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200 E. Grayson St, Ste. 210
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(210) 202-1141
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Planning ahead or handling a loved one’s estate? Amanda Skeen provides Lytle 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 Lytle families, whether their estate includes a home, farm or ranch 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.
Atascosa 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.
Lytle 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.
When a home or land sits in more than one county, filings have to be recorded in each. We track where everything sits and file accordingly.
Once the estate closes, we help heirs build their own estate plans so the next transfer is easier.
The same trusted legal guidance is available throughout San Antonio and surrounding Texas communities, helping families protect their assets and plan confidently for the future.
Estate plans and probate for Devine families, ranch owners and landholders.
Wills, living trusts and Medina County probate for Natalia families.
Estate planning and Medina County probate for historic home owners.
Estate plans and probate for Poteet families, farms and homesteads.
Contact us today to begin your estate plan or discuss your legal needs. Our experienced team provides Lytle families with clear guidance and dedicated support every step of the way.
Yes. Your estate plan can address homes, ranches, and other properties located in different Texas counties. A properly structured will or trust can establish how these assets should be managed and distributed while accounting for the legal requirements associated with each property’s location.
Yes. A revocable living trust can hold eligible ranch property and establish how it should be managed and transferred to beneficiaries. Properly funding the trust can help avoid probate for trust-owned assets and provide clearer instructions for future property ownership.
Yes. A properly structured special needs trust can provide financial support for a loved one with a disability while helping preserve eligibility for certain needs-based government benefits, including SSI and Medicaid. It can also establish how funds are managed for future care and expenses.
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.
Texas law generally cancels gifts to an ex-spouse and removes them as executor once the divorce is final. The rest of the will still stands, so it is wise to update it and your beneficiary designations to reflect your wishes.
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.
It depends on the home address. Most of Lytle is in Atascosa County, with probate filed in Jourdanton. Parts of town are in Medina County, filed in Hondo, or Bexar County, filed in San Antonio. We confirm the right court before anything is filed.
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.
