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AN EDUCATIONAL APPROACH TO PROTECTING YOUR FAMILY BEFORE THE UNEXPECTED HAPPENS
When your future and your family’s security are at stake, waiting until a crisis happens can leave important decisions in someone else’s hands. Understanding your options now can help you make informed decisions about your assets, your wishes, and the people who matter most.
At Hailey-Petty Law Firm, PLLC, we take an educational, personal approach to estate planning. Pamela Hailey-Petty is our managing attorney. She works with associate attorneys Jonathan Long and Jessica Rojas Quesada. Our Texas estate planning attorneys work closely with families in Austin and San Antonio. We take time to understand your needs and give you the guidance to make confident, informed decisions.
Don’t wait until your family needs your estate plan to find out what’s missing. Put a clear plan in place today.
Estate Planning
We provide the personalized guidance you need to create an estate plan that protects your assets, honors your wishes, and prepares your loved ones for the future. For most families, a plan starts with a will, a financial power of attorney (POA), a medical power of attorney, and an advance health care directive, also called a living will. Many add a trust. We also help when a court process is needed. That may be probate after a death, or a guardianship when a loved one can no longer make decisions. A guardianship can cover the person, the estate, or both, and we look at less restrictive options first. Successor trustees can turn to us for help with trust administration.
Trusts
Put your trust to work protecting your assets, helping avoid probate, and making the transfer of your estate easier for your loved ones. We draft revocable living trusts, irrevocable trusts, and special needs trusts. We also help you fund your trust by retitling assets in the name of the trustee.
Probate
Navigate probate with clear guidance and take the right steps now to avoid unnecessary delays, mistakes, and added stress. The right path depends on the estate. Many estates go through independent administration. Others may use a muniment of title or a small estate affidavit.
Long-Term Care Planning
Don’t wait until long-term care is needed. Plan now to help protect your assets from the potentially high cost of care. Options may include Medicaid planning, Medicaid crisis planning when care has already started, and a Medicaid asset protection trust. Start Planning Now.
Compassionate Guidance for Families
Planning ahead can protect your family from uncertainty later. Many people call us after a life change. A new baby, a marriage, or a divorce can change who you want in charge. So can a move to Texas, buying a home, a child turning 18, or starting or selling a business. A new diagnosis or a parent’s decline often brings incapacity planning to the top of the list. Others call after a loved one passes away, or after learning they were named executor or successor trustee. Whether you’re preparing for the future or navigating the loss of a loved one, taking action now can help reduce confusion, stress, and costly mistakes.
Pamela Hailey-Petty provides compassionate guidance to Austin and San Antonio families, helping them understand their options and take the right legal steps before problems become more difficult to resolve, including:
Your Future is Our Business
Planning for your family’s future is one of the most important steps you can take in life. Handling these legal issues today can save your loved ones a good deal of confusion and expense later. At Hailey-Petty Law Firm, your future is our business. Our managing attorney, Pamela Hailey-Petty, brings a background in economics, finance, and business administration to every plan. We teach before we draft. The firm hosts free workshops and webinars and offers a video library, a Will vs. Trust Quiz, and free planning guides you can use at your own pace. Our Texas estate planning attorneys will explain your estate planning and long-term care options in plain terms, so you can choose the plan that fits your family. As a client of our firm, you will be offered:
- Direct access to our attorneys
- Compassionate care, personalized representation, education, and information
- Flexible appointment scheduling
- Answers to all of your questions, and attention to your concerns
- Flat-fee payment arrangements
Free 45-minute Consultation
We are happy to offer a free 45-minute consultation for new estate planning and probate clients. This gives you the opportunity to discuss your unique legal needs. Our Austin and San Antonio offices are open Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central. Please contact us or call: