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No matter what your age or life station, it is never too early to draw up a Will. Now, you may think it's bad luck, that you don't have anything worth leaving anyone or assume that if you're married with kids that it will all pass to them anyway, so why bother? But the fact of the matter is that in order to resolve your affairs as expediently as possible after your death, executing a valid will, prepared by a licensed attorney, is your best insurance. If you don't, your spouse, children or loved ones may have to wait months in order to gain access to much needed assets and funds and the administrative costs and inconvenience will be onerous.You should also speak with an attorney who is drawing up your Will about simultaneously executing a Healthcare Proxy and Living Will. These instruments provide legal evidence of your wishes with regards to prolonged artificial life support and the like. Below you will find a few of the qualified and experienced attorneys in this field located in San Antonio who can quickly walk you through the process and get you squared away in no time. What's more, once you're in their database, if you wish to make changes or updates to your Will, they will be able to make them easily and the additional cost will be minimal. One thing to keep in mind: A lawyer is never allowed to recommend that he or she be appointed as an executor, guardian or trustee of your estate, as all of these positions carry commissions or other potential monetary gain. If someone does suggest this to you, it is important that you notify the local bar association at once.
Arthur H. Bayern is the founding partner of the San Antonio firm of Bayern & Aycock, P.C., and has been practicing in the area of wills and estates since 1965. Boasting numerous legal publications, he is board certified in the areas of estate planning and probate law. His practice is primarily focused in estate planning, trusts and estates, wills, probate and federal estate and gift taxation.
Kevin P. Shay was admitted to the Texas bar in 1980 and is also a certified public accountant. His practice centers on matters pertaining to trusts and estates, taxation, probate, wills, estate planning and elder law. He is a board certified expert in the areas of estate planning and probate law.A. Chris Heinrichs is one of the founding partners of Heinrichs & De Gennaro, P.C. and has been practicing law in Texas since 1975. With the breadth of his experience in the areas of estate planning, trusts and estates, fiduciary litigation, probate, trusts, taxation and mediation, he has multiple publications in leading law journals on the subject of will drafting, probate and administration. He is a board certified expert in the fields of estate planning, probate law and tax law.