The Ashmore Law Firm, P.C. Blog

In Texas, fall means cooler weather, family get-togethers, great food, and, of course, football.

Whether your family wears maroon, burnt orange, Cowboys blue, or somehow manages to cheer f...

When people hear the words "prenuptial agreement" or "postnuptial agreement," one of the first questions is often whether creating one means a couple is already thinking about divorce.

After practicing family law for over 30 years, I have come to view prenuptial and postnuptial agreements very differently.

Some of the healthiest marital agreements I have worked on...

The legal explanation: In Texas, your assets generally fall into two groups. Probate assets are things you own in your name without a beneficiary, survivorship agreement, trust, or other transfer plan. These assets may need to go through probate before they can be passed to the people named in your Will. Non-probate assets...