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Virginia Hammerle

Virginia Hammerle is a contributing columnist to The Dallas Morning News and writes weekly articles and blogs on legal issues confronting seniors and their families.
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Legal Talk

The First 250 Years: The Ideals That Founded America

Two hundred and fifty years ago, the inhabitants of thirteen colonies in the Americas did an incredible thing: they declared themselves independent of an unjust...
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Probate

Debt After Death: Why Probate Strategy Matters

When a person dies, his or her relatives often rush to pay that person’s credit cards and other bills.   Bad idea.   In some circumstances, a bill...
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Legal Talk

The Tarasoff Rule: Why California and Texas Treat Therapist Warnings Differently

“On October 27, 1969, Prosenjit Poddar killed Tatiana Tarasoff.”  The California Supreme Court began its 1976 landmark opinion with this sensational opening.  What followed quickly became...
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Legal Talk

Early Alzheimer’s Detection: Would You Want to Know?

If a simple blood test could reveal early signs of Alzheimer’s – years before symptoms appear- would you want to know?   It’s a serious question. In...
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Estate Planning

From Parent to Friend: A Father’s Guide to Raising a Decent Human Being

When you become a father, you automatically win the participation award. Now you should go for the gold.    To be a contender, you need to know the legal, financial,...
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Estate Planning

Selling Cemetery Plots in Texas: What to Know About Burial Plot Laws

Picture yourself walking through a peaceful cemetery at dawn, light filtering through the leafy canopies of ancient oaks onto an array of crumbling carved...
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Legal Talk

Precatory Words in Estate Planning: Why “I Wish” Can Fail

Your wish is not a will. In estate planning, the language used in a will or a trust determines whether your intentions are legally binding...
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Probate

How To Get Out of A Timeshare Legally

Do you own a timeshare?  My condolences. You have the equivalent of a sticky bomb in your portfolio. For many timeshare owners, what once seemed...
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Legal Talk

How to Write Your Epitaph: Examples, Ideas & Inspiration

What Is an Epitaph? An epitaph is an inscription on a tombstone or grave marker that honors a person’s life, legacy, or personality. While short,...
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Wills & Trusts

Does Debt Follow Property? The Doctrine of Exoneration Explained

Sometimes the law changes, and an existing will or estate plan gets caught in the middle. One example is the doctrine of exoneration, an...
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Estate Planning

Diogenes Syndrome: Extreme Hoarding, Dementia, and What to Do

Diogenes syndrome is a severe and often misunderstood mental health condition most commonly affecting older adults. Also known as senile squalor syndrome, it involves...
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Estate Planning

What is Your Name Again? – Look Before You Leap Into Marriage

Late-in-life marriage can bring companionship and happiness. But it can also create serious estate planning risks, especially when significant wealth and trusts are involved. I...
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