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Virginia Hammerle

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.
362 articles
Probate

The Black Hole of Probate: Lack of Authority Can Lead to Mischief

Some topics are so messy that they are simply not addressed in polite company. One such topic is the Black Hole of Probate.   What is...
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Estate Planning

Maneuvering Through Sibling Relationships: Careful Planning and Communication

Forty years of estate planning, guardianship, and probate have given me an interesting perspective on sibling relationships. I have seen siblings at their best...
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Estate Planning

Why Do Timeshares Attract So Many Scammers?

For more than a decade, employees of a violent Mexican Cartel, posing as sales representatives, have contacted timeshare owners and offered to buy their...
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Estate Planning

Mediation and Other Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures That Work

The four kids had been locked in litigation over their parents’ estate for years. Hundreds of thousands of dollars had been paid for lawyers,...
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Wills & Trusts

Texas Supreme Court Decision Gives Direction for More than 150 Years

On May 19, 1860, Hamilton Washington, a man of many prejudices and superstitions, executed a will that left his entire estate to his sister,...
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Estate Planning

Raising Your Future Agent Right

This is written by an attorney who handles estate planning and represents clients in guardianship, will contests, and trust and fiduciary litigation. In my...
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Estate Planning

Introduction to Independent Executorship in Texas

Let’s assume your mom, who lived in Texas, died and left a written will naming you as her independent executor. What can you expect...
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Legal Talk

Practical Suggestions to Minimize the Risks Associated with Falling

My doctor has suggested that I write a column about falls. He seems to think falls are bad for people. I tend to agree. This...
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Legal Talk

Outsmarting Scammers Takes Time and Effort

I was sitting at the courthouse waiting for my client’s case to be called when my cell phone rang. The caller announced that he...
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Business Law

Job Hop and Corporate Transparency

Older workers often find themselves unceremoniously dumped from their full-time jobs years before they are ready to retire. What is their next step? Hawking...
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Estate Planning

Selecting Who Will Serve as Your Agent is an Important Decision

Your biological relatives include your parents, children, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles,  nieces, nephews, and cousins. You did not get to choose any of them....
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Estate Planning

Personal Property Definitions You Need to Know in Estate Planning

Lucy had a problem. She was a single mom with 2 children, and she wanted to treat them equally in her will. Yet she...
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*Virginia Hammerle, Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization

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