Estate Planning


 

Bob Brown Law Firm, P.C. proudly offers a full range of Estate Planning Attorney and Probate Attorney Services to our clients. One of the most overlooked but most important things EVERY person should do for his or her family is execute a properLast Will and Testament.

A Last Will and Testament is particularly important with blended families, minor children and in order to avoid estate taxes. Bob Brown Law Firm, P.C., has prepared wills for hundreds of Tarrant County area residents, and we have the knowledge and experience to make sure your wishes are honored upon death and your estate is protected.

As part of our Will Attorney Services, we will prepare for you aMedical Power of Attorney, Statutory Durable Power of Attorney and Directive to Physicians and Family or Surrogates (the Living Will). We can also advise you on how best to organize your non-probate assets, such as life insurance and retirement accounts so your family can, in many cases, avoid probate altogether.

 Bob Brown Law Firm, Wills 

  • Types of Probate in Texas  
    9/13/2012 12:00:00 AM  by Bob Brown

    The Texas Probate system is designed so that when a Texas resident dies, the courts are involved only as much as necessary.   A good lawyer who understands Texas probate laws can advise you what is the best, cheapest and most sufficient way to transfer your loved one’s assets and to take care of their estate.  This is a brief summary of the Texas probate procedures in Texas.

    WHAT IS PROBATE?  
    3/28/2012 12:00:00 AM  by Bob Brown

    Generally speaking, probate is the process of sorting out the business affairs of a person who has passed away (the decedent) usually with the involvement of a probate court.  Some of a decedent's assets called "probate assets," such as real estate, motor vehicles, furniture, and jewelry are part of the decedent's probate estate and pass, subject to creditors claims, based on the laws of intestate succession unless the decedent had a valid will.  Other assets, calle...
  • Wills, Wills, Wills... We can't tell you how important a will is!  
    3/2/2012 12:00:00 AM  by Bob Brown

    Hi!

    If you don't have a will, you need a will.  You need a will because if you dont have a will, the state will provide one for you.  You don't want that will.

    See you next time,

    Bob......