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Texas Estate Planning FAQ (click here)

* In General

• Wills
• How do I set up "Pay-On-Death" accounts?
• If I name beneficiaries for my bank accounts, do I have to include them in my will?
• What are my rights under a life estate?
• What are Estate and Gift taxes?

* Trusts

• What is a Living Trust?
• Can the successor trustee on my Living Trust take care of all my affairs if I'm incapacitated?
• Naming a Trust as IRS Beneficiary

* Advanced Health Care Directives & Powers of Attorney

• Conservatorship
• Powers of Attorney- What's the difference?
• Durable Powers of Attorney for Finances
• How do I sign checks under a Power of Attorney?
• Healthcare Directives
• Legalities of the right to live or die

* Funeral Planning

• Body and Organ Donation
•  Final Arrangements