Estate Planning

Katy Estate Planning Attorney

Protecting Your Legacy in Sugar Land

A little preparation today goes a long way and can protect you and your loved ones well into the future. Through estate planning, you can ensure that your wishes are carried out in the event that you become seriously ill, become incapacitated, or pass away. Though these matters are not particularly pleasant to think about, it is important to be prepared for the future.

Our Katy estate planning attorney at Barker Law Firm PC can help you harness the power of various estate planning tools to position your family for a brighter tomorrow. We can assess your situation, explain your options, recommend which tools are best suited for you, and help you use them effectively.

Learn more about our estate planning services by calling (713) 597-3911 or contacting us online.

Estate Planning Tools

By taking advantage of estate planning tools, you and your family can feel confident that you are set up for success no matter what may come your way.

We handle all aspects of estate planning, including:

Will drafting
Powers of attorney
Advance directives to physicians or family surrogates (also called living wills)
Appointment of agent for disposal of remains
Declaration of guardian in advance of need
Declaration of guardian for minor children
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, release
Testamentary trust for minor children

Powers of Attorney

In addition to a will, some key documents in an estate plan are the powers of attorney. A power of attorney is a document that gives a trusted person the authority to act as your agent to make decisions or conduct transactions on your behalf. There are two basic types of power of attorney: the statutory durable power of attorney and the medical power of attorney (also called a power of attorney for health care).

Statutory Durable Powers of Attorney

The statutory durable power of attorney names a person to act on your behalf in matters of finance, real property, stocks and securities, tax issues, and more — basically anything outside of the realm of healthcare decisions. This document can be drafted to come into effect immediately, which may be useful if you travel a lot and an issue arises that you need your agent to be able to handle for you. The power of attorney can also be drafted to become effective only if you are determined by a physician to be incapacitated. The decision of when the power of attorney should come into effect is one that depends greatly on each person's specific situation. It is important to discuss the pros and cons of either approach with your lawyer.

Medical Powers of Attorney

The medical power of attorney names an agent to make medical decisions for you if you are unable to articulate those decisions for yourself, for example, if you are unconscious. Unlike the statutory durable power of attorney, the power of attorney for healthcare can only become effective if you are incapacitated.

The medical power of attorney cannot be used to make life or death decisions on behalf of the principal. Your agent cannot order the withdrawal of life support or a do-not-resuscitate order for you based on the power of attorney.

Call our Katy estate planning attorney at (713) 597-3911 to request a consultation.

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“Georgia was amazingly helpful throughout the entire process. She took on my case when I was down to the wire and needed help ASAP. She fought for everything I asked for and was far more knowledgeable than opposing counsel. I’m very grateful for her and her team and while I hope not to need her in the future I will always keep her number close by.”

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Get To Know Attorney Georgia Barker

Georgia Barker
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Georgia Barker was born in Corpus Christi, Texas and has lived in Houston for most of her life. She attended the University of Texas at Austin and earned a Bachelor of Business Administration. In her graduating class at UT Austin, there were 101 men and only 3 women. Ms. Barker earned a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Tulsa, College of Law and was a member of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. She was admitted to the Oklahoma State Bar and the following year admitted to the Texas ...

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