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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 home on acreage, river property, or a loved one’s estate? Amanda Skeen helps Spring Branch families with wills, trusts, and estate matters from the first call to the final step.
Our legal services support Spring Branch families with estate planning needs involving homes, personal assets, and family businesses, providing clear guidance at every step.
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.
Spring Branch 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.
Homes on acreage and river frontage need clean title. We confirm heirs and record the right documents in every county your family owns land in.
Once the estate closes, we help heirs build their own estate plans so the next transfer is easier.
The same estate planning and probate help is available across the Hill Country and greater San Antonio.
Estate plans for Canyon Lake residents and lake-home owners.
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.
Contact us today to begin your estate plan or discuss your legal needs. You’ll receive clear guidance and dedicated support from an experienced legal team.
Yes. A revocable living trust can hold eligible acreage and other property while allowing you to maintain control during your lifetime. It can also establish how the land will be managed and transferred to beneficiaries after your death when properly funded.
A properly prepared estate plan can establish clear ownership and inheritance instructions for rural property. Wills and trusts can help determine who receives the land, how it should be managed, and whether multiple heirs can share or transfer ownership.
Review your estate plan every few years and after major life changes, such as purchasing land, marriage, divorce, retirement, or changes in family circumstances. Regular reviews help ensure your documents and property ownership arrangements continue to reflect your intentions.
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.
A will or trust can say who gets which tract, or let one heir buy out the others. Without a plan, co-owners must agree on everything, and a dispute can end in a court-ordered sale.
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 can, if the new owners keep the qualifying use and file what the appraisal district requires. If the use changes, the land may face a rollback tax. We help heirs plan around this before title passes.
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.
