{"id":3747,"date":"2016-03-07T01:10:14","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T07:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/?p=3747"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:28:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:28:08","slug":"review-and-update-your-estate-plan-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/2016\/03\/07\/review-and-update-your-estate-plan-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Review and Update Your Estate Plan Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although not as exciting as some other ag law issues we discuss on this blog, this topic is one of the most important for folks to consider. \u00a0I recently wrote an article for Dairy Herd Management discussing this topic. \u00a0While creating an estate plan is a very important step, it is not the end of the journey. \u00a0It is critical that once an estate plan has been created, it is reviewed and updated periodically. \u00a0I recommend that folks review estate plans at least once a year (your birthday or New Year’s is often a good time to do so) or when a major life event–birth of a child, death of a friend or family member, divorce, marriage, significant asset purchase–occurs. \u00a0Doing so will help ensure your wishes are followed and your family is taken care of upon your death.<\/p>\n

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Although not as exciting as some other ag law issues we discuss on this blog, this topic is one of the most important for folks to consider. \u00a0I recently wrote an article for Dairy Herd Management discussing this topic. \u00a0While creating an estate plan is a very important step, it is not the end of the journey. \u00a0It is critical that once an estate plan has been created, it is reviewed and updated periodically. \u00a0I recommend that folks review estate plans at least once a year (your birthday… Read More →<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2444,"featured_media":3748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-estate-planning"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nReview and Update Your Estate Plan Now! - Texas Agriculture Law<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasaglaw\/2016\/03\/07\/review-and-update-your-estate-plan-now\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Review and Update Your Estate Plan Now! - Texas Agriculture Law\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Although not as exciting as some other ag law issues we discuss on this blog, this topic is one of the most important for folks to consider. \u00a0I recently wrote an article for Dairy Herd Management discussing this topic. \u00a0While creating an estate plan is a very important step, it is not the end of the journey. \u00a0It is critical that once an estate plan has been created, it is reviewed and updated periodically. \u00a0I recommend that folks review estate plans at least once a year (your birthday... 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