REVISION 10 HIGHLIGHTS

Texas Estate Planning provides you with the substantial collection of estate planning documents that every estate planning attorney needs. This book contains more than 90 wills and trusts with alternative clauses and ancillary forms. Lucid text offers ready answers, practical advice, and pitfalls to avoid. The discussion is ed with hundreds of citations to statutes, regulations, and cases. The latest edition of Texas Estate Planning brings you new and updated material—

Non-Probate Assets

Transfer on death deeds. §2:53

IRA and QRP distribution options after the participant's death. §2:142

Conduit Trusts. §2:150

Durable Power of Attorney

Hot powers. §4:10

Agent's alteration of estate plan (subject to the grant of hot powers). §4:11

Grounds for refusing to accept. §4:22

Termination. §§4:60, 4:61

Declaration for Mental Health Treatment

• Purpose §4:183
• Execution requirements. §4:184
• Termination, revocation and disregard of declaration. §4:185

Wills

Revocation as a result of divorce. §10:56

Appointment of guardian. §10:111

Tax-Planned Wills for Married Couples

Exemption amount. §13:02

Exemption portability. §13:04

Example: sample tax-planned estate (no portability election). §13:13

Descendants predecease spouse. §13:263

Trusts

Problems with using trusts to avoid probate. §20:04

Validity of pet trusts in other states. §20:197

New and Updated Forms

Form 2-3, Transfer on Death Deed Form

2-4, Affidavit of Death Form

4-4, Declaration of Mental Health Treatment Form

23-7 Application for Certificate of Title

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