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Baird, Crews, Schiller & Whitaker, P.C.

4.7
51 Reviews

  • Serving Killeen, TX

  • Law Firm with 15 lawyers2 awards

  • Regional Firm * Global Reach

  • Estate Planning LawyersEstate Planning and Probate, Powers of Attorney, Medical Powers of Attorney, and Directives to Physicians, and 52 more

Mark S. Whitaker
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Dunnam & Dunnam, L.L.P.

4.8
49 Reviews

  • Serving Gatesville, TX

  • Law Firm with 9 lawyers3 awards

  • Serving Waco and Central Texas since 1925

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Vance Dunnam Jr.
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  • 202 W. Central Texas Expwy., Killeen, TX 76541

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  • 413 E. 3rd St., Lampasas, TX 76550

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Lindley, Wiley & Duskie, P.C.

  • 500 North 10th Street, Killeen, TX 76540-1384

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This information is not legal advice and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete or up-to-date. It is provided for general informational purposes only. If you need legal advice you should consult a licensed attorney in your area.

Under the law, once a will has gone through probate and executor is appointed, should this be sufficient to access bank accounts?

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Answered by attorney Nathan James Wagner (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at The Law Office of Nathan Wagner
Your lawyer is correct. However, if the bank will not accept the court order appointing you as executor, it's faster, cheaper, and easier to just provide them with a copy of the death certificate. Otherwise, you will have to haul them into probate court and have the court order them to recognize you as executor.
Your lawyer is correct. However, if the bank will not accept the court order appointing you as executor, it's faster, cheaper, and easier to just provide them with a copy of the death certificate. Otherwise, you will have to haul them into probate court and have the court order them to recognize you as executor.
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Can the executor close a bank account?

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Answered by attorney Darin Christensen (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Bullivant Houser Bailey PC
A power of attorney ceases to have any legal effect as soon as the maker dies. To deal with the account legally, you should be an account signer, the named pay on death beneficiary, the court appointed executor (being named in the will does not give you any authority until it is probated), or file a small estate affidavit if the estate is small enough.
A power of attorney ceases to have any legal effect as soon as the maker dies. To deal with the account legally, you should be an account signer, the named pay on death beneficiary, the court appointed executor (being named in the will does not give you any authority until it is probated), or file a small estate affidavit if the estate is small enough.
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Which is better to do, a living trust or a last will?

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Answered by attorney Dara J. Goldsmith
Estate Planning lawyer at Goldsmith & Guymon, P.C.
Depending upon how assets are titled and our intentions to create life estates, a trust may be your best bet. Speak with counsel about your objectives and long term goals for your estate plan.
Depending upon how assets are titled and our intentions to create life estates, a trust may be your best bet. Speak with counsel about your objectives and long term goals for your estate plan.
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