Helpful Links
The Probate Process
Texas Probate Passport
What to Do When a Loved One Dies (from the AARP)
Trustee Guidance
Help for trustees under a revocable living trust (from the Consumer Financial Portection Bureau)
Authorization Agreement for Non-Parent Care of a Child (see the first two links under “State of Texas Forms” for the Form and instructions)
Authorization Agreement
Texas Out-of-Hospital Do Not Resuscitate (OOH DNR) Program
OOH DNR Program Information
Texas ABLE Program (a savings plan for adults with special needs)
Texas ABLE
Dying Without a Will in Texas
Chart on the Legal Effect of Dying Without a Will in Texas
Estate Planning for LGBTQ+ Individuals and Families
A Guide from TexasLawHelp
Health Care Discussion and Decision Guides
Tool Kit for Health Care Advance Planning
PREPARE for Your Care
End-of-Life Decision Guides
Compassion & Choices
The Conversation Project
Funeral Services
The FTC’s Guide on Shopping for Funeral Services
Burial, Cremation, and Other Options
Everything You Can Do With Your Body After You Die
Green Burial Information
Body Donation
Organ donation information
Whole-body donation (donating body to science)
Search for Charities
Before naming a charity in your will, verify its non-profit status here.
Legal Ethics
The Texas Lawyers’ Creed