by scmedia | May 5, 2023 | Wills
The Texas Supreme Court just released a do-it-yourself will form that it is hoped will reduce the number of people who die without a will (intestate). Lawyers who oppose the creation of such a form worry that people will use it incorrectly and it will cause an...
by scmedia | May 4, 2023 | Estate Planning
An Appointment of Agent for Disposition of Remains is a document where you designate who controls your funeral arrangements and handling of your remains after death. The State has a law in place listing who has priority, in Texas that is found in Health and Safety...
by scmedia | May 4, 2023 | Estate Planning
A transfer on death deed designates transferees/beneficiaries to receive a piece of real property–home or lot–upon death of the transferor/owner. This is similar to a pay-on-death beneficiary on a bank account. The transferor does not lose any rights to...
by scmedia | Apr 11, 2023 | Probate
You can provide for ownership of a Texas-titled vehicle to pass to someone else at your death, without probate and without an affidavit of heirship. The Beneficiary Designation must be filed with the State. Here are instructions for doing that, which are not clearly...
by scmedia | Aug 4, 2021 | Estate Planning
One of the documents that makes up the basic estate plan includes the medical power of attorney, where the principal (you) can designate an agent to make your medical decisions when you are no longer able to do so. The medical power of attorney is an important...
