Estate Planning | Elder Law | Wills & Trusts
Probate | Guardianships
Conroe
Houston
Magnolia
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Woodlands
The Michels Law Firm is a boutique healthcare law, litigation, estate planning, and elder law firm located in The Woodlands, Texas area. Founded in 2012, we provide high quality legal services that you would expect from a large law firm at small law firm prices.
We are proud to serve clients throughout the Greater Houston area including The Woodlands, Spring, Tomball, Conroe, and Magnolia, TX.
Whether you need help creating an estate plan, or getting a guardian for an incapacitated family member, we deliver results at a reasonable cost.
At the Michels Law Firm we believe clients come first. We know the most common complaint folks have about lawyers is they never return their calls and e-mails. That’s now how we operate. We promptly respond to our client’s concerns and deliver unparalleled customer service.
We are straight forward and plain speaking.
We cut out the “legalese” and tell our clients all the facts and
legal issues pertinent to their case.
We make the complex seem
simple and easy to understand
. We want to be the law firm that
changes your expectations about dealing with lawyers.
Estate
Planning
Having an estate plan ensures your loved ones and assets will be taken care of after your passing. Estate planning is more than just having a will designating how your assets will be distributed among the heirs that survive you. An estate plan includes all manner of end of life issues, such as trusts, powers of attorney, directives to physicians in case of injury or illness, and business succession issues. It is never early to prepare for these issues and doing so can spare your loved ones uncertainty and stress during an already difficult time.
T he attorneys at the Michels Law Firm have decades of experience in estate planning issues, including:
Elder Law
Elder law is an area of legal practice that specializes on issues that
affect the aging population. The purpose of elder law planning is to
prepare the elderly person for financial freedom and autonomy through
proper financial planning and long-term care options.
Elder law attorneys are advocates for the elderly and their loved ones.
Most elder law attorneys handle a wide range of legal matters affecting
an older or disabled person, including issues related to health care,
long term care planning, guardianship, retirement, Social Security,
Medicare/Medicaid, and other important matters.
In many ways,
elder law attorneys are "specialists" because of their focus on the
needs of older adults, which are often different and more specialized
than the needs of younger adults. Not only can they handle important
financial and estate planning matters, but they also take care of
day-to-day issues affecting the actual care of seniors, such as assisted
living and life planning.
In addition, elder law attorneys are
often more equipped to handle the sensitive emotional and physical needs
of older or disabled adults and are therefore able to handle a variety
of challenging situations.
The following are some of the
elder law issues we handle every day at The Michels Law Firm:
The death of a parent or spouse can be a devastating loss. Even an expected death after a long illness can be a traumatic experience for the family. After the initial shock wears off, the next question is “What am I supposed to do now?” For many families the answer is they need to probate the deceased person’s estate.
Probate refers to the general process of a court recognizing the person’s death and administering the distribution of their assets and payment of their creditors. Most probate cases involve presenting the deceased person’s will to the court and asking the judge to appoint a person – usually someone named in the will – to be named executor of the estate.
The executor’s job is to gather all estate assets, identify and pay debts lawfully owed to valid creditors, and distribute what’s left to the beneficiaries named in the will. Typically, the will must be filed for probate within 4 years after the death.
The experienced attorneys at The Michels Law Firm can tailor a probate strategy for your family that will help relieve stress during an already difficult time.
Some of the probate issues we handle are:
Guardianships
Most
people know that a parent is the “legal guardian” of their minor
children. But adults may require a legal guardian if they become
incapacitated. Guardianship law is the process of someone, called
the “applicant” being appointed the legal guardian over the
incapacitated person or “ward.”
A guardianship is required
when someone is declared incapacitated, meaning that because of a
mental or physical condition they are substantially unable to (a)
provide for their own food, clothing, and shelter, (b) care for
their own physical health, or (c) manage their own financial
affairs.
Generally, there are four types of guardianships under Texas law:
A guardianship is not the right answer for every family. The experienced attorneys at The Michels Law Firm commonly handle guardianship matters.
Contact Us
For assistance with any of your elder law needs or concernns, contact The Michels Law Firm for a free initial conference today at (281) 210-1596 or visit our company website form below.
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