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    • Estate Planning Basics
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    • Durable Power of Attorney
    • Medical Power of Attorney
    • Living Will
    • Family Estate Planning
    • LGBTQ Estate Planning & Asset Protection
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      • Guardianship Planning
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Galveston Flat Fee Probate

PROBATE OPTIONS WITHOUT A WILL

Affidavit of Heirship

√ No Valid Will Exists
√ Real Estate Transfer to Heirs
√ Not available for Bank Accounts
√ No Administration Available
√ Attorney Assistance Optional

√ Fixed Flat Fee

Small Estate Affidavit

√ No Valid Will Exists
√ Assets Value Less than $ 75,000 *
√ Assets > Debts *
√ No Real Estate Transfer **
√ Attorney Assistance Optional

√ Fixed Flat Fee

Determination of Heirship

√ No Valid Will Exists
√ Court Determines Legal Heirs
√ Administration Might be Required
√ Ad Litem Required
√ Attorney Assistance Required

√ Fee Depends on Facts of the Case

* Exclude the value of homestead (if the decedent is survived by a spouse and/or minor children) and other exempt property.
** The Small Estate Affidavit can be used to transfer ownership of the the decedent’s homestead to decedent’s surviving spouse and minor children

*Use this form for Affidavits of Heirship and Small Estate Affidavits


PROBATE OPTIONS WITH A WILL

Muniment of Title

√ Valid Will Exists
√ Property Ownership Transfer
√ Mandatory Court Hearing
√ Minimal Post-Hearing Requirements
√ No Estate Administration
√ Executor NOT Appointed
√ Attorney Assistance Required

√ May be filed 4 Years After DoD

√ Fixed Flat Fee

Probate of the Will

√ Valid Will Exists
√ Independent or Dependent Administration
√ Mandatory Court Hearing
√ Executor Appointed
√ Mandatory Estate Administration
√ Additional Post-Hearing Requirements
√ Attorney Assistance Required

√ Must be filed within 4 Years of DoD

√ Fee Depends on Facts of the Case

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or send us an email with a specific call-back time

(We make calls from 8:00 AM until 7:00 PM)

NOTE: Under Texas law, people applying for letters testamentary, letters of administration, determinations of heirship, and guardianships of the person or estate must be represented by a licensed attorney. Only licensed attorneys may represent someone else’s interests. Self-represented applicants may proceed in court only if they are really representing themselves alone.

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