This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News and other Hearst Newspapers on January 28, 2019. Dear Mr. Premack: My husband and I are in our 60’s. We have been married for a few years, but it is not our first marriage. We are a blended family. I think we need to do…
This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News and other Hearst Newspapers on December 18, 2018. Dear Mr. Premack: A married man and woman own a house in Texas, and raise their four children there. He dies in 1981, intestate, while in Oklahoma. There is no legal action taken when he dies. Surviving…
This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News and other Hearst Newspapers on November 26, 2018. Dear Mr. Premack: I know you work primarily with retirees, but since you write about Wills and Estate Planning I’m hoping you can answer this question. My husband and I have two young children, pets, and a…
This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News and other Texas Hearst Newspapers on August 24, 2018. Dear Mr. Premack: I am in my second marriage. My husband’s his first wife died years ago with a probated Will leaving the house to him. He has grown children, all married. We remodeled the home…
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…
This column appeared in the San Antonio Express-News on January 5, 2018. Dear Mr. Premack: My grandmother made me a 25% heir of her estate in her Will. Three daughters with her first husband were left the other 75%. My mother, who had a different father, was not included as an heir. Grandmother died in…
This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News on December 22, 2017. On Friday, December 22, 2017, President Trump signed the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (TCJA) into law. The new law makes large modifications to the income tax system, but this column will focus on changes to the estate and gift tax…
This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News on October 2, 2017. Dear Mr. Premack: I’ve been reading about the income tax and business tax proposals that have come from the Trump Administration. However, there is hardly mention of the estate tax beyond saying it will be repealed. What about the generation skipping…
