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200 E. Grayson St, Ste. 210
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Amanda Skeen helps families protect their lake homes, family properties, and loved ones through wills, trusts, and comprehensive estate planning guidance, from the first consultation to the final details.
Our legal services support families with various estate planning needs, whether their estate includes a home, lake property, or a family business.
Wills, living trusts, powers of attorney and guardians for minor children.
Trusts that provide for a loved one without risking SSI or Medicaid.
Heirship, Muniment of Title & Trust Administration Services
Buy-sell agreements and ownership transfer plans for your company.
Regular reviews and trust upkeep so your plan keeps working.
Canyon Lake families choose us for focused, personal service from a firm that does estate planning and probate every day.
Estate planning and probate are all we do. We have guided more than 150 families through Texas probate.
Amanda handles your case personally, from the first call to the final distribution. No rotating team.
Member of the State Bar of Texas Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.
We coordinate your business and personal estate plans to ensure every detail is covered and nothing is overlooked.
We update your estate plan as your family, assets, and Texas laws change to keep your wishes protected.
Once the estate closes, we help heirs build their own estate plans so the next transfer is easier.
We provide comprehensive estate planning guidance to help families protect their assets, plan for the future, and preserve their legacy.
Wills, trusts and probate for families with homes, acreage and river property.
Estate planning and Comal County probate along the US 281 corridor.
Wills, trusts and probate for Comfort families and rural landowners.
Estate plans and Kendall County probate for Boerne families and landowners.
Call today to begin your estate plan or get guidance with trust administration. Our firm provides experienced legal support to help protect your assets and plan for the future.
Yes. A revocable living trust can hold ownership of an eligible vacation home and establish who will receive or manage the property after your death. It can also help avoid probate for the property when the trust is properly funded and maintained.
You can use a will or living trust to establish how your rental property should pass to your children. Your estate plan can also address property management, rental income, maintenance expenses, and ownership responsibilities to help prevent future disagreements.
Estate planning documents such as a medical power of attorney, financial power of attorney, and advance directive can help families prepare for future care decisions. These documents allow individuals to name trusted people to make important decisions if they become unable to do so.
Dying intestate (without a will) means Texas’s intestacy statutes determine who inherits — and the result is often not what the family expected. For example, a surviving spouse does not automatically inherit everything if there are children from a prior relationship. The estate must still go through probate, and the court will appoint an administrator rather than an executor of your choosing.
Plan ahead. A will or trust can name who gets the lake house, who pays its costs, and what happens if one heir wants to sell. Clear terms prevent most family disputes later.
When someone dies without a will and the estate is worth $75,000 or less, not counting the homestead and exempt property, the heirs may be able to use a court-approved affidavit instead of full probate.
Your family may need a second probate case in Texas, called ancillary probate, to transfer the Canyon Lake home. Placing the home in a living trust can often avoid that extra case.
No. As executor you are responsible for notifying creditors and paying valid debts from estate assets — but you are not personally liable for debts that exceed the estate’s value. There are important notice requirements and creditor claim deadlines under the Texas Estates Code that must be followed carefully to protect the estate and its beneficiaries.
