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Bustos Law Firm, P.C.

4.3
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  • Serving Vancourt, TX and Tom Green County, Texas

  • Law Firm with 6 lawyers2 awards

  • Professional, Ethical, Experienced

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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.

What is the difference between setting up a will using online vs an attorney?

Terry Lynn Garrett
Answered by attorney Terry Lynn Garrett
Estate Planning lawyer at The Garrett Law Firm, PLLC
First, your 401k passes to your spouse under federal law and then to any designated beneficiary on a form you complete and file with the plan administrator.  It should not pass under your Will, but will if you have no spouse and have not completed and filed a designated beneficiary form. Second, if your bank accounts are "joint with right of survivor" or "pay on death," they, too, pass outside your Will. Third, your house can pass outside your Will and free of Medicaid Estate Recovery using a Transfer on Death or a Lady Bird Deed. Fourth, if the royalties are mineral rights, this approach could also be used. But you do need a Will, if only as backup.  Some title companies are uncomfortable with Transfer on Death and, to a lesser extent, Lady Bird Deeds. If you get an online Will (and I have seen those prepared by several vendors), it is likely to be inadequate and you are very likely not to execute it with all the legal requirements, leading to an intestacy.  The Will will not be worth the paper it is written on.  Moreover, those vendors have no skin in the game.  An attorney not only risks a bad online review, a loss of reputation at the court and among colleagues, but a malpractice suit -- and you benefit from the required malpractice insurance.  Until the Texas Supreme Court creates a Will form (which it has been working on for years), you and whomever you want to leave things to, are much safer with a Will drafted by an attorney and addressing your particular circumstances.  You will also find that a good estate planning attorney will provide much more than a Will:  documents to help you stay in charge of your medical care and finances while you are alive, information sheets and guidance for your executor, and counseling building on the information above.  You can be penny wise and pound foolish, or pay extra to an online vendor for a few other documents and risk going without important legal, tax and financial counsel, but is that really what you want?  
First, your 401k passes to your spouse under federal law and then to any designated beneficiary on a form you complete and file with the plan administrator.  It should not pass under your Will, but will if you have no spouse and have not completed and filed a designated beneficiary form. Second, if your bank accounts are "joint with right of survivor" or "pay on death," they, too, pass outside your Will. Third, your house can pass outside your Will and free of Medicaid Estate Recovery using a Transfer on Death or a Lady Bird Deed. Fourth, if the royalties are mineral rights, this approach could also be used. But you do need a Will, if only as backup.  Some title companies are uncomfortable with Transfer on Death and, to a lesser extent, Lady Bird Deeds. If you get an online Will (and I have seen those prepared by several vendors), it is likely to be inadequate and you are very likely not to execute it with all the legal requirements, leading to an intestacy.  The Will will not be worth the paper it is written on.  Moreover, those vendors have no skin in the game.  An attorney not only risks a bad online review, a loss of reputation at the court and among colleagues, but a malpractice suit -- and you benefit from the required malpractice insurance.  Until the Texas Supreme Court creates a Will form (which it has been working on for years), you and whomever you want to leave things to, are much safer with a Will drafted by an attorney and addressing your particular circumstances.  You will also find that a good estate planning attorney will provide much more than a Will:  documents to help you stay in charge of your medical care and finances while you are alive, information sheets and guidance for your executor, and counseling building on the information above.  You can be penny wise and pound foolish, or pay extra to an online vendor for a few other documents and risk going without important legal, tax and financial counsel, but is that really what you want?  
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Do I have any right to stop my older brothers from depleting my fathers account money?

James Brian Thomas
Answered by attorney James Brian Thomas (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Burdette & Rice, PLLC
Yes, you have standing to do several things. First, consider discussing your concerns with your parents, as they are generally presumed to be able to make their own decisions, including the decision to revoke any authority that they gave to each other, or to your siblings. Second, you might discuss these issues with an attorney that practices in guardianship and/or conservatorship, which could bring your concerns to the attention of a Court that is able to stem any wrongdoing and correct any past malfeasance. Third, you might consider contacting Adult Protective Services, or a similar local agency that encounters issues of elder abuse and financial exploitation on a daily basis.
Yes, you have standing to do several things. First, consider discussing your concerns with your parents, as they are generally presumed to be able to make their own decisions, including the decision to revoke any authority that they gave to each other, or to your siblings. Second, you might discuss these issues with an attorney that practices in guardianship and/or conservatorship, which could bring your concerns to the attention of a Court that is able to stem any wrongdoing and correct any past malfeasance. Third, you might consider contacting Adult Protective Services, or a similar local agency that encounters issues of elder abuse and financial exploitation on a daily basis.
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I was with my man for 14 years he just passed away am I entitled to anything?

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Answered by attorney Susan Goodkind Wideman (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at The Wideman Law Center, P.C.
Only if he left you as a beneficiary in his will or Trust, or added your name to his accounts as a beneficiary or co-owner. Otherwise you are legally out of luck.
Only if he left you as a beneficiary in his will or Trust, or added your name to his accounts as a beneficiary or co-owner. Otherwise you are legally out of luck.
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