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Protect your legacy and your loved ones by making your wishes legally binding.

If you’ve just lost a loved one, their estate may need to go through the probate process to transfer their assets to their heirs. Many times, the process can be mitigated or avoided entirely.

Wills are the most common estate planning strategy in Texas. At its core, a will simply states who will be in charge of your legacy and who will inherit your legacy.

Trusts aren’t just for tax planning (although they’re great for that, too). If you want to make things easier and faster for your loved ones, you need a trust.

If your legacy involves disability, privacy concerns, potential conflict, or blended families, protect your assets with our cutting-edge legal strategies.

Your business is your life’s work. Protecting your legacy is simply too important to rely on someone who doesn’t focus on business planning.

LLCs are the workhorse of modern business entities. Flexible, dynamic, and powerful, the LLC can be molded into your vision for your business or investment company.

The S-Corporation is a tried-and-true mainstay business entity. They can be easily managed and traded so you can use your expertise to grow and attract investors.

Partnerships are “business marriages” that simply must be planned correctly from the beginning.

If you need a license from the State of Texas to do business, you need a professional practice.

If you’re interested in using a lady bird deed, take some time to learn about its distinct advantages and disadvantages before getting started.

Medicaid planning helps you cover the costs of long-term care, and you can do so while keeping valuable assets like your house in the family even after your passing.

A trust that once in place, can’t be changed without the beneficiary’s permission or a court’s approval.

A testamentary trust is one that is established in a person’s last will and testament. It is not created until after the person has passed away.

GRATs are typically most beneficial to wealthy individuals whose assets will be subject to significant estate tax liability when they die.

Generation-skipping trusts allow a grantor to skips over their children to pass the inheritance to their grandchildren or another young person.

Our Wealth Protection plan will depend on your needs and goals, but each plan will help you maximize growth, control, and distribution of your assets.

An FLP is a legal arrangement in which a family business or asset is placed into a partnership and owned by multiple family members.

The trust administration process can be a challenging task, but it is an important responsibility for the trust administrator or trustees.

Business succession planning is a strategy that business owners use to pass down leadership roles to others.

As business attorneys our role is to ensure everything done at the company is legal and above board.

A power of attorney (POA) is a legal document that grants someone the authority to act on behalf of another person, known as the principal.

Probate can be a time-consuming and costly process for distributing assets after someone passes away. There are several alternatives to probate, depending on the nature and complexity of the estate

High Net Worth Estate Planning refers to the process of managing and distributing assets for individuals with significant wealth.

A Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) is a legally binding contract used to protect sensitive information, trade secrets, or confidential data.

A holographic will might sound like something from a sci-fi show, but the term refers to a handwritten will. Handwritten wills are only considered holographic if written in the testator's handwriting without a notary.

An important estate planning tool available for married couples is a qualified terminable interest property (QTIP) trust. A QTIP trust is an irrevocable trust that offers a way to maximize tax advantages and minimize risk. These trusts can protect the interests of a surviving spouse while at the same time ensuring that if that spouse dies, the trust assets go to beneficiaries that the trust's creator, or grantor. In this way, a qualified terminable interest trust benefits both spouses and helps to ensure that their interests are protected. If you've been considering this type of estate planning tool, the team of trust lawyers at Hunter Sargent, PLLC, can help you plan a personalized QTIP trust in Denton, Texas.