Law Office of
Brandy Baxter-Thompson

Wills & Estate Planning

Estate planning can be an extremely emotional experience for anyone to go through. It is important to find a probate attorney who can help you write your will and ensure that your loved ones are taken care of when you are gone. Probate attorney Brandy Baxter-Thompson has helped many individuals in the Dallas area with estate planning and will administration.

One important aspect of estate planning is writing a will and specifying an executor. It is important that you have a probate attorney who can help you ensure that your will is properly set up.  The primary purpose of any will is to determine the final distribution of your property as well as name the executor of your estate, who is responsible for winding up your affairs. It is important that this is done correctly to ensure that a probate court will rule your will administration to be an independent administration, in which the executor has a free hand in will administration.

If an executor is not named or a will is not properly filed, a probate court may rule for a dependent administration, which is a will administration that takes place under the supervision of the court.

A probate attorney can help you navigate through your estate planning and help you determine the best way to set up your estate and ensure that your will is properly filed. While Texas probate court is not particularly difficult, having the legal counsel of an experience probate attorney help you in your estate planning and ease the strain on your loved ones as they experience an extremely difficult time.

Probate attorney Brandy Baxter-Thompson offers legal counsel in family law, as well as probate law, including issues of estate planning and will administration. Brandy Baxter-Thompson offers legal counsel for individuals in Dallas County, Collin County, Rockwall County, and Dallas, Rockwall, and Plano.