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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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Elder Law

Ain’t No Sunshine with a Bad Contract – Reducing Carbon Footprint Can Lead to Problems

What is the newest headache for seniors and their probate estates? Solar panels.   It is trendy to install solar panels on existing houses. By the...
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Estate Planning

Never Can Say Goodbye – Some Executors Find It Difficult to Distribute Probate Estates

Are we there yet?  If you have ever served as an executor of an estate, then you will appreciate the risks that go into making...
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Estate Planning

Do-It-Yourself Will Changes: How Not to Amend Your Will

Ink splotches. Inserted pages. Cross-outs. Handwritten notes. These are the wrong ways to go about changing your will.  A will in Texas is valid if you...
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Probate

Insurance for Me but Not for Thee: Life Insurance and Annuities Sidestep Creditor Claims

Sometimes into the dull, dusty life of a probate lawyer drops a little nugget of excitement; a gem of an obscure law that has...
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Estate Planning

Good Friends, Bad Legacies: Dealing with the Aftermath

Sorry that you died last month. RIP. Well, anyway, you left us and now I am dealing with the aftermath. I looked high and low...
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Elder Law

The Parent Trap: Filial Responsibility Laws Cause Financial Havoc for Children

A thousand years ago,  Gui Jujing wrote The Twenty-Four Paragons of Filial Piety. As the story goes, while grief-stricken over his father’s death, Jujing...
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Estate Planning & Probate

Community Property State Rules Explained: Who Gets What?

Picture this typical scenario. A loved one passes away, leaving their surviving spouse and a child. The decedent has written into their testamentary instrument...
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Estate Planning & Probate

Not Even Taxes Can Stop Death: The Impact of Expectations

Doesn’t “expecting the unexpected” make the unexpected expected?   Yes, which makes the surprise unexpected when the government imposes a new tax. While we can’t prove taxation...
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Estate Planning

I Love It When a Plan Comes Together: Millennials and Gen Z Lag in Estate Planning

Generation Z, or those born after 1997 according to Pew Research, are among those least likely to have a will in place. And before...
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Business Law

Socially Responsible Investments Meet Fiduciary Duties: Guess Who Wins

“Socially Responsible Investing” (SRI) is all the rage in investment circles. So is its big sister: “Environmental, Social and Governance Investing” (ESG). Both are strategies...
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Estate Planning & Probate

The Widows’ Election

Widows in Texas have a special option at the passing of their spouse called the widows’ election. The rule states that if the surviving...
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Probate

Beneficiary in Waiting – Rights During the Probate Process Can Be Complex

At some point in your lifetime, you may be a beneficiary in waiting. That is what beneficiaries of wills do – they wait for...
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