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Articles and guides to help you understand your options for protecting your family and your assets in Texas and North Carolina.
This article explains who may serve as a health care agent under a Texas medical power of attorney, who cannot serve, and what decisions the agent may make.
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Texas has no state inheritance or estate tax, but federal estate tax or another state's inheritance tax may apply in some situations.
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This article explains how to calculate a gross and net estate for federal estate tax purposes and notes the 2026 $15 million per-person exemption.
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The article explains how a trust created in a Will can protect children's inheritance, avoid guardianship of the estate, guide distributions, and delay full control.
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This article explains how Texas law allows a Will to be revoked through a later written document or a physical act, including limits on partially revoking typewritten Wills.
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A personal representative, serving as an executor or administrator, manages probate assets, debts, taxes, and distributions after someone dies.
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This article explains how Texas probate law allows certain people to access a deceased person’s safe deposit box with or without a court order and how designated documents must be delivered.
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The article explains how estate planning helps parents of young children choose guardians, manage inherited assets, control distributions, and pass down family values.
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Explains how a Texas medical power of attorney lets an adult appoint a health care agent, when the agent may act, how to sign the document, and how to revoke it.
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Texas law does not require a Will to be notarized, but attested Wills must be signed by two credible witnesses, while holographic Wills must be entirely handwritten and signed.
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