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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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Adult Guardianship

Guardianships for Disabled Adult Children: The Planning Should Start Now

This is the third article in a three-part series. It had been 18 years in the making.   From the day she was born, it was evident...
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Adult Guardianship

Compassion With an Edge: Contested Guardianships Can Be Complicated

This is the second of a three-part series. At the heart of every guardianship proceeding is the person in need of protection: the proposed ward....
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Adult Guardianship

Texas Guardianships: Explaining the Procedure for a Simple Guardianship

This is the first in a three-part series on Texas guardianships. You might be tempted to skip a three-part series on Texas guardianships because it...
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Estate Planning

The Magnificent Seven: Texas Basic Estate Planning Documents Explained

Planning is good. Planning is responsible. Planning is adulting at its finest.  So, let’s plan, shall we?  There are 7 basic estate planning documents that you...
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Estate Planning

We Wish You a Merry HIPAA: Families Should Get Practical This Holiday Season

Perhaps there was a master plan that caused the traditional family gatherings of Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Christmas to fall so close together. If...
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Estate Planning

Gifts Wrapped Up in Eternity: Deathbed Gifts Difficult to Prove

Frank had a problem: he was not sick enough.    Frank was 78 years old and had never been married. There were two women in his...
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Wills & Trusts

The Will that Was Not: Non-Probated Revoked Will Revokes Will

Prepare to be confused. Everyone else was. On February 20, 1963, Carl Chambers signed his handwritten will. This type of will is known as a...
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Legal Talk

Overcoming the Hoarding Barrier

There are many times in one’s life that we experience a significant amount of change, such as getting your first job, graduating, or moving...
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Legal Talk

The $6 Million Judgement That Wasn’t: How the Doctrine of Common Conditions Saved the Watermelons and Your Couch

Watermelons do not usually lend themselves to $6 million judgments. These did, and incidentally led to a bit of law that you need to...
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Probate

Spouse’s Death Leads to Complexity: Ignore the Legal Consequences at Your Peril

Are you married and residing with your spouse in the Great State of Texas?   Then we will launch right into a discussion of what happens...
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Wills & Trusts

Trust vs. Will: 7 Reasons Why a Trust May Be Right for You

It all comes down to this: Are you trust-worthy? That is the crux of the matter, isn’t it? Are you trust-worthy, or should you just...
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Estate Planning

Dementia and Guns: Plan Now to Protect Later

You plan a lot of things. You plan for medical expenses by purchasing health insurance. You plan for incapacity when you sign powers of...
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