When Someone Dies in Texas: All the Legal and Practical Things You Need to Do When Someone Near to You Dies in the State of Texas

by Pohl, Amelia E.; Simmonds, Barbara J.

• ISBN13: 9781892407160
• ISBN10: 1892407167
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: Eagle Pub Co of Boca

Table of Contents

The First Week	1	(26)
Autopsies	2	(2)
Anatomical Gifts	4	(3)
The Funeral	7	(15)
The Death Certificate	22	(5)
Giving Notice of the Death	27	(24)
Notifying Social Security	28	(5)
Notifying IRS	33	(5)
Notifying the Business Community	38	(13)
Locating the Assets	51	(20)
Locating Financial Records	53	(9)
Finding Lost/Abandoned Property	62	(7)
Accessing the Safe Deposit Box	69	(2)
What Bills Need to Be Paid?	71	(22)
Community Property Liability	74	(2)
Joint Debts	76	(2)
No Money --- No Property	78	(2)
An Estate with Assets	80	(4)
Some Things Are Creditor Proof	84	(9)
Who are the Beneficiaries?	93	(28)
Property Held Jointly	94	(8)
Property Held in Trust	102	(3)
Property in Decedent's Name Only	105	(1)
Texas Law of Descent and Distribution	106	(9)
When to Challenge a Will	115	(6)
Getting Possession of the Property	121	(32)
Distributing Personal Property	122	(5)
Transferring Property by Affidavit	127	(7)
Transferring the Car	134	(10)
Your Rights as a Beneficiary	144	(9)
Preneed Arrangements	153	(18)
Making Burial Arrangements	154	(2)
Making Funeral Arrangements	156	(9)
Preparing a Health Care Directive	165	(6)
Everyman's Estate Plan	171	(56)
Avoiding Probate	172	(12)
A Trust May be the Answer (or Not)	184	(7)
Preparing a Will	191	(5)
Providing for the Child	196	(11)
Arranging to Pay Bills	207	(8)
Guiding Those Left Behind	215	(12)
Completing the Process	227	(36)
The Grieving Process	228	(3)
Helping the Bereaved	231	(4)
Helping a Child Through the Loss	235	(12)
Strategies to Cope With the Loss	247	(8)
The Problem Death	255	(8)
Glossary	263	(10)
Index	273