Your Trust Fiduciary/Trustee—-Friend or Foe??
With the financial conflicts facing individuals and families today and the aging of the general population, more trust beneficiaries and family members are becoming concerned with the fiduciary duties...
View ArticleWhat is a DTPA claim?
DTPA stands for Texas Deceptive Trade Practice Act (the “Act”), which was codified in Chapter 17 of the Texas Business and Commerce Code. This act was codified in order to “protect consumers against...
View ArticleA Domestic Violence Abuser – Look for these serious warning signs
If you are a Victim of Domestic Abuse, you must fight back! No one has the legal right to physically, mentally, or verbally abuse another individual! If you are a relative, friend or acquaintance of a...
View ArticleGoing Into Business in Texas – Picking a Business Model
There are many business structures an entrepreneur may employ in forming his business. Each structure is somewhat different and choosing a specific business model depends on each entrepreneur’s...
View ArticleA Director’s Fiduciary Duty to His Corporation
A Director of a Corporation has specific fiduciary duties that precludes activities that might endanger the Corporation. The certificate of formation may limit or eliminate personal liability of...
View ArticleInterference with Child Custody in Texas
In the State of Texas, interference with child custody is punishable both civilly and criminally. According to the Texas Family Code, a person who takes, retains, or conceals the whereabouts of a...
View ArticleHow an Executor of “The Will” Might Be Breaching His/Her Fiduciary Duty
The executor of a Texas will is the person chosen by the deceased to administrate the provisions of the will of his/her estate. The executor must be at least eighteen years old and have no prior...
View ArticleHome Owner Associations ( HOA ) : Are You in For Problems?
Everyone loves and hates their HOA. A HOA has the power to make every neighbor’s’ life a little easier by establishing restrictions that keep the neighborhood clean, safe, and accountable. HOA’s also...
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Verbal Contracts and Texas Law
Verbal Contracts do exist and are legally enforceable in Texas, as a matter of law, if they meet necessary legal requirements and specificity. Adequate consideration must be given between the two...
View ArticleWhy Texas Employment Agreements Are Critical
Texas is an “At Will” state which gives few rights to an employee that are not created by statute or governed by labor regulations. At-will employees can be terminated for any reason, as long as the...
View ArticleContesting a Will in Texas
Typically, standing to contest the validity of a Will is limited to two classes of persons: 1) a person who is named on the face of the Will (i.e. any beneficiary); and 2) a person who would inherit...
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