Recommended Titles and Treatises
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Probate
Texas estate planning & probate manual
828 pages. Updated by new edition.
The manual provides a comprehensive analysis of the law of estate planning, including the laws of guardianship, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, intestacy, probate of a will, drafting of trust agreements and family limited partnership agreements. It includes not only analysis of the law of Texas estate planning law, including both Texas and Federal authority, but also a review of the caselaw and statutory authority.