Month: April 2025

Avoiding Probate in Texas: What You Need to Know

By Thrash, Carroll & Vanway Law Group | April 28, 2025

Probate is the legal process of settling a deceased person’s estate, but many families prefer to avoid it due to the time, cost, and public…

The advantages and disadvantages of lifetime gifts in estate planning

By Thrash, Carroll & Vanway Law Group | April 23, 2025

Advantages Disadvantages Freezes the Value of an Asset; Reduces Estate Taxes – Gifting an asset that is rapidly appreciating (e.g. shares, crypto currency , real…

Why a Stock Market Crash May Be the Perfect Time to Gift to Your Family

By Thrash, Carroll & Vanway Law Group | April 7, 2025

When the stock market takes a nosedive, the headlines are filled with anxiety-inducing words like “plunge,” “collapse,” “sell” and “turmoil.” But amid the panic, there…

New to Texas?

By Thrash, Carroll & Vanway Law Group | April 1, 2025

“Texas-sizing” Your Estate Planning documents You have finished unpacking.  The kids are in school.  You have located the grocery store, the vet and the post…