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How to Name Different Beneficiaries for Your Estate
Dear Mr. Premack: I previously had a will drawn up and I gave a copy to my beneficiary. Since then, I have decided to change my will by...

Paul Premack
Dec 23, 2013
Discovery of Uncle’s Will Years Late Raises Question
Dear Mr. Premack: I just discovered my uncle’s will. He died in 2006. I have been told that the probate period has passed. He willed his...

Paul Premack
Dec 16, 2013
Mom’s Money Misdirected for Lack of Instructions
Dear Mr. Premack: My mother passed in 2007, the Will was not filed by the Executor (brother) or anyone else. Mom’s $80,000 is in the...

Paul Premack
Dec 9, 2013


Multiple Q&A
Custodial Accounts for Grandchildren Dear Mr. Premack: A savings account is established in a credit union for my three granddaughters. My...

Paul Premack
Dec 2, 2013
Must Oklahoma will be probated in Texas, too?
Dear Mr. Premack: My father passed away, leaving me and my sister a house in Texas. My father also had two more houses in Oklahoma. We...

Paul Premack
Nov 25, 2013
Gifting Home Risks Being Forced Out by Children
Dear Mr. Premack: My mother signed and recorded a warranty deed which gifted her lifetime home to me two years after my dad’s passing (he...

Paul Premack
Oct 21, 2013
Mortgages, Survivorship Rights and Divorces
Dear Mr. Premack: My husband owned a home before we got married. After we married and began to live there together, he refinanced the...

Paul Premack
Oct 14, 2013
Property Tax Exemptions when Senior’s Home is in Trust
Dear Mr. Premack: My husband and I set up a living Trust a few years ago. We both signed a deed to put title to our house into the Trust....

Paul Premack
Oct 7, 2013


Seniors and Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act)
You must realize that being covered by Medicare means you are part of the largest national health care program run by the government.

Paul Premack
Sep 30, 2013
Heir’s Argument Avoidable with Pre-Planning
Dear Mr. Premack: Two out of three heirs want to sell all real property. The third heir disagrees, wants to keep the property but cannot...

Paul Premack
Sep 16, 2013
BRIEF: Can any creditor file probate for an intestate or must it be a secured creditor?
Usually the will is filed for probate by the person nominated as Executor. If that has not happened, the Probate Code allows “any...

Paul Premack
Sep 8, 2013
Honoring Mom’s Final Medical Instructions
Dear Mr. Premack: My mother is hospitalized with a serious condition, and I am named as the decision maker in her medical power of...

Paul Premack
Sep 2, 2013
Upcoming HIPAA Changes Enhance Your Privacy
Dear Mr. Premack: I’ve heard about some new medical privacy rules that are supposed to take effect soon. What are the new rules and who...

Paul Premack
Aug 26, 2013
Risks and Benefits of Annuities for Seniors
Dear Mr. Premack: I was invited to a luncheon to hear about investment choices for Seniors, and the lecturer (perhaps I should call him...

Paul Premack
Aug 9, 2013
Vote by Mail is Option for Seniors who Lack Photo ID
Dear Mr. Premack: I enjoyed your article on the new Texas Voter ID Law in the July 25 My Life section. I am 70 years old, and my wife is...

Paul Premack
Jul 30, 2013

