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Virginia Hammerle is a contributing columnist to The Dallas Morning News and writes weekly articles and blogs on legal issues confronting seniors and their families.
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Adult Guardianship

Compassion With an Edge: Contested Guardianships Can Be Complicated

This is the second of a three-part series. At the heart of every guardianship proceeding is the person in need of protection: the proposed ward....
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Adult Guardianship

Texas Guardianships: Explaining the Procedure for a Simple Guardianship

This is the first in a three-part series on Texas guardianships. You might be tempted to skip a three-part series on Texas guardianships because it...
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Estate Planning

The Magnificent Seven: Texas Basic Estate Planning Documents Explained

Planning is good. Planning is responsible. Planning is adulting at its finest.  So, let’s plan, shall we?  There are 7 basic estate planning documents that you...
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Legal Talk

Checklist for Starting 2025: Taxes, Business, Government Programs, Medications, and You

Ignore the winds of political change swirling around you, and instead focus on keeping your own matters in order.  Your 2025 Legal Checklist 1. Review Your...
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Legal Talk

A Slightly Myopic View of 2024 Court Decisions Affecting Seniors

Every year Texas appellate courts issue hundreds of decisions, some interesting and others frankly boring. This is my summary of the interesting decisions I...
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Estate Planning

We Wish You a Merry HIPAA: Families Should Get Practical This Holiday Season

Perhaps there was a master plan that caused the traditional family gatherings of Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Christmas to fall so close together. If...
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Estate Planning

Gifts Wrapped Up in Eternity: Deathbed Gifts Difficult to Prove

Frank had a problem: he was not sick enough.    Frank was 78 years old and had never been married. There were two women in his...
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Wills & Trusts

The Will that Was Not: Non-Probated Revoked Will Revokes Will

Prepare to be confused. Everyone else was. On February 20, 1963, Carl Chambers signed his handwritten will. This type of will is known as a...
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Legal Talk

Overcoming the Hoarding Barrier

There are many times in one’s life that we experience a significant amount of change, such as getting your first job, graduating, or moving...
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Legal Talk

The $6 Million Judgement That Wasn’t: How the Doctrine of Common Conditions Saved the Watermelons and Your Couch

Watermelons do not usually lend themselves to $6 million judgments. These did, and incidentally led to a bit of law that you need to...
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Legal Talk

Thanks for the Family: Gathering for the Best of Reasons

Ah, Thanksgiving.   A federal holiday stemming from a proclamation President Abraham Lincoln issued on October 3, 1863, that set a precedent to observe the last...
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Legal Talk

Estate Taxes, Government (In)Efficiency, and Fraud: Change is in the Air

Warning: this article contains numbers. The Federal Estate and Gift Tax Exemption: What to Expect With the 2024 election in the rear-view mirror, we may soon...
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