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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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Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning

Garn-St. Germain Depository Institutions Act – What Is It?

No Thanksgiving would be complete without sending up a big thanks to Congress for the Garn-St. Germain Act.   What? You’ve never heard of Garn -St....
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Legal Talk

Earth, Wind and Fire When Disaster Hits, Head for the Insurance

If you live in Texas then you know that a bright sunny sky can shift to a blinding hailstorm in a matter of minutes. ...
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Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning

Received An Inheritance? Here Are Three Ways to Manage It

Let’s start with the numbers: 10 and 1,000,000,000,000.   Over this decade,  $1 trillion is expected to change hands through inheritance.  The majority of that will...
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Estate Planning & Probate

Estate Planning Around an Addict

Dealing with an addict in the family is, to put it mildly, challenging. The impact on a family can range from mere nuisance to...
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Real Estate

Eminent Domain vs. Condemnation in Texas Real Estate

You may be faced with a governmental agency or private actor threatening to take your private property under the power of eminent domain. When...
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Elder Law

Claiming Your Parent As A Dependent

Most of us are familiar with claiming our children as dependents for federal income tax purposes. However under some circumstances you can claim your...
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Legal Talk

16 Relaxing Quotes To Make You Feel Better

For goodness sakes’ people: Smile! All is not gloom and doom.    The future may contain huge unknowns, but doesn’t it always? The other side may seem...
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Elder Law

Texas Guardianship Basics

Recipe for a contested guardianship: Take one senior, add a dash of dementia, mix in a dollop of assets, simmer with decades of resentment...
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Elder Law

Research Pays Off – Problematic Decisions When You Reach Retirement Age

Your retirement age, in case you are interested, is between 65 and 67, depending on the year you were born. So says a host...
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Legal Talk

Agents on the Cloud – Digital Assets Lost Without Planning

Merrily we have drifted into the world of the internet while abandoning file cabinets, stripping picture albums and tossing piles of unwanted paper along...
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Family Law

How to Modify a Divorce Decree When Children Are Involved

If you’re in need of an attorney, we want you to know that despite the COVID-19 pandemic, our firm is open during regular business...
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Estate Planning & Probate

Run Silent, Run Deep – Silent Trust is the Secret

SHHHHH. Can we talk privately? It’s about the kids. I know you have some assets that you want to set aside for them, but…….. you’ve...
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