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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.
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Estate Planning

The Texas Supported Decision-Making Agreement

An Estate Planning Tool to Consider I have in my trusty toolbox the estate planning documents I think every adult should have, but there are...
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Adult Guardianship

The Scourge of Timeshares: Vacation Interests Cause Problems When It’s Time to Exit

Today’s word is “timeshare.” Wait – did you hear that? That ominous minor chord of impending doom that blared out when I said “timeshare.” There it...
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Estate Planning

When the State Takes Your Estate: Texas Escheat Laws Can Cheat Your Heirs

So, it is true – if you die without leaving a valid will, then the State of Texas might end up taking everything.    How Would...
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Legal Talk

The ABCs of Credentials: Checking Up on Professional Certifications

I recently met someone who said he was a financial advisor and asked if I would refer clients to him. He handed me a...
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Estate Planning

Beneficiaries, Heirs, and the State of Texas Duke It Out

You are lying on your deathbed surrounded by the many assets you own: cash, bonds,    automobiles in the driveway, the mansion.   Then you die,...
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Legal Talk

Dollars for Donuts: Your Remedies For an Unauthorized Credit Card Charge

It was the $6 donut store charge.   The charge showed up on the list of my credit card transactions, which I usually check at least...
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Legal Talk

Love and Consequences: Significant Limitations on Texas Marital Agreements

Let’s talk about the law of unintended consequences, shall we? Sue and Sam, both Texas widowers with children, fall in love and decide to marry....
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Wills & Trusts

Why You Need to Move Your Wills and Trusts to Texas

If you are one of the two million people who have moved to Texas in the last five years, we need to talk because...
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Estate Planning

Big Questions About Your Texas Durable Power of Attorney

A big document deserves big litigation. Your durable power of attorney is a big document. That is the paper you signed, as principal, naming someone to...
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Legal Talk

Medicare Explained for the Approaching 65 and Older Crowd

My goal today: give an overview of Medicare for the 65+ crowd in 550 words or less. Ready? What is Medicare? Medicare is a federal entitlement program....
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Estate Planning

Villains Walk Among Us: Preventing Elder Exploitation

Bert is 89 years old, estranged from his family, and living at a care facility. He has $330,000 in life savings.  Bert is in a...
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Legal Talk

Dementia: A Story with Many Victims

It never occurred to me that I would steer people toward a fictional murder mystery to explain the effects of dementia, but here we...
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*Virginia Hammerle, Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization

**Virginia Hammerle, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019 Super Lawyer is a Thomson Reuters service

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