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Preparing a will is the most important thing you can do to protect your family’s future. With it, you can determine how your property is distributed, how your children are cared for and how your spouse can remain secure. Write Your Own Texas Will puts you in control and gives you peace of mind.

Learn how to:
prepare your own will
decide who will care for your children
make your wishes known
minimize estate taxes

Essential documents you need to:
execute a valid will
name guardians for your children
change your will
prepare a living will and medical power of attorney
and much more...

Table of Contents

How to Use the CD-ROM -
Using Self-Help Law Books -
Introduction -
Chapter 1: The Basics about Wills -
How a Will Works
Your Will and Probate
Property that Passes by Will
Avoiding Probate
Payment of Debts and Expenses
Chapter 2: The Probate Process -
Administration of the Estate
Chapter 3: The Need for a Will -
What a Will Can Do
Dying Without a Will
Out-of-State Wills
Who Can Make a Texas Will
What a Will Cannot Do
When Not to Use a Simple Will
Estate Taxes
Chapter 4: How to Make a Simple Will -
Identifying Parties in Your Will
Personal Property
Specific Bequests
Remainder Clause
Alternate Beneficiaries
Survivorship
Guardians for Children
Children’s Trust
Trusts for Parents
Executor
Witnesses
Self-Proving Affidavit
Disinheriting Someone
Funeral Arrangements
Handwritten Wills
Forms
Corrections
Chapter 5: How to Execute Your Will -
Storing Your Will
Chapter 6: After You Sign Your Will -
Reviewing Your Will
Changing Your Will
Revoking Your Will
Chapter 7: Living Wills and Health Care Agents -
Living Wills
Medical Power of Attorney
Chapter 8: How to Designate a Guardian for Yourself -
Chapter 9: How to Designate a Guardian and Health Care Agent for Your Children -
Chapter 10: How to Make Anatomical Gifts -
Glossary -
Appendix A: Selected Provisions of Texas Probate Code -
Appendix B: Explanation of Federal Estate Taxes, Including Estate and Gift Schedule -
Appendix C: Sample, Filled-In Forms -
Appendix D: Blank Forms -
Index

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