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Amarillo Residents, consider several factors when selecting a lawyer including their experience, expertise, and reputation. AV Rated Attorneys represent a distinguished group of lawyers who have received top ratings from their peers for their exceptional ethical standards and an A grade (4.5 or higher).
  • 5700 S.W. 45th Avenue, Amarillo, TX 79109

  • Law Firm with 4 lawyers1 award

  • Farris, Parker & Hubbard began in the 1960s when it was known as Stokes, Carnahan & Fields. Although our name has changed over the decades, our commitment to serving our clients... Read More

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Collin Wynne
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  • 500 South Taylor, Amarillo, TX 79120-1656+2 locations

  • Law Firm with 25 lawyers2 awards

  • Offices in Amarillo, Lubbock and Dallas

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John M. Brown
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  • 112 SW 8th Ave., Ste. 301, Amarillo, TX 79101

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer1 award

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  • 600 South Tyler Street, Suite 1810, Amarillo, TX 79101

  • Law Firm with 3 lawyers1 award

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  • 600 S. Tyler, Suite 2100, Amarillo, TX 79101

  • 619 S. Tyler St., Ste. 90, Amarillo, TX 79101

  • 301 S. Polk St., Ste. 600, Amarillo, TX 79101-1406

  • 3131 S. Bell, Ste. 202, Amarillo, TX 79106-5030

  • 320 South Polk Street, Suite 920, Amarillo, TX 79101

  • 2901 S. Georgia, Amarillo, TX 79109-3436

  • 500 South Taylor Street, Suite 504, Amarillo, TX 79101-2445

  • 301 South Polk Street, Suite 610, Amarillo, TX 79101

  • 1400 Bank One Bldg., Suite 1400, Amarillo, TX 79105

  • 510 S. Polk St., Amarillo, TX 79101

  • 612 S. Van Buren Street, Amarillo, TX 79101

  • 301 S. Polk, Ste. 330, Amarillo, TX 79101

  • 6715 Silverbell Lane, Amarillo, TX 79124-4988

  • 600 S. Tyler St., Ste. 1313, Amarillo, TX 79101-2353

  • 112 S.W. 8th Ave., Amarillo, TX 79101-2399

  • 112 SW 8th Avenue, Suite 301, Amarillo, TX 79191

  • 112 W 8th Ave., Ste. 900-D, Amarillo, TX 79101

  • 617 SW 8th, Ste. 100, Amarillo, TX 79101-2142

  • 901 S. Polk, Amarillo, TX 79101

  • 112 W. 8th Ave., Ste. 530, Amarillo, TX 79101-3541

  • 904 South Monroe, Suite One, Amarillo, TX 79101

  • 417 W. 10th St., Amarillo, TX 79101

  • 320 S. Polk St., Ste. 830, Amarillo, TX 79101-1429

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Commonly Asked Estate Planning Questions From Users Near You

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.

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 Jayne L. Sebby (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Jayne L. Sebby
If you are listed as beneficiary on your spouse's life insurance and it is payable directly to you upon his death, it will not be included as part of his estate and creditors shouldn't be able to get to it.
If you are listed as beneficiary on your spouse's life insurance and it is payable directly to you upon his death, it will not be included as part of his estate and creditors shouldn't be able to get to it.
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How do i go about getting the deed changed on a house/property, the will was probated.

Answered by attorney Stephen Arnold Black
Estate Planning lawyer at The Law Office of Stephen A. Black
You need to retain a probate lawyer to open up the estate of your deceased relative with the probate court in your county. 
You need to retain a probate lawyer to open up the estate of your deceased relative with the probate court in your county. 

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

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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