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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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Probate

The Family Cemetery: Backyard Burial Wrapped in Red Tape

It is Halloween, which means that front yards everywhere are filled with plastic tombstones, monstrous animated spiders and tissue-ghouls hanging from trees. Which brings up...
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Legal Talk

An Informal Marriage: Are You Married?

Are you married? Amazingly, a lot of people cannot correctly answer that question. In Texas, you can be married formally or informally.  The formal way is...
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Wills & Trusts

Electronic Wills in Texas

An Idea Before its Time Sometimes it seems as if you can do anything online – order groceries, close on your home sale, buy a...
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Legal Talk

Funeral planning is helpful. Buying a prepaid funeral contract – not so much.

That is because there is a huge potential for being scammed in the process. In one example, a company called National Prearranged Services, Inc. (NPS)...
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Legal Talk

Living the Life in Texas: Tips for Establishing Domicile

Texas offers its residents several favorable benefits. We do not have an individual income tax, we do not impose an estate or inheritance tax, and...
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Legal Talk

A Broken Family Affair: Probate Homestead Leads to Melodrama

The characters in this particular drama are “probate homestead,” “life estate,” and remaindermen.  Audience Warning:  many people will find this story disturbing. A “probate homestead”...
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Legal Talk

Driving After Death: the Texas Beneficiary Form for Vehicles

There’s a new form in town:  Beneficiary Designation for a Motor Vehicle. If you own a vehicle registered in Texas, then you can name a...
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Legal Talk

Annuity Fraud: When a Good Product Goes Bad

At its heart, an annuity is simply a type of investment that accumulates funds and then pays them out in an income stream.  Think...
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Estate Planning

Court Creates a Cremation Conundrum: Decision Hits Funeral Homes Hard

Cremations are hot, but a recent decision by the Texas Supreme Court may have a chilling effect on the popular funerary choice. In 2016, for...
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Estate Planning

Forever Remembered: The Ugly Side of Family Trusts

Trust Disputes Tear a Family Apart Picture this: mom and dad know they will leave an inheritance when they die. They want to make sure...
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Legal Talk

An Inheritance Lost – Early Estate Grab Goes Wrong

  Here is how to lose your grandmother's 4.15 carat marquise cut diamond ring to your former wife. First, when your grandmother dies, become the administrator...
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Legal Talk

Getting the Record Straight – Information is King

You know you want it. Maybe more than you’ve ever wanted anything before. So go for it. March right in there and demand……your medical records. Turns...
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