Texas Estate Planning and Probate Help

Pearland, Texas Estate Planning and Probate Lawyer Mary Ann Ryemon

When most people hear the term "estate planning," they think it sounds complicated—and unnecessary, if they do not have a lot of assets. However, estate planning can save your family and heirs time, trouble, and money.

No one looks forward to probate, but good estate planning in combination with representation by a knowledgeable probate lawyer can make the probate process go as smoothly as possible.

Contact me, Pearland attorney Mary Ann Ryemon, for a free half-hour phone consultation about estate planning or probate representation.

Estate Planning in Texas

Estate planning begins with a legal will, which:

• Ensures your car, home, and property are passed forward to your loved ones while minimizing probate costs and hassles
• Minimizes the chance of family disputes
• Allows you to leave a legacy to your school, place of worship, or a charity

Sound estate planning consists of more than just a will, however. It involves taking care of the details of life for the next generation, by:

• Making sure your assets, such as real estate, bank accounts, insurance, and trusts, arranged in the most beneficial way
  • Ensuring that the deed to your house is changed to allow family members to inherit
• Signing a durable power of attorney, designating someone to make your financial decisions should you be unable to
• Making arrangements for your medical care should you be incapacitated
  • A medical power of attorney, allowing a person you choose to make medical decisions on your behalf
  • A directive to physicians and family or surrogates, (an advance directive), to communicate specific wishes about medical treatment
  • A HIPAA release, allowing your medical information to be released to those who need to make informed medical decisions for you
  • A declaration of guardianship in the event you someday need a guardian
• Making funeral plans and appointing an agent to control disposition of your remains

Contact me at the law office of Mary Ann Ryemon, Attorney at Law, in Pearland for a free half-hour consultation.

Texas Probate

Probate is a legal process where the court appoints someone to administer and distribute the assets of the deceased. The person the court appoints is called a personal representative (known as an "executor" if they were named in the will, or an "administrator" if the will does not name an executor).

As a Texas probate attorney, I help Texas and out-of-state executors and administrators with the process of probating Texas wills and transferring Texas property, including distributing assets, handling creditors, and ensuring all work is accomplished according to the time line of the Texas probate court.

In Texas, you have four years in which to probate a will. If the probate process has not been completed by that time, however, you can still transfer the title to Texas real estate through a muniment of title. Also, if your loved one did not leave a will, I can assist you with an Affidavit of Heirship.

Probate Litigation in Texas

If you believe that you did not receive property you were entitled to after a loved one died and you wish to dispute the will or its administration, I can help you contest the will in court.

Contact my Pearland law office for a free half-hour phone consultation regarding your estate planning or probate matter. I can schedule appointments at the time and location most convenient to you.

Mary Ann Ryemon
Attorney at Law

Mailing Address:
2800 East Broadway, C-330
Pearland, TX 77581
Telephone: (713) 851-5112 • Fax: (866) 410-6043
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From her office in Pearland, attorney Mary Ann Ryemon represents clients throughout Brazoria County, Galveston County, Harris County, and Matagorda County in communities such as Houston, Bay City, Baytown, Beaumont, Bryan, College Station, Corpus Christi, Friendswood, Galveston, League City, Palacios, Pasadena, Pearland, Port Arthur, Sugar Land, Texas City, and Victoria.