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Drafting a Will
Bank Accounts and Safe Deposit Boxes
(Separate Website)
How do bank accounts pass after my death?
By: State Bar of Texas
Heirship
(Separate Website)
Affidavit of Heirship for a motor vehicle VTR-262.
By: Texas Department of Transportation
Legal Guide for Cancer Patients
(Separate Website)
This Guide was written to help cancer patients and their families understand the laws that affect their daily lives and to help familiarize them with the legal issues that may surface during a battle with cancer.
By: Texas Young Lawyers Association
Property Transfer after Your Death What happens to your property after you die?
To Will or Not to Will
(Separate Website)
Explains the advantages of having a will, as well as the bad things that can happen if you die without a will ("intestate").
By: Texas Young Lawyers Association
Other Formats:
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Video: Wills & Estates Seminar Q and A Estate Planning
(Separate Website)
Ask an Attorney Video
By: Travis County Law Library
Video: Wills & Estates Studio Show
(Separate Website)
Ask an Attorney Video
By: Travis County Law Library
What Happens to Your Spouse?s Property after S/He Dies What happens to your spouse?s property after death depends on how the property was owned.
By: Legal Hotline for Texans
What is a Will? Self-Help Guide
(Separate Website)
Duties of an Independent Executor Explains the general duty of an executor administering the estate of the decedent.
By: Legal Hotline for Texans
Property Transfer after Your Death What happens to your property after you die?
To Will or Not to Will
(Separate Website)
Explains the advantages of having a will, as well as the bad things that can happen if you die without a will ("intestate").
By: Texas Young Lawyers Association
Other Formats:
PDF File
What Happens to Your Spouse?s Property after S/He Dies What happens to your spouse?s property after death depends on how the property was owned.
By: Legal Hotline for Texans
Alternatives to Guardianship In guardianship, the court transfers some or all of the health care and business decision making authority of an incompetent or mentally disabled person to the guardian.
By: Legal Hotline for Texans
Designation of Guardian in Advance of Need Competent surviving parents of minor or disabled children may designate a guardian in the event of the parent's death or disability. A competent adult may designate a guardian in the event of later disability.
By: Legal Hotline for Texans
Guardian or Conservatorship
(Separate Website)
If a person becomes unable to manage their personal or business affairs due to illness or accident, and has not implemented a less restrictive measure, a court may have to appoint a guardian or conservator
By: Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services
Guardianship Program
(Separate Website)
Guardianship is a legal process used to provide protection for adults who are incapacitated, as defined by the Texas Probate Code.
By: Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services
Legal Guide for Cancer Patients
(Separate Website)
This Guide was written to help cancer patients and their families understand the laws that affect their daily lives and to help familiarize them with the legal issues that may surface during a battle with cancer.
By: Texas Young Lawyers Association
Local Guardianship and Money Management Programs in Texas
(Separate Website)
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