.cls-no-mobile-1{fill:none;}.cls-no-mobile-2{fill:#ebd500;}.cls-no-mobile-3{fill:#fff;} Menu Probate HWA has expanded its Wills and Probate Practice Area to include capabilities in estate planning and arranging trusts to address the needs of our high wealth individual clients, family-owned business entities and charitable organizations. We work with you to provide a wide variety of estate planning and administration options, including: Wills Living Wills Irrevocable Trusts Marital Trusts Medical Powers of Attorney Financial and General Powers of Attorney Estate Trusts Life Insurance Trusts Family Partnerships Wealth Transfer and Succession Planning Services WEALTH TRANSFER AND SUCCESSION PLANNING SERVICES With the ever-changing status of federal transfer tax laws, HWA works closely with you to design and implement wealth transfer and succession plans which minimize gift, estate, and other transfer taxes. This includes the preparation of customized wills and trust agreements to meet each client’s specific needs. Additionally, we assist clients in coordinating their various compensation and benefit plans with their overall wealth transfer and succession planning. We also work with clients in planning for disability, providing for cost-effective asset management upon incapacity or infirmity. Additionally, we help individuals develop plans to preserve assets in the event of divorce or creditor claims. We can assist in establishing a family legacy, including family foundations, family limited partnerships, and other family-owned entities. We also work with clients in carrying out lifetime and testamentary charitable giving, while taking advantage of strategies to minimize taxation. BUSINESS SUCCESSION PLANNING HWA works with business owners to develop asset transfer and succession plans which minimize income and transfer taxes. Some of our services include, development of complex agreements to ensure continuity of operations and equitable transfers of power and value, all with an eye towards business preservation and a smooth transfer of the business between generations. ESTATE AND TRUST ADMINISTRATION HWA represents executors and trustees in the administration of estates and trusts, including working with fiduciaries in gathering and distributing assets. CREDITOR ADMINISTRATIONS Texas has notoriously rigorous requirements for a creditor to collect on claims it has against a decedent’s estate in certain types of estate administrations. The failure to comply with the very rigid Texas probate claims rules can often leave a creditor with no recovery at all. Our depth of experience with mortgage default services, bankruptcy and other creditor representation has given us extensive experience in creditor probate scenarios. Dominique Varner PARTNER Partner Tel: 713.328.2818 Email Dominique Varner Dominique Varner Bill.com Pay invoice Pay Retainer Total Plaza 1201 Louisiana St, 28th Floor Houston, Texas 77002 Tel:. 713 - 759 - 0818 Fax 713 - 759 - 6834 Copyright © 2021 Hughes Watters Askanase, LLP. HWA. All rights reserved. Disclaimer and Terms of Use | Privacy Policy