Our Practice Areas

Texas Wills

• Why have a Will
• Simple Wills in Texas
• Estate Planning
• Will and Estate Planning Fees

Texas Probate

• Probate Overview
• Probate of a Will
  • Dependent Administration
  • Independent Administration
  • Probate as Muniment of Title
• Probate Without a Will
  • Texas Probate Code
  • Heirship Proceedings
  • Small Estate Affidavit

Texas Estate Planning

• Estate Planning Overview
• Probate and Non-Probate Assets
  • Insurance policies
  • IRAs
  • KEOGHs
  • Pensions
  • Profit sharing plans
  • 401(k) plans
  • Property owned in joint tenancy with a right of survivorship
  • Assets in trusts
  • Money held in Transfer on Death (TOD) bank accounts
  • Money held in Payable on Death (POD) bank accounts

Texas Trusts

• Texas Trusts Overview
  • Testamentary Trust
  • Revocable Trust
  • Irrevocable Trust
  • Special Needs Trust
  • Charitable Trust
  • Education Trust
  • Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust
  • Spendthrift Trusts
  • Crummey Trusts
  • QTIP Trusts

Texas Powers of Attorney

• Powers of Attorney Overview
  • Statutory Durable Power of Attorney
  • Medical Power of Attorney
  • HIPPA Waiver
  • Directive to Physician

Texas Guardianships

• Guardianships Overview
  • Guardian of the Person
  • Guardian of the Estate
  • Guardianship of a Minor
  • Guardianship of an Adult
  • Designation of Guardian