To a certain extent, everyone does some of their own estate planning without consulting their attorney. Once you understand the context and

This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News and other Hearst Newspapers on April 26, 2019. Dear Mr. Premack: I like life hacks and I like doing things myself. I graduated from college. I am smart. I own a ranch and live on the land with my family. I figured out a way to avoid getting legal documents like a trust and a financial power of attorney and want to get your opinion on it before talking about it with my wife. My idea: put our accounts in my wife’s name

When you co-sign an auto loan, the lending bank is taking a security interest in the automobile. If payments are not timely made, the lender