Estate Planning

Estate Planning Focused On Your Needs

Handling paperwork and estate administration after a loved one’s death is difficult. Making a plan for your legal affairs is one of the greatest gifts you can give to your surviving family members. A professional Last Will and Testament and other estate documents will ensure your assets go where you intend. We don’t just draft wills, we draft lifetimes. 

We've all heard stories about people passing away without a will or estate plan in place. This situation puts an immense burden on family members, in some cases, causing conflict and emotional pain deeper than the hurt of grieving. If you don’t have an estate plan in place, the state of Texas has laws for intestate succession and distribution of assets. Don’t leave the profit of your life’s work to chance.

Drafting a will is an easy thing to put off, but it is foundational in documenting your wishes. You are never too young or too old to plan for the future. Everyone benefits from having a customized Estate Planning package, regardless of age, family situation, income level, or estate size. Making a plan for your legal affairs is one of the greatest gifts you can give to your surviving family members. A professional Last Will and Testament and other estate documents will ensure your assets go where you intend. At Griffith Law Firm, we don’t just draft Estate plans, we draft lifetimes. 

Convenient, All-In-One Will Package

We make it easy for you. Our all-in-one will package includes five main documents that detail how your assets should be distributed upon death and your health care and financial preferences should you become incapacitated.

Our “all-in-one” will package includes these documents:

• Last Will and Testament

• Statutory Durable Power of Attorney

• Advanced Health Care Directive/Living Will

• Medical Power of Attorney

• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) authorization

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Probate & Estate Administration

Guiding you through Probate & Estate Administration

Our Firm wants to help you deal with all the difficult aspects of losing a loved one, and the burdensome process of distributing their Estate. Dealing with probate after a loved one dies can be all-consuming. You still may be grieving the loss and reviewing paperwork that isn’t your priority.

At the Griffith Law Firm, we’ll come to your aid if you need assistance probating a loved one’s will to ensure their wishes are carried out, or distributing the Estate if there was no drafted will or estate plan in place. Our client-focused approach is ready to help you through every step, making an otherwise complicated process go smoothly. At the Griffith Law Firm, we have assisted clients administer estate plans and probate wills for over 60 years. We will help you and your family get through the process as easily and painlessly as possible.

You may be the executor named in the will or the agreed-upon estate administrator, or the Trustee of a Revocable Living Trust and don’t know where to begin. You are not alone. Call to find out your next steps, and how to ensure you are acting as a Fiduciary of the Estate. 

Our intelligent approach to probate and estate administration can assist you with:

• Debt payoffs

• Asset distribution to beneficiaries

• Obtaining Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration

• Small Estate Affidavits

• Probate disputes

• Contested wills

• Final completion of estate

• Trust disputes

Can’t drive or get transportation to our office?

A member of our team will come to you. Our customized, concierge-style approach will ensure that your needs are met regardless of your physical limitations.  

Elder Law

Dedicated To Seniors and their Families

Whether you are the aging senior, the dedicated spouse, or the adult caretaker, you need a lawyer on your team. Planning ahead can help you protect the assets you have worked your whole life to build and preserve for your family. At the Griffith Law Firm, our focus is to use strategic planning documents to protect your assets and keep them in the family. We genuinely care about our clients, often serving generations of the same Texas families.

We handle elder law and long-term care planning issues that help both older and younger generations, including:

• Preserving assets while maintaining Medicaid eligibility

• Establishing Guardianships if a loved one is dying or suffering from an incapacitating disease

• Drafting wills, trusts, and powers of attorney 

• Reviewing bank records and titles to determine assets are paid to appropriate beneficiaries upon your death

• Drafting Enhanced Life Estate Deeds “Lady Bird Deeds” to allow property owners to retain control of their homestead during their lifetime, and pass title to their descendants at the time of their death

Can’t drive or get transportation to our office?

A member of our team will come to you. Our customized, concierge-style approach will ensure that your needs are met regardless of your physical limitations.