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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.
306 articles
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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Wills & Trusts

Changes Should Lead To Change: Timely Review of Will and Trust is Critical

It seemed like such a good idea at the time. Your mom goes to an attorney and, after thoroughly analyzing her financial wealth, goals, and...
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Estate Planning

Why You Should Think Again About Adding Your Adult Child as a Co-Owner to Your Bank Account

Do you want to take a walk on the wild side? Just add your adult child as a co-owner to your bank account. Why Would You...
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Estate Planning

Couples’ Medicaid Planning Basics: Should You Sell Your Assets to Pay for the Nursing Home?

Couples are living longer, and that is both a good thing and a bad thing.  Good because who doesn’t want another day together basking in...
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Probate

The Result of Disclaiming an Inheritance Might Surprise You

Not all inheritances are welcome.  Suppose you have a judgment against you for $100,000, and your Aunt Debbie dies and leaves you $50,000 in her...
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Legal Talk

Artificial Intelligence: Not Ready for Prime Time

Mary, a Texas resident, was getting divorced from Bill. She did some internet research on the computer about how community property was handled in...
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Estate Planning

Asset Protection and Nursing Homes: Early Planning a Must

You are sitting around the kitchen table with family and sometime between dinner and your dessert course of Blue Bell ice cream, the issue...
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Adult Guardianship

Guardianships for Disabled Adult Children: The Planning Should Start Now

This is the third article in a three-part series. It had been 18 years in the making.   From the day she was born, it was evident...
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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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*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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