This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express-News on May 11, 2018. Dear Mr. Premack: I want to help my family. We have never had anyone divorce in our family. Then my son’s wife divorced my son. She kept their two young children. I get along with the grandchildren just fine. It’s bad because the ex-daughter in law is causing trouble. It gets worse because my son just died. And worse, he had no Will. There is a small estate. I do see from this mess that my wife and I

This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News on November 20, 2015. Dear Mr. Premack: My husband and I always liked our nephew. We have no children of our own, and have our nephew inheriting in our current Estate Plan. However, he just married a woman neither of us likes. Is it legal to update our estate plan to say our nephew can inherit only if he divorces this woman and never sees her again? PD You raise some interesting questions. The fact is that your assets

This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express-News on September 29, 2015. First, have you and your husband tried marriage counseling? Leaving a marriage of 45 years is in itself traumatic, but will have far reaching financial and emotional impact. Counseling may help. Further, since your husband is partially motivated by his interpretation of religious text, it may help to talk with his pastor. If your husband’s perception of religious restrictions is inaccurate withi