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Ramey & Flock A Professional Corporation

4.6
35 Reviews

  • 100 East Ferguson, Suite 500, Tyler, TX 75702

  • Law Firm with 7 lawyers2 awards

  • Precise Skills*Proven Results* We represent individuals and corporations throughout Texas in transactions and litigation, including labor/employment, oil/gas, bankruptcy,... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersAppellate Practice, Banking Litigation, and 53 more

Haley Nutt
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Kent, Anderson, Bush, Frost & Metcalf, PC

4.6
41 Reviews

  • 2320 Dueling Oaks Drive, Tyler, TX 75701

  • Law Firm with 5 lawyers2 awards

  • Experience in all Phases of Civil Litigation.

  • Estate Planning LawyersTrial Practice, Eminent Domain, and 21 more

Donald Cothern
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Allen Gardner Law, PLLC

4.7
43 Reviews

  • 609 S Fannin Avenue, Suite B, Tyler, TX 75701

  • Law Firm with 2 lawyers2 awards

  • At this firm, we are dedicated to protecting our clients and their interests throughout East Texas and across the State of Texas. We represent real people with real needs in fixing... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersBusiness Litigation, Estate Planning and Asset Protection, and 11 more

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Allen Gardner
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Ralph E. Allen

4.4
3 Reviews

  • 100 East Ferguson, Suite 901, Tyler, TX 75710-0028

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer2 awards

  • Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate Law and Residential Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

  • Estate Planning LawyersCivil Practice, Banking Law, and 12 more

Ralph E. Allen
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Potter Minton A Professional Corporation

4.8
60 Reviews

  • 102 N. College Ave., Ste. 900, Tyler, TX 75702

  • Law Firm with 11 lawyers2 awards

  • Helping individuals and businesses achieve their goals and solve and prevent problems is the mission of Potter Minton Law Firm

  • Estate Planning LawyersAppellate, Arbitration and Mediation, and 13 more

Earl Thames Jr.
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Thomas M. (Mick) Alleman

4.4
1 Review

  • 100 East Ferguson Street, Suite 901, Tyler, TX 75702

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer1 award

  • Board Certified - Estate Planning and Probate Law Texas Board of Legal Specialization

  • Estate Planning LawyersTrusts And Estates, Business Law, and 12 more

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Thomas M. (Mick) Alleman
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TLC Law, PLLC

4.6
19 Reviews

  • 112 E Line Street, Suite 302, Tyler, TX 75702

  • Law Firm with 2 lawyers1 award

  • A law firm practicing estate planning law.

  • Estate Planning LawyersAdoption, Child Custody, and 4 more

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Kacie Czapla
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Allen Lottmann Kimmel A Professional Corporation

4.7
8 Reviews

  • 3805 Old Bullard Road, Tyler, TX 75701

  • Law Firm with 4 lawyers2 awards

  • The firm focuses on advanced estate planning, estate administration, representing family business owners, and gifts to private and public charities. The firm has considerable... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersWills, Probate, and 27 more

Michael D. Allen
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Law Office of B. Diane Heindel

3.9
20 Reviews

  • 407 E. 4th St., Tyler, TX 75701

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer3 awards

  • A law firm practicing estate planning law.

  • Estate Planning LawyersAlternative Dispute Resolution, Business Law, and 20 more

Betty Heindel
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Saunders, Schmidt, Echols, Ring & Heck, PC

4.5
3 Reviews

  • 202 West Erwin Street, Suite 200, Tyler, TX 75702-7389

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer2 awards

  • A law firm practicing estate planning law.

  • Estate Planning LawyersGeneral Civil Practice, Trial Practice, and 7 more

Jim Echols
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Mayfield Law Office

3.1
3 Reviews

  • Serving Gilmer, TX

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer1 award

  • Mayfield Law Office Proudly represents Texans in Estate Planning Law, Probate Law, and Personal Injury Trial Law.

  • Estate Planning LawyersWorkers Compensation, Personal Injury, and 33 more

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Marc Mayfield
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Ayres, Shelton, Williams, Benson & Paine, LLC

4.5
125 Reviews

  • Serving Tyler, TX

  • Law Firm with 9 lawyers2 awards

  • Ayres, Shelton, Williams, Benson & Paine, LLC is comprised of attorneys who practice in the areas of business law and transactions, litigation, tax, estate planning, probate,... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersBusiness Law, Commercial Law, and 46 more

John R. Williams
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Mayfield Law Office

3.1
3 Reviews

  • Serving Tyler, TX

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer1 award

  • Mayfield Law Office Proudly represents Texans in Estate Planning Law, Probate Law, and Personal Injury Trial Law.

  • Estate Planning LawyersWorkers Compensation, Personal Injury, and 33 more

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Marc Mayfield
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Tom S. McCorkle

  • 403 West Tyler Street, Gilmer, TX 75644

Richard Weldon McFarland

  • 319 W. Front, Tyler, TX 75710

Ames Law Firm, PLLC

  • 407 E. Fourth Street, Tyler, TX 75701-3216

Peggy Garmon

  • 312 N. Titus St., Gilmer, TX 75644-1412

Law Offices of Robert A. Ray

  • 423 S. Spring Ave., Tyler, TX 75702-8139

The Goodson Firm PC

  • 115 W. Ferguson St., Tyler, TX 75703

Peter G. Milne, P.C.

  • 313 E. Charnwood St., Tyler, TX 75701

Raymond E. North

  • Mineola, TX 75773-0882

Law Office of D. Bryan Hughes

  • 701 N. Pacific Ave., Mineola, TX 75773

Leonard E. Davis

  • 211 W Ferguson St., Tyler, TX 75702-7200

Jackson Law Offices, P.C.

  • 15001 CR 472, Tyler, TX 75706

Larry R. Wright

  • 406 S. Main St., Winnsboro, TX 75494

Oscar William Loyd II

  • 1507 Frost Street, Gilmer, TX 75644-3131

Sinclair Law Group, PC

  • 325 S. Bois D Arc, Forney, TX 75126

Law Offices of Morrison & Hoffman

  • 115 W. Ferguson St., Tyler, TX 75702-7225

Stephen M. Cooper

  • 1321 W.S.W. Loop 323, Tyler, TX 75701

Brown, Bauman & Smith, P.C.

  • 400 E. 5th Street, Tyler, TX 75701-4301

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Which is better to do, a living trust or a last will?

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Answered by attorney Ronald K. Nims (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Ronald K. Nims
Living trusts are excellent devices for older couples that are very organized. In order to make a living trust work, you have to transfer assets regularly into the trust as opposed to personally owned. ?You have to track asset sales (if you sell a car owned by the trust, the proceeds are trust money not personal money. With younger couples, there is a tendency to ignore the technicalities of the trust and treat all assets as personal, then when there is a death the judge has no choice but to declare the trust has no assets and then you don't have a will or a trust. As an aside, there are a number of shady life insurance or investment salespeople who push living trusts very hard like they are the solution to every problem but what happens is the second they get your payment for the life insurance, they disappear and you get no help in implementing and maintaining the trust. A living trust is a way to avoid the costs of probate but the cost of a properly executed living trust - for most families is more than the cost of probate. ?Obviously, a wealthy family (assets in excess of $10 million) has entirely different considerations, particularly a family that controls a successful business. For most couples, wills and a careful review of the non-probate assets - (life insurance, IRAs, 401(k)s, annuities, inheritances, pensions and various other assets ARE NOT CONTROLLED BY THE WILL - this is a particular problem where the couple isn't married) are the best option.
Living trusts are excellent devices for older couples that are very organized. In order to make a living trust work, you have to transfer assets regularly into the trust as opposed to personally owned. ?You have to track asset sales (if you sell a car owned by the trust, the proceeds are trust money not personal money. With younger couples, there is a tendency to ignore the technicalities of the trust and treat all assets as personal, then when there is a death the judge has no choice but to declare the trust has no assets and then you don't have a will or a trust. As an aside, there are a number of shady life insurance or investment salespeople who push living trusts very hard like they are the solution to every problem but what happens is the second they get your payment for the life insurance, they disappear and you get no help in implementing and maintaining the trust. A living trust is a way to avoid the costs of probate but the cost of a properly executed living trust - for most families is more than the cost of probate. ?Obviously, a wealthy family (assets in excess of $10 million) has entirely different considerations, particularly a family that controls a successful business. For most couples, wills and a careful review of the non-probate assets - (life insurance, IRAs, 401(k)s, annuities, inheritances, pensions and various other assets ARE NOT CONTROLLED BY THE WILL - this is a particular problem where the couple isn't married) are the best option.
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Am I responsible for paying these medical bills after he passes and can anybody take the life insurance from me for his bills that are owed?

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Answered by attorney Gerald A Bagazinski (Unclaimed Profile)
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Make sure you are the beneficiary of the policy and not an estate or trust. In Michigan, the policy proceeds would then pass to you and be exempt from attachment by creditors.
Make sure you are the beneficiary of the policy and not an estate or trust. In Michigan, the policy proceeds would then pass to you and be exempt from attachment by creditors.
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When you become an administrator of an estate, how do you know your duties?

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Answered by attorney William L Spern (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Law Office of William L. Spern
Speak with your lawyer. In MI, a notice is sent out outlining what is to be done. You do not get a %. Rather, you are paid a reasonable rate per hour for work performed. Any request for a payment of fees must be filed for hearing, notice given to all interested parties and approved by the court.
Speak with your lawyer. In MI, a notice is sent out outlining what is to be done. You do not get a %. Rather, you are paid a reasonable rate per hour for work performed. Any request for a payment of fees must be filed for hearing, notice given to all interested parties and approved by the court.
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