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Legal Links And General Information
Sources
Wills And Estates
Estates
- TexasLawHelp.org:
Information on various legal topics, including
wills, estates, pre-need documents, and guardianships.
Also available in Spanish. Visit www.TexasLawHelp.org
and click on wills & estates.
- Texas Young
Lawyers Association: Information on various
topics, including wills and pre-need documents.
Visit www.tyla.org,
click on serving senior issues, click on To
Will or Not to Will for information on the effects
of dying without a will and advantages of executing
a will and other forms prior to death or incapacity.
Guardianships
- TexasLawHelp.org:
Information on various legal topics, including
wills, estates, pre-need documents, and guardianships.
Also available in Spanish. Visit www.TexasLawHelp.org
and click on wills & estates.
- Texas Health
and Human Services Commission, Guardian Alliance
of Texas: Information on guardianship
program at http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/si/gat/index.html.
Pre-Need Documents
- TexasLawHelp.org:
Information on various legal topics, including
wills, estates, pre-need documents, and guardianships.
Also available in Spanish. Visit www.TexasLawHelp.org
and click on wills & estates.
- Texas Department
on Aging and Disability Services: Information
on various matters related to aging and disability,
including forms such as Directive to Physicians
and Family or Surrogates form, Medical Power
of Attorney form, Out-of-Hospital Do Not Resuscitate
information and form, Declaration for Mental
Health Treatment form and Consent to Medical
Treatment form for patients in a nursing home
or hospital. Available in Spanish. Visit http://www.dads.state.tx.us/index.cfm,
click on information for providers, click on
forms and choose the needed document.
- Texas Young
Lawyers Association: Information on various
topics, including wills and pre-need documents.
Visit www.tyla.org,
click on serving senior issues, click on Medical
Power of Attorney form, Directive to Physicians
and Family or Surrogates form, or brochure on
wills.
Trusts
- TexasLawHelp.org:
Information on various legal topics, including
wills, estates, pre-need documents, and guardianships.
Also available in Spanish. Visit www.TexasLawHelp.org
and click on wills & estates.
- Texas Young
Lawyers Association: Information on various
topics, including living trust scams. Available
in Spanish. Visit www.tyla.org,
click on serving senior issues, click on living
trust scams.
Wills
- TexasLawHelp.org:
Information on various legal topics, including
wills, estates, pre-need documents, and guardianships.
Also available in Spanish. Visit www.TexasLawHelp.org
and click on wills & estates.
- Texas Young
Lawyers Association: Information on various
topics, including wills and pre-need documents.
Visit www.tyla.org,
click on serving senior issues, click on To
Will or Not to Will brochure.
Attorney Referral Sources
- Lawyer Referral
Service of Central Texas: Provides referrals
to attorneys in central Texas. The referral
service is free. The attorneys will charge for
their services. If you are low-income and need
help with a family law matter or will, you might
qualify for referral to an attorney who has
agreed to take cases at a reduced rate. Visit
www.austinlrs.com
or call (512) 472-8303 or toll-free at (866)
303-8303.
- State Bar
of Texas: Statewide referral service.
The referral service is free. The attorneys
will charge for their services. Visit www.texasbar.com
and click on Additional Information for the
Public, then click on Selecting a Lawyer, then
click on Lawyer Referral Service. Or call toll-free
at (800) 252-9690 or (877) 9TEXBAR
- Legal Aid
Offices: For very low-income individuals
who cannot afford an attorney only. For a list
of organizations providing free civil (not criminal)
legal assistance in each county in Texas, please
visit www.texaslawhelp.org,
click on Legal Aid Directory in the top blue
bar, then click on the By Service Area tab,
and then click on your county.
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