This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express-News on March 31, 2016. Dear Mr. Premack: There are a variety of reasons that Wills should be updated. In your letter you highlight a number of them. For instance: 1) Have there been any changes in your family? Certainly anyone who is getting divorced should be modifying their Will immediately. An update is warranted if anyone listed in your Will dies, becomes disabled, or if new family members are added. 2) Do you want to

This column first appeared in the Express-News on March 3, 2016. The best way to control the disposition of your assets is to declare your instructions in a legally binding manner. You can do so in a Will (the traditional method), in a Trust, or with specific account beneficiary designations. All estate plans should have contingency plans. If your “Plan A” is to leave all your assets in equal shares to your two brothers, you also need a “Plan B” to account for changes in circ

This column first appeared in the Express-News on February 24, 2016. Dear Mr. Premack: I am an only child. My mother passed away recently and my father passed away last decade. She died with a Will naming me Executor and leaving all assets to me. The only assets are real estate: first, a homestead that is undergoing foreclosure with only her name on the deed, and second, a rent house with her name and my name on the deed. The rent house has a mortgage for about 60% of the hou