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200 E. Grayson St, Ste. 210
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(210) 202-1141
Mon-Fri 09:00am-5:00pm - amanda@skeenlawfirm.com
Protecting a lake home, preserving family property, or handling a loved one’s estate? Amanda Skeen provides Lakehills families with trusted guidance on wills, trusts, and estate matters, offering dedicated support from the first consultation to the final step.
Every service we offer is available to Lakehills families, whether their estate includes a lake home, waterfront 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.
Bandera County probate, heirship, muniment of title and trust administration.
Buy-sell agreements and ownership transfer plans for your company.
Regular reviews and trust upkeep so your plan keeps working.
Lakehills 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 update your estate plan as your family, assets, and Texas laws change to keep your wishes protected.
Land passed down for generations needs clear title. We confirm heirs and record the right documents so the next generation can sell, lease or keep it.
Once the estate closes, we help heirs build their own estate plans so the next transfer is easier.
We provide trusted estate planning and probate guidance throughout greater San Antonio and surrounding Texas communities.
Estate planning and probate for families in the Cowboy Capital of the World.
Wills, trusts and probate for Pipe Creek families with Hill Country land.
Estate planning and Medina County probate for historic home owners.
Wills, trusts and Medina County probate, filed at the county seat.
Contact us today to start your estate plan or get help settling a loved one’s estate. Our experienced team provides clear legal guidance and dedicated support to Bandera County families.
Yes. A lake house can generally be transferred into a revocable living trust if it is eligible and properly titled in the trust’s name. This can help establish who will manage the property and who will inherit it. An attorney can review the deed, ownership arrangements, and your estate planning goals.
Yes. If your lake property generates rental income, your estate plan can address how the property and its income should be managed or distributed. A trust may provide instructions for a successor trustee to manage trust-owned assets. An attorney can review the property’s ownership and your intended arrangements.
Yes. Purchasing a lake house can change your assets and inheritance plans. You should review your will, trust, and related documents to determine how the new property should be handled. If you already have a living trust, an attorney can help determine whether the property should be transferred into it.
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.
Yes. Texas lets you sign a written declaration naming who should, or should not, serve as your guardian if you ever need one. Along with powers of attorney, it keeps those decisions with people you trust.
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.
Yes. In Texas, owning property jointly does not automatically give the survivor full ownership. Without a written right of survivorship or a will, part of the home may pass to children instead of the surviving spouse.
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.
