Put decision-making authority and beneficiary support in the right hands.
A Texas durable power of attorney gives an agent financial authority, not medical authority. Its actual reach depends on the document, express grants, timing, later events, and third-party acceptance.
What can a Texas durable power of attorney actually do? Read More »
A Texas medical power of attorney names a decision-maker. A Directive to Physicians, often called a Living Will, supplies treatment instructions for defined circumstances. The documents solve different problems.
Medical power of attorney or Living Will: which document speaks when? Read More »
Turning 18 changes legal authority even when family relationships stay close. A young adult may need separate documents for medical decisions, health-information access, and financial action during an emergency.
Your child turned 18. Who can speak in a medical or financial emergency? Read More »
A guardian may care for a child, while a trustee manages trust property and an executor administers an estate. Texas parents can name different people for these distinct jobs.
Guardian or trustee: who should care for a child and who should manage the money? Read More »
A third-party special needs trust can hold property contributed for a beneficiary without giving that beneficiary direct ownership. Drafting and distribution choices must still fit the benefit program involved.
How can a third-party special needs trust protect benefit eligibility? Read More »
Supported decision-making lets an adult keep decision-making authority while choosing help. Guardianship is a court-created relationship that may transfer specified authority after required findings and safeguards.
Supported decision-making or guardianship in Texas: what is the difference? Read More »
