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Swain Law Firm, P.C.

4.9
33 Reviews

  • Serving Hufsmith, TX and Harris County, Texas

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer2 awards

  • The Swain Law Firm, P. C., is a Houston based law firm concentrating its practice in Estate Planning, Probate, Real Estate and Trust Law.

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Tyler Swain
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Law Offices of Bryan Fagan

4.7
683 Reviews

  • Serving Hufsmith, TX and Harris County, Texas

  • Law Firm with 29 lawyers4 awards

  • Our mission is to be advisors and advocates for families before, during, and after divorce, with a passionate and intelligent devotion to excellence. Don't face this process... Read More

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Brittney Scene Archie
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Law Office of Mike Aduddell

5.0
16 Reviews

  • Serving Hufsmith, TX and Harris County, Texas

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer2 awards

  • For more than 37 years I have strived to help Texans resolve family law matters and defend against criminal charges. I have a deep understanding of how the system works and move... Read More

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Mike Aduddell
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The Law Office of James H. Taylor

5.0
9 Reviews

  • Serving Hufsmith, TX and Harris County, Texas

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer1 award

  • Boutique Civil Law Firm specializing in Contract Drafting, Review, and Negotiation; Wills, Trusts, and Probate; Family Law; and comprehensive corporate counsel for small businesses... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersEstate Tax Issues, Living Wills, and 37 more

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James H. Taylor
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Boswell Law Firm, PLLC

3.8
16 Reviews

  • Serving Hufsmith, TX and Harris County, Texas

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer1 award

  • The Boswell Law Firm, PLLC was founded to provide clients in Houston and nearby communities with the personalized focus and careful attention that that their cases deserve. In... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersFamily Law, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Victim Cases, and 22 more

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Duana Boswell-Loechel
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Stagg and Associates, PLLC

4.8
152 Reviews

  • Serving Hufsmith, TX and Harris County, Texas

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer3 awards

  • Experienced. Reputable. Responsive. Family Law, Criminal Defense and Personal Injury Attorney Serving Houston, Texas Since 2002

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R. Nicole Stagg
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Law Offices of Craig Seldin PLLC

5.0
4 Reviews

  • Serving Hufsmith, TX and Harris County, Texas

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer1 award

  • Aggressive trial representation. Will not jeopardize the client's case with a quick plea. Not intimidated by the District attorney. Will fight for your constitutional rights!... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersCivil Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts, Business Transactions and Litigation, and 299 more

Craig Seldin
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Murrah & Killough, PLLC

4.9
43 Reviews

  • Serving Hufsmith, TX and Harris County, Texas

  • Law Firm with 7 lawyers1 award

  • Experienced Senior Business Law Attorneys To Help Your Business GrowOur approach to the law allows businesses to obtain all of the benefits of experienced in-house business counsel... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersBusiness Law, Business and Commercial Litigation, and 2 more

Kathleen Witkovski
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1-800 The Wolf Accident Attorneys

5.0
5 Reviews

  • Serving Hufsmith, TX and Harris County, Texas

  • Law Firm with 3 lawyers1 award

  • The Siddique Firm is proud to represent victims of Personal Injury, and our expert attorneys will work tirelessly to secure the justice that you deserve. Call Now for a Free Case... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersPersonal Injury, Car Accident, and 10 more

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Aaron Siddique
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Ace Law

5.0
71 Reviews

  • Serving Hufsmith, TX and Harris County, Texas

  • Law Firm with 3 lawyers2 awards

  • Ace Law, led by Kevin Acevedo—a Texas trial lawyer with more than a decade of courtroom experience—focuses on personal injury and criminal defense. The firm pursues full... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense, and 5 more

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Ananya Kumar
Family Law, Estate Planning & Probate Attorney
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Ned Gill III, Attorney at Law

4.8
64 Reviews

  • Serving Hufsmith, TX and Harris County, Texas

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer3 awards

  • Ned Gill III has a long family history in Texas. He is a fourth generation Houstonian and a sixth generation Texan. His great-great-great-grandfather, Abner Smith Lipscomb, was the... Read More

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Law Office of Sharon C. Stodghill

5.0
1 Review

  • Serving Hufsmith, TX and Harris County, Texas

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer1 award

  • Board Certified Estate Planning and Probate Law

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Sharon C. Stodghill
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Laura Dale & Associates, P.C.

4.8
118 Reviews

  • Serving Hufsmith, TX and Harris County, Texas

  • Law Firm with 12 lawyers4 awards

  • Laura Dale & Associates, is a full-service family law firm providing representation in domestic family law and international divorce, custody, and child abduction cases. We take a... Read More

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Liza Greene
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The Law Office of Larry P. Smith

5.0
2 Reviews

  • Serving Hufsmith, TX and Harris County, Texas

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer1 award

  • Wills, Probate, Real Estate, Business Law, Business/Commercial Litigation, Family Law, Divorce, Powers Of Attorney, Deeds, Contracts, Leases, Marital Agreements, Child Support,... Read More

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Larry P. Smith
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Myres & Associates, PLLC

5.0
1 Review

  • Serving Hufsmith, TX and Harris County, Texas

  • Law Firm with 3 lawyers1 award

  • PROTECTING YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND FINANCIAL ASSETS FOR OVER 35 YEARS

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Caroline Weitz
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Shelly A. Merchant

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  • Serving Hufsmith, TX and Harris County, Texas

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer2 awards

  • Family Law, Divorce, Child Custody, Modification Orders, Adoption Law, Prenuptial Agreements, Child Support, Paternity, Mediation, Probate, Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney &... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersFamily Law, Divorce, and 12 more

Shelly A. Merchant
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Stilwell, Earl & Apostolakis LLP

4.7
14 Reviews

  • Serving Hufsmith, TX and Harris County, Texas

  • Law Firm with 5 lawyers2 awards

  • A Woodlands based firm with "downtown" experience. More than 47 years experience in probate, estate and litigation.

  • Estate Planning LawyersEstate Planning, Wills and Trusts, Probate/Disputes, and 6 more

Steven C. Earl
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Riddle & Butts, LLP

4.9
57 Reviews

  • Serving Hufsmith, TX and Harris County, Texas

  • Law Firm with 2 lawyers3 awards

  • Honoring your faith and trust in us by providing peace of mind and security through estate planning, estate administration, and asset protection strategies.

  • Estate Planning LawyersProbate, Guardianship, and 10 more

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Michael Riddle
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Law Office of Maria Lowry, PLLC

4.5
19 Reviews

  • Serving Hufsmith, TX and Harris County, Texas

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer3 awards

  • Dedicated Houston Family Attorney. Call Today.

  • Estate Planning LawyersFamily Law, Child Custody, and 18 more

Maria Lowry
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Law Office of Michele O'Brien, P.C.

5.0
3 Reviews

  • Serving Hufsmith, TX and Harris County, Texas

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer2 awards

  • BOARD CERTIFIED IN ESTATE PLANNING AND PROBATE

  • Estate Planning LawyersFinancial Planning, Trust Law, and 15 more

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Michele N. O'Brien
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Lobman, Carnahan, Batt, Angelle & Nader A Professional Corporation

4.6
31 Reviews

  • Serving Hufsmith, TX and Harris County, Texas

  • Law Firm with 12 lawyers1 award

  • In 1979 Edward Lobman and Burt Carnahan founded the law firm of Lobman, Carnahan, Batt, Angelle & Nader. Located in the central business districts of New Orleans, Louisiana and... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersGeneral Civil Practice, Trial Practice, and 43 more

David V. Batt
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Greer, Herz & Adams, L.L.P.

4.6
41 Reviews

  • Serving Hufsmith, TX and Harris County, Texas

  • Law Firm with 25 lawyers2 awards

  • Formed over seventy years ago on Galveston Island, Texas, Greer, Herz & Adams, L.L.P., one of the largest law firms based in Galveston, has grown from a three lawyer practice... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersCivil Trial Practice, Appellate Practice, and 8 more

Tara B. Annweiler
Partner
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Bragg Law PC

5.0
125 Reviews

  • Serving Hufsmith, TX and Harris County, Texas

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer3 awards

  • Caring, personalized legal services that put you and your family first. Let us handle all your probate & estate planning needs so you can focus on your family. Call now to... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersProbate, Wills, and 29 more

Melanie Bragg
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John O. Yow, PLLC

5.0
7 Reviews

  • Serving Hufsmith, TX and Harris County, Texas

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer1 award

  • A law firm practicing estate planning law.

  • Estate Planning LawyersWills, Trusts and Estates, and 7 more

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John O. Yow
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McLeod, Alexander, Powel & Apffel A Professional Corporation

4.7
77 Reviews

  • Serving Hufsmith, TX and Harris County, Texas

  • Law Firm with 15 lawyers2 awards

  • McLeod, Alexander, Powel & Apffel, P.C. was established in its current form by V.W. McLeod, Robert Alexander, Ben Powel and Ervin A. Apffel, Jr. in 1965. The firm is known... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersGeneral Civil Practice, Trial Practice, and 24 more

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Genevieve Bacak McGarvey
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Bailey & Galyen, Attorneys at Law

3.7
79 Reviews

  • Serving Hufsmith, TX and Harris County, Texas

  • Law Firm with 33 lawyers2 awards

  • “Our experienced attorneys have aggressively represented injury victims for over 40 years. Let Bailey & Galyen solve your legal puzzle. Contact us today!”

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Paul Kennedy
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Does the family inure the debt the father made without their knowledge once he dies?

Mark L. Dodds
Answered by attorney Mark L. Dodds
Estate Planning lawyer at Grant Morris Dodds
If your mother does not know about the debt, then she could not have consented to the debt; therefore, your mother has no personal obligation for the debt upon your father's death. However, upon your father's death, his estate, consisting of his separate property (and his community property, if he resides in a community proper state), is liable for any of your father's just debts. Therefore, upon your father's death, the creditor may sue his estate for payment of the debt. Thus, although your mother may anticipate inheriting all of your father's estate, that estate will be liable to pay the debt, and if the creditor is successful in making its claim against the estate, your mother will, in effect, pay for the debt due to inheriting your father's estate subject to this debt. With that said, if your mother is the direct beneficiary of the life insurance proceeds, the creditor may not reach the $18,000 death benefit from the insurance policy, as long as those proceeds are not payable to your father's estate. If your mother is deceased, then the same principles apply to the children as inheritors of the estate. In no event will your mother or the children be obligated for the debt in excess of the value of your father's estate, excluding the insurance proceeds. So, for example, let's say your father's debt is $50,000, and that he has separate property valued at $20,000 and there is $18,000 in death benefit payable to your mother under the insurance policy. The creditor may go after only the $20,000 of separate assets of your father, and if the creditor is successful in collecting the $20,000 in satisfaction of the debt, that is all the creditor will be able to receive. The creditor cannot sue your mother or the children for the $30,000 remaining on the debt, neither can the creditor touch the insurance proceeds.
If your mother does not know about the debt, then she could not have consented to the debt; therefore, your mother has no personal obligation for the debt upon your father's death. However, upon your father's death, his estate, consisting of his separate property (and his community property, if he resides in a community proper state), is liable for any of your father's just debts. Therefore, upon your father's death, the creditor may sue his estate for payment of the debt. Thus, although your mother may anticipate inheriting all of your father's estate, that estate will be liable to pay the debt, and if the creditor is successful in making its claim against the estate, your mother will, in effect, pay for the debt due to inheriting your father's estate subject to this debt. With that said, if your mother is the direct beneficiary of the life insurance proceeds, the creditor may not reach the $18,000 death benefit from the insurance policy, as long as those proceeds are not payable to your father's estate. If your mother is deceased, then the same principles apply to the children as inheritors of the estate. In no event will your mother or the children be obligated for the debt in excess of the value of your father's estate, excluding the insurance proceeds. So, for example, let's say your father's debt is $50,000, and that he has separate property valued at $20,000 and there is $18,000 in death benefit payable to your mother under the insurance policy. The creditor may go after only the $20,000 of separate assets of your father, and if the creditor is successful in collecting the $20,000 in satisfaction of the debt, that is all the creditor will be able to receive. The creditor cannot sue your mother or the children for the $30,000 remaining on the debt, neither can the creditor touch the insurance proceeds.
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Do I need to go to probate court if my parent passed away recently, left no will, there is no property and no assets?

Melissa Ann Botting
Answered by attorney Melissa Ann Botting (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Law Office of Melissa A. Botting
As you describe the situation,the estate did have assets. It had the $5,000 you and your sibling are disputing. You are not entitled to the assets of the estate without some action, perhaps as little as filing a small estate affidavit. As much as you do not want to consider it, your sibling is in the right until you take action to give you a legal right to some portion of the $5,000.
As you describe the situation,the estate did have assets. It had the $5,000 you and your sibling are disputing. You are not entitled to the assets of the estate without some action, perhaps as little as filing a small estate affidavit. As much as you do not want to consider it, your sibling is in the right until you take action to give you a legal right to some portion of the $5,000.
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When someone says they have Power Of Attorney, should they have a document with the signature of the person they are making the decision for?

David L. Leon
Answered by attorney David L. Leon
Estate Planning lawyer at David L. Leon, P.C.
The POA dies with the power grantor. The document needs to be signed by the power grantor and notarized. A witness is not necessary.
The POA dies with the power grantor. The document needs to be signed by the power grantor and notarized. A witness is not necessary.

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