Find out exactly when probate is not necessary in Texas. Learn about non-probate assets, muniment of title, small estate affidavits, and surviving spouse rules.

A pour-over will is the document that catches everything you forgot to put in your trust. Dallas estate planning attorney Caleb Patterson explains how it works and why every trust needs one.

Texas gives property owners two ways to pass real estate outside probate, and they are not interchangeable. Dallas estate planning attorney Caleb Patterson compares the Lady Bird Deed and the Transfer on Death Deed side by side.

Texas property owners have multiple ways to pass real estate to their children without probate. Lady Bird Deeds, Transfer on Death Deeds, and revocable trusts each work differently. Dallas estate planning attorney Caleb Patterson explains your options.

Estate planning in Dallas starts at $1,000 for a flat-fee will package. Dallas attorney Caleb Patterson explains what's included, what drives cost up, and why flat fees beat hourly billing for families.

Learn what happens to your Texas LLC when you die, how operating agreements, trusts, probate, and succession planning affect your business.