Houston Estate Planning Attorney

For your trust to activate, you must fund the trust with the help of an experienced estate planning attorney. Brown Law PLLC will assist you with transferring ownership of some or all your assets into the trust. Schedule an office or virtual client appointment today to fund your trust; simply contact us.

Yes. If you have assets that were not placed into the trust before your death or after it, then a pour-over will enable those things to funnel into and be administered under terms of any revocable living trusts.

People who own real property outside the State of Texas may be able to avoid probate of their wills in each of those states by establishing a revocable living trust. The trust will own the real properties and probate will not be necessary for the properties. For more information on revocable trusts, please contact us today to schedule your consultation.

The main goal of estate planning is to maximize your wealth during your lifetime and to pass the largest amount of assets possible to your loved ones at death with as little hassle as possible. Establishing a revocable living trust may be the most efficient and effective way to avoid probate thereby limiting hassle of court proceedings and executor probate filing requirements.  Once the settlor, or trustor, passes, the assets owned by the revocable living trust continue to be administered by the trustee for the benefit of the named trust beneficiaries without the need for probate.

The main goal of estate planning is to maximize your wealth during your lifetime and to pass the largest amount of assets possible to your loved ones at death with as little hassle as possible. This goal can be met via a will or a trust. However, consideration of your family dynamics, net worth and asset portfolio, future needs and/or legacy wishes, is essential to determining the best vehicle to achieve this goal as it may be suggestible to draft a will, a revocable living trust, or both. Contact us today to schedule a consultation top discuss your specific estate planning needs.

A medical power of attorney is a legal document which gives one person the ability to handle medical decisions on your behalf as an agent. This type of power of attorney allows your agent to make critical medical decisions on your behalf, and obtain your medical records while you are incapacitated or otherwise unable to take care of yourself.

A durable power of attorney is a legal document which gives one person the ability to handle financial transactions on your behalf as an agent. This type of power of attorney allows your agent to take care of your financial responsibilities such as pay mortgage and credit card bills, purchase and/or sell real estate, or other business transactions while you are incapacitated or otherwise unable to take care of yourself.

Estate Planning is a process in which individuals attempt to maximize their wealth during their LIFETIME and PASS the LARGEST amount of ASSETS possible to their loved ones at death with as LITTLE HASSLE as possible. (source: John V. Childers, Jr., The Secret Millionaire: Asset Security System)

Time and money. Probate is a court process with all of its various proceedings, such as court hearings, gathering or inventorying estate asset and paying off debts, which takes months or even years. You can take appropriate steps to avoid probate of your assets. If you have any questions about how to avoid probate of your assets, call us to schedule a free consultation today.