Houston Estate Planning Attorney

What Can Happen Without a Houston Estate Planning Lawyer?

You can learn online how to do many things these days. From changing a tire to filing your taxes, there are many things we do ourselves at home. But most of us shouldn’t handle our estate planning by ourselves.

Here are some possible negative outcomes to DIY estate planning:

• Costly mistakes – While it’s possible to do wills, trusts, and powers of attorney yourself, all it takes is one small mistake. Then you have lost time, money, and stress to deal with as well as estate planning.
• Missing health and medical care considerations – Another reason to use an estate planning lawyer is this process isn’t just about who gets your ‘stuff’ when you die. A significant component of a solid estate plan is what happens if you become mentally or physically unable to care for yourself or make decisions.
• Legal disputes – Not using an attorney to complete a will, trust, or power of attorney can mean something on the critical legal documents was done wrong. Imagine if your DIY will isn’t legally valid when you pass away! Your heirs might lose their inheritances, and all your hard work building a legacy for them was for nothing.

Your estate planning lawyer has a deep understanding of Texas estate law and experience in many complex legal subjects that affect seniors:

• Transferring and preserving assets when a spouse goes into a nursing home
• Medicaid planning
• Medicare appeals and claims
• Probate court
• Taxes and financial planning when you die
• Managing the estates and trusts
• Nursing home issues
• Long-term care planning

Imagine trying to handle these complicated elder law issues on your own!

Contact Our Houston Estate Planning Attorneys Now

If you need estate planning advice, you must talk to an attorney as soon as possible. The Houston estate planning attorneys at The Titus Law Firm will help devise a legal strategy to protect your assets, reduce taxes, and much more. Please contact us today.

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That being said, no one knows what will happen in the future, and if you have assets that need protecting, the best way to preserve your wealth for future generations is to speak with an estate planning lawyer early.”
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