Complexities of Estate Planning: How an Estate Lawyer in Houston Can Protect You and Your Family
If you’re starting to plan your estate, you may already find that your head is swimming with information. Get help making sense of it all. An estate lawyer in Houston can assist you in understanding and planning every component of your estate.
Directives and Medical Power of Attorney
If you’re unable to make medical decisions on your own, your estate should include advanced directives and a medical power of attorney. It should describe your health wishes should you become incapacitated and name a power of attorney who is authorized to make decisions for you.
Special Purpose Trusts
Trusts can be some of the more complex aspects of estate planning. The Curry Law Firm’s estate planning services are designed with your family’s specific needs in mind.
Wills and Living Wills
A living will is essentially your advanced directive. But your last will and testament is your opportunity to express your wishes upon your passing. It’s up to your lawyer to ensure that the distribution of your assets and appointment of guardians are clearly outlined in your will.
Financial Power of Attorney
What will you do if you are no longer able to make decisions regarding your own money? Having a financial power of attorney protects you from being taken advantage of when you are no longer capable of making such decisions.
Aspects of a Strong Estate Plan
As small business owners and entrepreneurs, we understand firsthand how important it is that you protect your family in the event that anything happens to you. Make sure your estate plan is strong by including all of the necessary elements:
Wills
Trusts
Durable Power of Attorney
Advanced Medical Directive
Guardianship and Beneficiary Designation
The Curry Law Firm Client Portal
Talk to Your Lawyer and Access Important Details About Your Case
You shouldn’t have to spend hours trying to get ahold of your attorney. Our secure messaging system gives you access to your estate lawyer when you have questions and concerns.
Documents, Invoicing, and Payments
Don’t wait for snail mail to get your documents. You don’t even have to search your computer for documents. Everything, including invoicing and making payments, can all be done in our client portal.
Integrated Calendar
Your client portal will contain a calendar complete with all upcoming events that relate to your case. If applicable, for easier accessibility, you’ll also have access to a map of the courthouse you’ll be visiting.
Estate Planning Worries in Houston? Get Answers You Need from Professionals You Can Trust
What happens if you die without a will?
Texas intestacy laws say that if you die without a will, your estate is automatically entered into the probate process. Your beneficiaries will need to show the court that they are entitled to fair distribution of your assets. An estate lawyer assisting in the development of your will could save your family up to two years worth of probate court hassles.
Do beneficiaries have rights?
The purpose of your will is to protect your loved ones. This means that your beneficiaries will have rights. They can make inquiries about how your estate is being distributed and file suits and complaints about how the estate is being executed. Your estate lawyer should anticipate any infringement on these rights and help you plan for them accordingly.
What is probate? Will it affect my will?
When a person dies without having transferred ownership of their assets or property, the estate must go through probate court. This process involves settling old debts, gathering assets, and distributing them fairly and reasonably. If you don’t set up a trust or survivorship in place, you should expect your estate to go through probate.
Get Help from a Top-Rated Estate Lawyer in Houston
It’s up to you to protect your family and make sure that your estate is fully prepared in the case of your death or inability to make decisions for yourself. This is a complex process that requires precise attention to detail. Schedule a free, no-obligation consultation with a respected Houston estate lawyer at The Curry Law Firm when you call us at 713-678-0013 or fill out the convenient contact form included below.
