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Is the basic Medical Power of Attorney good enough?
Dear Mr. Premack: Are there flaws in the ʺrawʺ statutory Medical Power of Attorney in Texas? -MGH The Texas legislature first passed a...

Paul Premack
Mar 15, 2013
Land Title is Controlled by Probated Will
Dear Mr. Premack: My father owned his own home for many years, free and clear. He got married for the second time. He did not change the...

Paul Premack
Mar 11, 2013
Mobility Trust Works for Mobile Families
Two weeks ago I received a question from “J.D.”, who has a young family to protect. Still, he and his wife have delayed making any estate...

Paul Premack
Feb 22, 2013
Mobility Issues with Traditional Estate Planning
Last week, I began to answer a question posed by “J.D.”, who said that his young family has delayed making an estate plan because they...

Paul Premack
Feb 15, 2013
Be Brave, Face Reality, and Make and Estate Plan
Dear Mr. Premack: I think that my family is fairly typical. My wife and I have lived in San Antonio with our two children for about three...

Paul Premack
Feb 8, 2013
Old Bypass Wills Need to be Reviewed and Updated ASAP
Dear Mr. Premack: I hired a skilled estate planning attorney to write wills for my wife and I about 15 years ago. He is no longer in...

Paul Premack
Jan 28, 2013
Use a Declaration of Guardian to Control Rogue Family Member
Dear Mr. Premack: I have had a falling out with one of my sons. He lives in another state, so when I met with my lawyer to do a new power...

Paul Premack
Jan 11, 2013
Estate and Gift Tax Changes in the “Fiscal Cliff” Tax Act
Dear Mr. Premack: We all know that Congress finally passed a new tax law, even though they haven’t addressed other important issues. I’ve...

Paul Premack
Jan 4, 2013


Where to store original Will & other legal documents
If the original Will is missing after you die, the law presumes that you destroyed it as an act of revocation.

Paul Premack
Dec 21, 2012
Can non-Texan be Executor?
Dear Mr. Premack: I just read your column from November 30 that an appointed executor cannot live outside the state of Texas if the...

Paul Premack
Dec 14, 2012
Death of Both Parents Raises Probate Issues
Dear Mr. Premack: I am a Texas resident, and my sister lives in North Carolina. Our dad passed away March of 2011 and his Will names my...

Paul Premack
Nov 30, 2012
Smart Drivers Need to Know When to Quit Driving
Dear Mr. Premack: My father is 86 and has become a terrible, frightening driver. I won’t get in a car with him and have told my mother...

Paul Premack
Nov 12, 2012
Finish Big-Money Gifts in 2012
Dear Mr. Premack: Years ago my husband inherited ranch land from his parents, when it had very little monetary value. My husband died...

Paul Premack
Nov 2, 2012
Should widow take probate advice from attorney stepson?
Dear Mr. Premack: My husband and I are in our second marriages. He has children from his first wife, and he made a will leaving...

Paul Premack
Oct 26, 2012
Is fifty year old will still viable?
Dear Mr. Premack: About fifty years ago, my husband and I had reciprocal wills drawn up. About fifteen years ago, my husband received an...

Paul Premack
Oct 19, 2012

