Committed to helping clients achieve their goals, whether protecting loved ones or tailoring a solution to a unique set of legal needs. Our goal is to provide the highest quality legal services. As attorneys, our work has great impact on the lives of our clients. With this responsibility in mind, we aim for excellence in our practice and in service to you.
Our Austin law practice provides legal services in the areas of estate planning, probate, wills, trusts, guardianship, and appeals. We also assist clients with a range of LGBT issues, including adoption, wills, powers of attorney, and estate planning.
Our Austin law practice provides legal services in the areas of estate planning, probate, wills, trusts, guardianship, and appeals. We also assist clients with a range of LGBT issues, including adoption, wills, powers of attorney, and estate planning.
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Estate Planning
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Marriage creates an assumption of a shared life together.
With marriage the government assumes, among other things, shared property and a shared investment in each other's well being.
Even with marriage equality, estate planning remains vitally important to protect you and your family.
Estate planning is ultimately about protecting your family when they may need it most.
Creating a comprehensive estate plan allows you to make important personal decisions about your care and the care of your family.
With marriage the government assumes, among other things, shared property and a shared investment in each other's well being.
Even with marriage equality, estate planning remains vitally important to protect you and your family.
Estate planning is ultimately about protecting your family when they may need it most.
Creating a comprehensive estate plan allows you to make important personal decisions about your care and the care of your family.
Second-Parent Adoption
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Adoption by same-sex couples (sometimes also called second-parent adoption) is an option in Texas.
Even though Texas now authorizes same-sex couples to marry, adoption in Texas is still important to protect the parental rights of the non-biological parent.
If you and your partner or spouse are thinking about jointly adopting a child or if you wish to adopt your partner's biological child, I can assist you through the adoption process.
For individuals who adopt a child from another country, I can assist with registering the foreign adoption in Texas.
Even though Texas now authorizes same-sex couples to marry, adoption in Texas is still important to protect the parental rights of the non-biological parent.
If you and your partner or spouse are thinking about jointly adopting a child or if you wish to adopt your partner's biological child, I can assist you through the adoption process.
For individuals who adopt a child from another country, I can assist with registering the foreign adoption in Texas.
Marital and Cohabitation Agreements
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A domestic partnership agreement, also called a cohabitation agreement, is a contract between you and your partner that allows you to document the legal rights and responsibilities of each person in the relationship.
Couples who choose not to marry do not have access to many of the property protections available to married couples.
Thus, many people find it useful to specify in advance the division of debts, assets, and other responsibilities in a relationship.
A cohabitation agreement provides clarity with respect to division of property in the event of dissolution of the relationship or in conjunction with estate planning.
Couples who choose not to marry do not have access to many of the property protections available to married couples.
Thus, many people find it useful to specify in advance the division of debts, assets, and other responsibilities in a relationship.
A cohabitation agreement provides clarity with respect to division of property in the event of dissolution of the relationship or in conjunction with estate planning.
Estate Planning
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An estate plan is not just a will.
An effective estate plan coordinates all the pieces that make up your unique blueprint to put together a plan that will allow your family a relatively seamless process of addressing your assets in the event of your death or incapacity.
In doing so, it gives you peace of mind that your wishes will be met and your loved ones will be taken care of.
Having a proper estate plan in place is extremely important.
Unless you make your wishes known, the state of Texas has laws in place that will make decisions about your assets and your personal care on your behalf.
An effective estate plan coordinates all the pieces that make up your unique blueprint to put together a plan that will allow your family a relatively seamless process of addressing your assets in the event of your death or incapacity.
In doing so, it gives you peace of mind that your wishes will be met and your loved ones will be taken care of.
Having a proper estate plan in place is extremely important.
Unless you make your wishes known, the state of Texas has laws in place that will make decisions about your assets and your personal care on your behalf.
Probate
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What is Probate?
Probate is the process of collecting and transferring ownership of an individual's assets following his or her death.
The Texas probate process can range from relatively straightforward to more burdensome.
The Texas probate process lacks the complexity of many other states; however, if you are named executor or administrator of the estate, you have a number of responsibilities to the estate and the beneficiaries.
There are also a number of deadlines throughout the process.
Understandably, the last thing you want to worry about after the death of a loved one is what to do with his or her Will or how to manage distribution of the remaining assets.
Probate is the process of collecting and transferring ownership of an individual's assets following his or her death.
The Texas probate process can range from relatively straightforward to more burdensome.
The Texas probate process lacks the complexity of many other states; however, if you are named executor or administrator of the estate, you have a number of responsibilities to the estate and the beneficiaries.
There are also a number of deadlines throughout the process.
Understandably, the last thing you want to worry about after the death of a loved one is what to do with his or her Will or how to manage distribution of the remaining assets.
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