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Speak With an Estate Planning Attorney at Nordhaus Walpole PLLC If you would like to speak with a lawyer about preparing or updating your estate plan, contact the law offices of Nordhaus Walpole PLLC for a free, confidential consultation. To schedule an appointment with one of our experienced McKinney estate […]
If you are preparing to put together your estate plan, it is important to learn the basics of the estate planning tool known as the “revocable living trust.” For many people, the revocable living trust has become the estate planning tool for distributing assets after death due to the numerous […]
If you have been doing research about preparing your estate plan, you have probably read that much of the estate planning process involves keeping your assets out of probate. While by no means a universal rule, avoiding probate tends to make it easier, faster and less expensive for a person’s […]
If you have been appointed as a personal representative – either in someone’s will or by a court during the probate process – it is important to make sure that you have a thorough understanding of your legal obligations. Personal representatives have a number of responsibilities, and they owe a […]
In Texas, guardianship gives one person the legal authority to make daily living decisions and/or manage the financial affairs of another person (called a “ward”) who, due to an incapacitating disability, disease or injury, is unable to make important decisions on his or her own. We have previously discussed some […]