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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

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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Probate

Life and Death Matters: The Myth of Agent and Executor, Part 1

It is time to dispel the urban myths surrounding the roles of two very different types of fiduciaries:  agent and executor. Assume that your dad...
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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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Estate Planning

Lady Bird Deed: A Handy Tool for Estate Planning

A Lady Bird Deed has nothing to do with the former president’s wife Lady Bird Johnson and everything to do with avoiding recovery by...
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Expectations Lost Would – Be Beneficiaries Out of Luck

For many years now there has been a monstrous legal theory swirling around in the murky waters of Texas probate law just waiting to...
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Probate

Coping With The Aftermath: Be Prepared for a Spouse’s Death

  Let us take a moment and focus on planning for the loss of your spouse. After a Spouse's death, will you be prepared to handle...
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Legal Talk

Nursing Home Do’s and Dont’s: Patient Rights Spelled Out

  If you have ever been involved in the nursing home admission process (Bless you! Are you still in therapy over it?), then you know...
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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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Legal Talk

Time Marches On | Probate Starts Immediately After Death

  Seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years. The moment of death marks the end of time for the decedent, and the beginning of time for...
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Estate Planning

Drugs, Food and Numbers Recent Developments for Seniors

A smorgasbord of changes, updates and general gossip. New Medicare Cards. The government has started mailing these out to the 59 million Medicare recipients.  The old...
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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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