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Estate Planning & Probate

Full-Service Estate Planning & Probate Solutions for Central Texas

Estate planning and probate are intensely personal subjects that involve significant attention to detail, levelheaded precision, empathetic sensitivity, and real-world solutions. That’s why it helps to have a trusted legal advisor in your corner. At The Weichert Law Firm, P.C., our skilled estate planning and probate attorneys serve clients throughout Austin and the Central Texas region. From start to finish, we guide individuals, families, and business owners through the entire estate planning and probate process with unmatched insight, experience, guidance, and dedication.

What Is Estate Planning and Why Is It Important?

Estate planning is the process of getting your affairs in order so that your assets are secure, your wishes are granted, and your loved ones are provided for. This can be accomplished through the use of several legal tools including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care directives, and much more. Sound estate planning reduces uncertainty, tax liability, and expenses. It also facilitates the transition of wealth and responsibility from one generation to another. At The Weichert Law Firm, our lawyers customize each estate plan to consider your specific family dynamics, financial situation, and future goals.

Custom Estate Planning Strategies

“No two clients are the same – nor are their estate planning needs. Whether you have a simple estate or need more complex planning for a business, blended family, or special needs child, our attorneys partner with you to create an estate plan tailored to accommodate those particular needs. The estate planning services we provide include:

  • Drafting and revising wills
  • Creating revocable and irrevocable trusts, including special needs trusts, alphabet and offshore trusts
  • Establishing powers of attorney and medical advance directives
  • Planning for minor children and guardianship issues
  • Advising on asset protection strategies
  • Planning charitable giving and philanthropy

We invest time in you and your goals. We answer questions, build a relationship, and ensure your comfort with each decision. A complete understanding of how the process will proceed is key to your comfort. It offers peace of mind for you and your family.”

Guiding You Through the Probate Process

Probate is the legal process by which a deceased person’s estate is administered, assets are distributed, and creditors are paid. It is sometimes a complicated and stressful process made more so during an emotional time. The Weichert Law Firm’s probate attorneys will provide step-by-step guidance and real-time solutions for executors, administrators, and beneficiaries to avoid common mistakes and settle disputes in an efficient manner.

Our probate services include:

  • Filing and proving wills in probate court
  • Representing executors and heirs
  • Estate administration and distribution of assets
  • Creditors claims, taxes, and other issues
  • Contested pleadings, wills, and probate litigation

We work hard to simplify probate, reduce delays, and protect the interests of parties involved.

Experience with Complex Estates & Business Owners

We assist many clients in Austin, Lakeway, Bee Cave, and throughout the local community who have estates that include business interests, real estate holdings, or property located elsewhere. Our firm is heavily experienced in the areas of real estate law, land development, and business law, and can handle even the most sophisticated estate planning and probate matters. We advise our clients on areas such as business succession planning, protecting intellectual property, and ensuring a smooth transfer of closely-held business interests – always with an eye towards preserving value and minimizing disruption.

Why Work With The Weichert Law Firm?

The lawyers of the Weichert Law Firm – Glenn K. Weichert, George V. Basham, III, and Ruth Stepherson – have decades of combined experience and AV [®] ratings from Martindale Hubbell Peer Review in furtherance of a record of professional integrity and legal ability. The Weichert Law Firm has represented thousands of clients as one of the Best Real Estate Attorneys in Austin before offering both big-firm experience and the personal attention that only a small law firm can provide, including:

  • Personalized representation tailored to your unique needs
  • Straightforward legal advice at every stage
  • Comprehensive understanding of Texas estate and probate matters
  • Proactive correspondence and follow through

At The Weichert Law Firm, we believe our clients deserve not only the highest technical competence but also the comfort and assurance that comes from knowing your business is in good hands.

Estate Planning & Probate Process: How It Works

From start to finish, the Weichert Law Firm will guide you through the Texas estate planning process. Here’s how it works:

  • Initial Consultation. We listen carefully as you describe your needs, worries, and desires. This helps us identify the right “tools” and approaches to use, as your situation warrants.
  • Careful Planning. We write all the documents required, explain your choices in layman’s terms, and address any questions you may have. Our attorneys design attractive estate plans that give effect to your wishes and are valid under Texas law.
  • Periodic Review. Life brings change, and so should your estate plan. We routinely review the plan with you to ensure that it continues to meet your family’s needs. And we help you make adjustments as your family and other facts change.
  • Probate Administration. If you are the executor or a beneficiary, we will walk you through every step of the probate process, from filing papers with the court to the final distribution of assets. And we will work assertively and sensitively to resolve estate issues.

Providing Central Texas With Integrity & Care

The Weichert Law Firm provides legal representation to individuals and businesses in the communities of Austin, Lakeway, Bee Cave, and throughout Central Texas. Our lawyers understand the unique legal and personal challenges facing local families, entrepreneurs, and real estate professionals. We have a commitment to developing long-term relationships and offering legal services with an enduring focus. Whether we are drafting your will or trust, handling your estate or probating a will, or guiding you through a contested probate or trust matter, we can help.

Call a Trusted Legal Advisor to Set Up a Consultation

Your legacy and your peace of mind are too important to be left to chance. If you have an estate planning question, need help with a probate matter, or have an existing estate plan you wish to review or update, reach out to The Weichert Law Firm today. Call (512) 263-2666 for our Austin office or visit our website’s contact page to receive timely assistance. We’ll listen to you, lay out your options, and provide the legal insight you need to move forward with confidence.

The Weichert Law Firm-The Legal Experience You Need To Get The Job Done. Helping Individuals and Businesses in Central Texas.