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Learn everything you need to know about laws in Texas. Founded in 1984, Hammerle Finley Law Firm represents clients at every stage of life. Our areas of practice include business law, litigation, employment law, family law, estate planning, probate & guardianship, banking law, and personal injury.
Legal Talk Texas
21h ago
Mary, your little sister, names you as her agent under her financial power of attorney. Two years later she has an incapacitating stroke. You have to immediately swing into action to manage her finances. When you start looking for papers in her desk so you can pay her bills, you realize two things. First, Mary […]
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Legal Talk Texas
1w ago
It all comes down to this: Are you trust-worthy? That is the crux of the matter, isn’t it? Are you trust-worthy, or should you just go with a simple will for your estate plan? Let’s play the game and see where you finish. We will look at 7 different questions. 1. Do you need a […]
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Legal Talk Texas
2w ago
You plan a lot of things. You plan for medical expenses by purchasing health insurance. You plan for incapacity when you sign powers of attorney. You plan for an orderly transition of your estate when you execute a will. But do you have a plan in place for your firearms? Planning for Your Firearms Matters […]
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Legal Talk Texas
2w ago
No matter the time of year, we are all concerned with sprucing up and organizing our houses. But what about tidying your “legal house?” Here are some ways organizing your house now can benefit your loved ones in the future. 1. Clean Out Your Clutter Cleaning out your closets can benefit more than just your […]
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Legal Talk Texas
3w ago
It might seem crass to measure a memory with money, but millions of us may soon have that opportunity. Why? Baby Boomers are dying off, and an estimated 40% of them do not have a will. Another 20% of U.S. adults 50 years or older do not have children. That means a lot of distant […]
The post The Great Wealth Transfer: An Inheritance May Be Coming Your Way Soon appeared first on Hammerle Finley Law Firm ..read more
Legal Talk Texas
3w ago
Here are the IRA rules in a nutshell: save and then withdraw. Let’s do a shallow dive into the specifics. We spend all of our working years scrimping and saving so when that magic day comes, we can start spending on our retirement. Your friendly federal government encourages this by deferring taxes on our saved […]
The post Retirement Plans are Complicated: SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0 Act Did Not Help appeared first on Hammerle Finley Law Firm ..read more
Legal Talk Texas
1M ago
You are driving down I-35E when a car in the right lane sideswipes you and sends you careening into traffic in the left lane. Now that’s a bad day. You pull out your phone and make your first call to whoever is your crisis relative/friend. Your second call? That, of course, is to your insurance […]
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Legal Talk Texas
1M ago
There’s a new type of trust on the scene in Texas: the Noncharitable Trust Without Ascertainable Beneficiary. That’s a mouthful that most people will not know what to do with. But this new type of trust could be really interesting to some folks. Trust Law Essentials First, understand why this kind of trust is so […]
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Legal Talk Texas
1M ago
Who should be afraid of an in terrorem clause? You, that’s who. What is an In Terrorem Clause? An in terrorem clause is a no-contest, or forfeiture, clause often found in wills. Although the wording may vary, the typical wording provides that a beneficiary who challenges or disputes the validity of the will is disinherited. […]
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Heard it Through the Grapevine: Wrong Information About Estate Planning is Worse Than No Information
Legal Talk Texas
1M ago
Mark Twain may have said it best: “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” How do most people know something for sure? They hear it from their next-door neighbor, barber, dentist, and Facebook community, of course. The trouble is most of […]
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