Talking to your parents about their will or trust won’t be black and white. You need to respect that your parents may be anxious about the matter. They may not be sure how to divide their assets or may not know where they can turn to create a will or trust.
Your role as a child is to support your parents in any way you can. If they are unsure about estate planning, explain that not having an estate plan means that the assets go into probate and the parents have no say or control over where the assets go. It can take a long time to probate a will in Texas.
If your parents understand this, then you can recommend an experienced estate planning lawyer like us at Thomas Walters to help them throughout the process. We plan estates for families in the Fort Worth, TX area, and also offer virtual estate planning in Texas.
Estate planning should not be done alone and you can help them set up virtual meetings with a friendly and knowledgeable estate planning team.