General Estate Planning and Probate Resources

The Probate Process
Texas Probate Passport
What to Do When a Loved One Dies

Trustee and Agent Guidance
Help for Trustees Under a Revocable Living Trust
Managing Someone Else’s Money in Texas

Authorization Agreement for Non-Parent Care of a Child
Authorization Agreement Instructions from Texas Law Help (with link to form)

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

Health Care Discussion and Decision Guides
Toolkit 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 the charity’s non-profit status here.

Legal Ethics
The Texas Lawyers’ Creed