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These days, remarriage after a spouse’s death or divorce isn’t unusual in the US. Many couples today are in blended families – second marriages for one or both spouses with children from prior relationships, creating stepfamilies. Spouses in bl… Read More

Did you know that if you have an unmarried partner, stepchildren, a chosen family, a non-biological co-parent, or godchildren, none of them will inherit from you under Louisiana’s default intestate succession laws? Read More

When estate planning in Louisiana, forced heirship, community property, and usufruct must all be considered when you decide who will inherit from you. Read More

Louisiana is a civil law state, which means thar our laws are based on the French Napoleonic tradition. It also means that some of our laws are very different than the laws of every other state. This is especially true when it comes to estate plannin… Read More

The Supreme Court in Obergefell v. Hodges recognized that LGBTQ+ couples have the right to marry, and despite legal challenges since Obergefell, marriage equality remains the law of the land. Setting aside the possibility that the Supreme Court may o… Read More

Living in Louisiana, you probably know that we do things a little differently here, and that includes our laws. Louisiana is one of nine states who use community property laws. Under Louisiana’s community property laws, the default rule is that any… Read More

Many people know that having a Last Will and Testament (commonly called “a Will”) is an important part of adulthood, but they also assume that if they die without one, their spouse will simply inherit all their property or that their family will… Read More

One of the questions that we hear often is: Is a Trust better than a Will? The answer we normally give is one of the most lawyerly responses in our playbook: It depends. While it seems like a glib answer to an honest question, the fact of the matter… Read More