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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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Legal Talk

The Law All Wrapped Up: Gifts of the Season

Somewhere in Texas, there is a fire burning merrily in the fireplace, the air is redolent with the smell of turkey roasting in the...
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Estate Planning

Education 101: College Gifting With a Purpose

I spent 4 unforgettable years at the University of Missouri-Columbia learning about life and, in my spare time, picking up an undergraduate degree in...
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Estate Planning

The Magnificent Seven Takes a Swing – Is Your Estate Planning Up to Par?

It was on a warm, sunny day at the country club that 50-year-old Sam, who had just hit a beautiful drive down the 14th...
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Legal Talk

The Contractor List: Eight Tips When Contracting for Home Improvements

The Contractor List: Eight Tips When Contracting for Home Improvements  The homeowners wanted to build a pool in their backyard. In April, a pool contractor...
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Adult Guardianship

Guardianships Gone Good: Protections Afforded by a Guardianship May Be Necessary

If you are prone to think in absolute terms, draw conclusions without investigating facts, or believe sensational articles, then read no further.  That is because...
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Estate Planning

They’re Here: Medicare Insurers on the Hunt

Once a year it is open season on seniors. The signs are obvious: envelopes spilling out of your mailbox, huge ads popping up in...
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Real Estate

History of House Haunts Sellers: Tricked by Required Disclosures

If your house is a regular gathering place for poltergeists, specters and the odd dybbuk or two, then you may want to keep that...
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Legal Talk

Ensuring Your Insurance Company Pays Up

Ensuring Your Insurance Company Pays Up: Research is the Best Protection Early in my career, while waiting in a district court for my case to...
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Legal Talk

Theft for a Cause: Crowdfunding Pitfalls

Are you a crowdfunder? You are if you have donated to a GoFundMe account, placed money in the church offering plate, or pooled money...
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Estate Planning

Turning 65: My Medicare Journal

I just turned 65. No, I am not retiring. Yes, I have now signed up for Medicare. It was quite the education, and I am...
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Estate Planning

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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Probate

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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