Texas Health and Human Services has compiled the Texas forms for advance directives. These are legal documents that allow you to convey your decisions about end-of-life care ahead of time. Advance directive provide a way to communicate your wishes to family, friends and health care professionals, and to avoid confusion later on.
Visit the Texas Health and Human Services website to learn more about the Advance Directives law.
Estate planning information from the American Bar Association.
Estate planning is a process involving the counsel of professional advisors who are familiar with your goals and concerns, your assets and how they are owned, and your family structure. It can involve the services of a variety of professionals, including your lawyer, accountant, financial planner, life insurance advisor, banker and broker.
Estate planning covers the transfer of property at death, as well as a variety of other personal matters and may or may not involve tax planning.
The core document most often associated with this process is your will.
For information: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/real_property_trust_estate/resources/estate-planning/
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Visit ftc.gov/idtheft for prevention tips and free resources to share in your community.
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