Tomball Elder Law Attorneys

It’s never too late to start planning for the future. If you’re a senior citizen with an outdated estate plan or without one at all, now is always a good time to fill the gaps to protect yourself and your loved ones.

If you aren’t a senior, it’s best to address legal matters that can affect your family as soon as possible. Whether this involves building your own estate plan or handling the legal affairs of a loved one’s estate, you can also benefit from professional legal services.

Theander & Grimes, PLLC can help anyone with legal law matters such as: 

• Estate Planning 
• Guardianship 
• Medicaid 
• Probate 
• Litigation 

If you are experiencing a related legal challenge and aren’t sure who to turn to for help, you can always reach out to Theander & Grimes, PLLC. As experienced elder law attorneys in Tomball, we can offer insight to help you address your legal challenge. 

What Should I Have in My Estate Plan? 

Everyone’s estate plan should be unique to their needs, but most people benefit from having at least a power of attorney, an advance directive, and a will. Trusts are also very useful estate planning instruments and should be considered if someone wishes to avoid probate. 

During a time of incapacity brought on by serious injury, illness, or old age, a power of attorney assigns a trusted agent to make important financial and legal decisions on someone else’s behalf. An agent can be a spouse, an adult child, or anyone else trusted to manage someone’s affairs when they are unable to do so. 

Advance directives allow people to predetermine the kind of medical care they receive when they are otherwise unable to communicate their wishes. If someone is in a coma or incapacitated by another medical condition, their advance directive can provide the guidance doctors and nurses need to know how to treat them. This often means outlining the extent to which life-saving or life-preserving efforts are used. 

Wills are important estate planning instruments for passing wealth on to the next generation. Having a will is more important than most people think, especially when they have specific intentions for their estate’s distribution. Without a will, Texas laws determine how property is split among a loved one’s legal heirs, regardless of what they may have intended.   Often in blended families, this results in a distribution a you would not have preferred.

Trusts avoid probate, which is the process of administering an estate with or without a will. Avoiding probate can have important advantages such as cutting down on court costs and the time it takes to settle an estate. It also keeps a family’s financial affairs private, because probate proceedings are public records. 

Do You Need Help with an Elder Law Matter? 

The elder law attorneys in Tomball at Theander & Grimes, PLLC are ready to assist clients with their unique needs. We provide each client with a personalized experience, which means you can expect custom-tailored legal solutions that address your specific challenges and goals.

For more information about how we can help or to schedule an initial consultation, get in touch with us today!