Do You Need a Revocable or Irrevocable Trust?

Imagine for a moment that you and your spouse are ready to establish a Trust. Great! You are making a wise decision by protecting everyone you love and everything you own and you have come to the right place. After all, helping families make sense of the estate planning world is what we do every day. As you begin this process, you will likely hear terms like revocable and irrevocable trust—both valuable planning tools, but each designed to accomplish very different goals.

To learn more, read Leigh's full blog.

Do You Have to Formally Close

an Estate in Texas?

All good things must come to an end. Right? Well, in the case of formally closing an estate, that is not always the case. Granted, it is only natural for a well-intentioned executor or administrator of an estate to assume that once they have distributed all the assets, paid bills, and seemingly covered every aspect of their loved one’s wishes, there must be one final step where the probate court officially closes the estate.

In Texas, however, that final step is often unnecessary.

But wait … so, does that mean the estate sits out there forever—like some sort of probate limbo?

To learn more, read Leigh's full blog.

Call Leigh Hilton PLLC today!!

Having a competent estate planner in your corner will help you and your family navigate the often overwhelming waters that come with protecting everything you own and everyone you love. That is our job, and we would like to think we do it better than anyone else. Please call Leigh Hilton PLLC, tel. 940-387-8800, so that we can help ensure you and your family are taken care of in the best way possible.

Leigh Hilton PLLC wants to be your first call every time for any estate planning needs. We look forward to serving you.

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ATTORNEY LEIGH HILTON



Leigh Hilton has helped over 8,000 families protect the assets that they leave to loved ones from divorce, creditors, lawsuits and predators. She has also helped over 600 families implement the plans that she has prepared after the death of a loved one and helped over 2,400 families implement the plans prepared by other attorneys. She is the author of the books “Who Gets Your Stuff When You Die” and “What Your Spouse Should Know if Something Happens to You”  and a frequent speaker. She has given over 700 speeches to various organizations and groups. She would welcome the opportunity to meet with you to discuss how to protect your family.