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Bank Accounts and Safe Deposit Boxes
(Separate Website)
How do bank accounts pass after my death?
By: State Bar of Texas
Heirship
(Separate Website)
Affidavit of Heirship for a motor vehicle VTR-262.
By: Texas Department of Transportation
Legal Guide for Cancer Patients
(Separate Website)
This Guide was written to help cancer patients and their families understand the laws that affect their daily lives and to help familiarize them with the legal issues that may surface during a battle with cancer.
By: Texas Young Lawyers Association
Property Transfer after Your Death What happens to your property after you die?
To Will or Not to Will
(Separate Website)
Explains the advantages of having a will, as well as the bad things that can happen if you die without a will ("intestate").
By: Texas Young Lawyers Association
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Video: Wills & Estates Seminar Q and A Estate Planning
(Separate Website)
Ask an Attorney Video
By: Travis County Law Library
Video: Wills & Estates Studio Show
(Separate Website)
Ask an Attorney Video
By: Travis County Law Library
What Happens to Your Spouse?s Property after S/He Dies What happens to your spouse?s property after death depends on how the property was owned.
What is a Will? Self-Help Guide
(Separate Website)
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