Waxahachie Estate Planning Lawyer, Texas

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Jesse Munguia

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Civil Rights, Juvenile Law, Estate Planning, Family Law, Employment

The Managing Attorney is Jesse Munguia. We are a full service law firm. We primarily service clients in Divorce, Child Custody, Child Support Modifica... (more)

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800-975-8021

100 Chambers Circle, Waxahachie, TX 75165

Brandy M Austin

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Estate Planning, Contract, Elder Law, Personal Injury, Family Law

With 6 attorneys and a team of 17 people, we assist clients through the legal process.

Hello, my name is Brandy Austin. I am a general practice attorney and founder of the Brandy Austin Law Firm in Arlington, TX. My firm is known for its... (more)

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800-945-2241

2404 Roosevelt Drive, Arlington, TX 76016

Andrew Vincent Howard

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Estate Planning, Family Law, Criminal, Business, Estate

Andrew Howard is a practicing attorney in the state of Texas specializing in Accident & Injury, Divorce & Family Law, and Criminal Defense. Mr. Howard... (more)

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214-226-1848

2001 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX 75201

SaKinna Lavonne Thomas

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Juvenile Law, Estate Planning, Car Accident, Family Law, Elder Law

Sakinna Thomas is a practicing lawyer in the state of Texas. Attorney Thomas received her J.D. from Indiana University at Bloomington in 2002.

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317-331-7788

600 East John Carpenter Freeway, Dallas, TX 75201

J.C. Bailey

Estate, Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Wills & Probate

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855-982-7199

1901 Airport Fwy, Bedford, TX 76021

John L. Barnes

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Estate, Estate Planning, Wills & Probate, Trusts

Over 30 years of experience in providing individualized legal services. Fishing is one of my favorite activities. Fly fishing is my preferred metho... (more)

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800-790-1461

1617 Park Place Ave., Fort Worth, TX 76110

Daniel R. Bacalis

Divorce & Family Law, Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Custody, Child Support, Estate Planning

Hurst Divorce Attorney

Daniel Bacalis is a certified family law specialist that currently has offices in Galveston and Hurst. Being a family law specialist means having at l... (more)

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817-498-4105

669 Airport Fwy, Hurst, TX 76053

David Lee Jordan

DUI-DWI, Estate Planning, Domestic Violence & Neglect, Criminal, Estate

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855-982-7199

1300 Summit Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76102

John Richard Vermillion

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Trusts, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Veterans' Affairs

John R. Vermillion works as an estate planning and probate attorney and is licensed to practice in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. A native... (more)

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800-967-3581

12655 N Central Expy, Dallas, TX 75243

Leonard H. Plog

Estate Planning, Family Law, Insurance, Business Organization

Status: In Good Standing

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203 E. Colorado, Dallas, TX 75203

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INCOMPETENCE

The inability, as determined by a court, to handle one's own personal or financial affairs. A court may declare that a person is incompetent after a hearing at ... (more...)

The inability, as determined by a court, to handle one's own personal or financial affairs. A court may declare that a person is incompetent after a hearing at which the person is present and/or represented by an attorney. A finding of incompetence may lead to the appointment of a conservator to manage the person's affairs. Also known as 'incompetency.'

GROSS ESTATE

For federal estate tax filing purposes, the total of all property owned at death, without regard to any debts or liens against the property or the costs of prob... (more...)

For federal estate tax filing purposes, the total of all property owned at death, without regard to any debts or liens against the property or the costs of probate. Taxes are due only on the value of the property the person actually owned (the net estate) plus the amount of any taxable gifts made during life. In a few states, the gross estate is used when computing attorney fees for probating estates; the lawyer gets a percentage of the gross estate.

ANCILLARY PROBATE

A probate proceeding conducted in a different state from the one the deceased person resided in at the time of death. Usually, ancillary probate proceedings are... (more...)

A probate proceeding conducted in a different state from the one the deceased person resided in at the time of death. Usually, ancillary probate proceedings are necessary if the deceased person owned real estate in another state.

QTIP TRUST

A type of trust for wealthy married couples that allows a surviving spouse to postpone estate taxes. A QTIP trust allows the surviving spouse to make use of the... (more...)

A type of trust for wealthy married couples that allows a surviving spouse to postpone estate taxes. A QTIP trust allows the surviving spouse to make use of the trust property tax-free. Taxes are deferred until the surviving spouse dies and the trust property is received by the final trust beneficiaries, who were named by the first spouse to die.

ENDOWMENT INSURANCE

Provides that an insured person who lives for the specified endowment period receives the face value of the insurance policy--that is, the amount paid at death.... (more...)

Provides that an insured person who lives for the specified endowment period receives the face value of the insurance policy--that is, the amount paid at death. If the policy-holder dies sooner, the beneficiary named in the policy receives the proceeds.

EXEMPTION TRUST

A bypass trust funded with an amount no larger than the personal federal estate tax exemption in the year of death. If the trust grantor leaves property worth m... (more...)

A bypass trust funded with an amount no larger than the personal federal estate tax exemption in the year of death. If the trust grantor leaves property worth more than that amount, it usually goes to the surviving spouse. The trust property passes free from estate tax because of the personal exemption, and the rest is shielded from tax under the surviving spouse's marital deduction.

SELF-PROVING WILL

A will that is created in a way that allows a probate court to easily accept it as the true will of the person who has died. In most states, a will is self-prov... (more...)

A will that is created in a way that allows a probate court to easily accept it as the true will of the person who has died. In most states, a will is self-proving when two witnesses sign under penalty of perjury that they observed the willmaker sign it and that he told them it was his will. If no one contests the validity of the will, the probate court will accept the will without hearing the testimony of the witnesses or other evidence. To make a self-proving will in other states, the willmaker and one or more witnesses must sign an affidavit (sworn statement) before a notary public certifying that the will is genuine and that all willmaking formalities have been observed.

CONTINGENT BENEFICIARY

1) An alternate beneficiary named in a will, trust or other document. 2) Any person entitled to property under a will if one or more prior conditions are satisf... (more...)

1) An alternate beneficiary named in a will, trust or other document. 2) Any person entitled to property under a will if one or more prior conditions are satisfied. For example, if Fred is entitled to take property under a will only if he's married at the time of the will maker's death, Fred is a contingent beneficiary. Similarly, if Ellen is named to receive a house only in the event her mother, who has been named to live in the house, moves out of it, Ellen is a contingent beneficiary.

HOLOGRAPHIC WILL

A will that is completely handwritten, dated and signed by the person making it. Holographic wills are generally not witnessed. Although it's legal in many stat... (more...)

A will that is completely handwritten, dated and signed by the person making it. Holographic wills are generally not witnessed. Although it's legal in many states, making a holographic will is never advised except as a last resort.

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John L. Barnes

Daniel R. Bacalis

David Lee Jordan

John Richard Vermillion

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SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Smith v. O'DONNELL

In re Townley Bypass Unified Credit Trust

In re Estate of Henry

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