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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 family home, farm, or ranch property, or handling a loved one’s estate? Amanda Skeen provides Marion 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 Marion 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.
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.
Marion 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.
Moved here from another state? We check whether your will, trust and powers of attorney still work under Texas law after your home purchase.
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 across San Antonio and surrounding Texas communities, helping families protect their assets and plan confidently for the future.
Estate planning and Guadalupe County probate, filed in the county seat.
Estate plans for Cibolo’s growing families, from first wills to living trusts.
Wills, trusts and probate for Schertz families across three counties.
Wills, living trusts and probate for La Vernia families and landowners.
Contact us today to begin your estate plan or discuss your legal needs. Our experienced team provides clear guidance and dedicated support to Marion families every step of the way.
Yes. A revocable living trust can hold eligible farm or ranch property and establish how it will be managed and distributed to your children. Properly transferring the property into the trust can help avoid probate for those assets and provide clear instructions for future ownership.
Business succession planning can help establish who will manage or inherit a company if an owner retires, becomes incapacitated, or passes away. Buy-sell agreements, ownership transfer arrangements, and financial powers of attorney can help prepare the business for these situations.
Yes. You can review and update your living trust as your property and financial circumstances change. Newly purchased farmland should be properly transferred into the trust when appropriate so it is included in your overall estate planning strategy.
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.
Not always. Land held in a living trust, owned with survivorship rights, or covered by a Texas transfer on death deed can pass to family without probate. Land in the deceased person’s name alone usually needs a court process to clear title.
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. A durable power of attorney and a medical power of attorney let a trusted family member handle finances and health decisions if a parent can no longer act, which can help avoid a costly court guardianship.
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.
