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Harvey L. Cox
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Our Family Estate & Business Planning focuses on protecting your assets from creditors, predators, lawsuits, judgments, liens, and greedy relatives.

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1. Harvey L. Cox Waco, TX
  Attorney at Law - TX, 1990
  University of Houston Law Center J.D.
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Allison Rae Cunningham

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Carl Barrett Thomas

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Charla Rene Hundley Thomas

Juvenile Law, Estate Planning, Car Accident, Family Law, Federal Appellate Practice

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2 N Main St, Temple, TX 76501

Devon St. Clair Linzy

Tax, Wills, Gift Taxation, Elder Law

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Temple, TX 76503

Karen Marie Villanueva

Commercial Real Estate, Wills, Estate Planning, Elder Law

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 8 Years

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2106 Birdcreek Dr, Temple, TX 76502

Mark Staley Whitaker

Litigation, Wills, Gift Taxation, Business & Trade

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15 N Main St, Temple, TX 76501

Matthew Gerald Wright

Estate Planning, International Tax, Dispute Resolution, Elder Law, Federal Appellate Practice

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 16 Years

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Rosebud, TX 76570

Patrick J. Ridley

DUI-DWI, Estate Planning, Family Law, Criminal, Estate

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 51 Years

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Temple, TX 76503

Patrick John Ridley

DUI-DWI, Estate Planning, Family Law, Criminal, Estate

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 51 Years

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Temple, TX 76503

Roy W. Vajdak

Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate, Insurance, Gift Taxation

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 40 Years

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2702 Birdcreek Rd, Temple, TX 76502

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IRREVOCABLE TRUST

A permanent trust. Once you create it, it cannot be revoked, amended or changed in any way.

ESTATE TAXES

Taxes imposed by the state or federal government on property as it passes from the dead to the living. All property you own, whatever the form of ownership, and... (more...)

Taxes imposed by the state or federal government on property as it passes from the dead to the living. All property you own, whatever the form of ownership, and whether or not it goes through probate after your death, is subject to federal estate tax. Currently, however, federal estate tax is due only if your property is worth at least $2 million when you die. The estate tax is scheduled to be repealed for one year, in 2010, but Congress will probably make the repeal (or a very high exempt amount) permanent. Any property left to a surviving spouse (if he or she is a U.S. citizen) or a tax-exempt charity is exempt from federal estate taxes. Many states now also impose their own estate taxes or inheritance taxes.

WARRANTY DEED

A seldom-used type of deed that contains express assurances about the legal validity of the title being transferred.

POWER OF APPOINTMENT

The legal authority to decide who will receive someone else's property, usually property held in a trust. Most trustees can distribute the income from a trust o... (more...)

The legal authority to decide who will receive someone else's property, usually property held in a trust. Most trustees can distribute the income from a trust only according to the terms of the trust, but a trustee with a power of appointment can choose the beneficiaries, sometimes from a list of candidates specified by the grantor. For example, Karin creates a trust with power of appointment to benefit either the local art museum, symphony, library or park, depending on the trustee's assessment of need.

GROSS ESTATE

For federal estate tax filing purposes, the total of all property owned at death, without regard to any debts or liens against the property or the costs of prob... (more...)

For federal estate tax filing purposes, the total of all property owned at death, without regard to any debts or liens against the property or the costs of probate. Taxes are due only on the value of the property the person actually owned (the net estate) plus the amount of any taxable gifts made during life. In a few states, the gross estate is used when computing attorney fees for probating estates; the lawyer gets a percentage of the gross estate.

DOWER AND CURTESY

A surviving spouse's right to receive a set portion of the deceased spouse's estate -- usually one-third to one-half. Dower (not to be confused with a 'dowry') ... (more...)

A surviving spouse's right to receive a set portion of the deceased spouse's estate -- usually one-third to one-half. Dower (not to be confused with a 'dowry') refers to the portion to which a surviving wife is entitled, while curtesy refers to what a man may claim. Until recently, these amounts differed in a number of states. However, because discrimination on the basis of sex is now illegal in most cases, most states have abolished dower and curtesy and generally provide the same benefits regardless of sex -- and this amount is often known simply as the statutory share. Under certain circumstances, a living spouse may not be able to sell or convey property that is subject to the other spouse's dower and curtesy or statutory share rights.

FAILURE OF ISSUE

A situation in which a person dies without children who could have inherited her property.

SPRINKLING TRUST

A trust that gives the person managing it (the trustee) the discretion to disburse its funds among the beneficiaries in any way he or she sees fit.

INTESTATE SUCCESSION

The method by which property is distributed when a person dies without a valid will. Each state's law provides that the property be distributed to the closest s... (more...)

The method by which property is distributed when a person dies without a valid will. Each state's law provides that the property be distributed to the closest surviving relatives. In most states, the surviving spouse, children, parents, siblings, nieces and nephews, and next of kin inherit, in that order.

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Carl Barrett Thomas

Charla Rene Hundley Thomas

Devon St. Clair Linzy

Karen Marie Villanueva

Mark Staley Whitaker

Matthew Gerald Wright

Patrick J. Ridley

Patrick John Ridley

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SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Smith v. O'DONNELL

In re Townley Bypass Unified Credit Trust

In re Estate of Henry

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