it from a Texas estate planning attorney: What is a bypass trust and why would I want a bypass trust?

  Texas estate planning attorneys always think about how the Federal ESTATE TAX (“death tax”) affects clients’ estate plans, especially those Texas trusts.  ...

Our brief article will go into a little depth about the potential estate tax law changes below, and here are the bullet points: Elimination of the "Step-up Basis" for capital gains tax upon inherited investments. Increasing the capital gains tax....

Richardson, Texas, Estate Planning Attorney discusses the difference between a revocable trust and an irrevocable trust. Mr. Shutt also dives into TWO SCENARIOS in which an irrevocable trust may actually be better than a revocable trust.

An irrevocable life insurance trust can make lots of sense for Texans, even though Texas currently has no inheritance tax. For one, we do still have the federal estate tax, and the ILIT helps minimize estate taxes. BUT WAIT! There's more...

Texas Estate Planning Attorney Isaac Shutt describes the differences between revocable trusts and irrevocable Trusts. Is a revocable trust better than an irrevocable trust?

Did you know that your beneficiary designations on your forms with the banks trump your Last Will and Testament? A good estate plan considers BOTH your beneficiary designations and your Will.

Dallas area guardianship attorney Isaac Shutt discusses how to AVOID guardianship in the first place. The answer is simple: Before becoming mentally incapacitated, Texans should get a durable general power of attorney and a medical power of attorne...

If you need to probate a will in Texas or if a family member has died without a will, you will likely need a probate lawyer. This brief article describes the top 4 factors in selecting a Texas probate attorney: Cost, focus of attorney's office, expe...