WILLS AND PROBATE DOCUMENTS
State laws regarding who can make healthcare decisions for you when you are incapacitated may not be in accordance with your wishes. Likewise, state laws regarding the distribution of property upon death may not provide for your family as you intend. Messer, Campbell & Brady, LLP helps you plan for the future with simple wills and related documents that preserve assets for surviving family members and prepare for catastrophic health issues.

Simple Will - This basic document outlines who will inherit your assets upon your death, and how they will be distributed. A simple will does not create trusts.

Directive to Physicians - Also called a "living will," this gives specific instructions to your family and health care providers about life support and heroic medical measures if you become ill.

Medical Power of Attorney - This enables a spouse or other designee to make health care decisions on your behalf if you are incapacitated.

Durable Power of Attorney - If you are not able to handle your own affairs, a pre-appointed family member or friend can make financial and business decisions in your place.

Guardianship - This arrangement provides financial care and personal oversight of a minor child or an adult with special needs, if you die or become incapacitated.

PROBATE ADMINISTRATION
"Probate" is the process of proving the validity of a will through a court proceeding. However, a will does not always exist and so laws are established in Texas to deal with the orderly distribution of assets to those who are entitled to inherit them, generally after being reviewed or monitored by a judge or other court-appointed person. All property is said to be owned by the "estate" of the deceased person and must remain so until the probate process is complete and the judge or other court-appointed person says it may be distributed.

Probate issues can be very confusing and can place a great deal of stress upon families. Messer, Campbell & Brady, LLP can assist you in probating wills in Texas with the professionalism and sensitivity needed for such delicate matters.