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Family Law & Estate Planning Attorney

When facing a family law, estate law or other legal matter, it is important to work with an experienced attorney who can help you understand your options and protect your interests. At The Powell Law Firm, we have more than 20 years of experience protecting people in Pearland, Houston and the surrounding area in Texas.

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Establishing A Trust In Your Estate Plan

Creating your estate plan is an important and complex endeavor. For those who try to work out their estate plans themselves through online do-it-yourself forms, there are significant risks involved. Failure to handle all of your estate planning forms carefully, including any trust instruments, could result in inefficiencies and losses in the transfer of wealth. Make sure you take the process seriously and only work with an experienced attorney you can trust to help you create a comprehensive estate plan that will be clear and effective.

At The Powell Law Firm, we work with clients in all types of estate issues, including trusts. We have more than 20 years of experience representing clients in Pearland, Houston and throughout the surrounding area of Texas, and we will use this knowledge to help you create trust instruments that will protect your interests and control the details of wealth transfer.

Creating And Using Trusts

Many people do not understand trusts and how they work in estate plans. Although trusts can be confusing for those who have not yet created their estate plans, trusts are relatively simple when working with an experienced estate planning attorney.

Simply, a trust is a wealth transfer instrument that has a number of important benefits over transferring wealth directly or through a will:

  • A trust gives you greater control over the means and timing of the transfer. For example, you could create a trust to a child or grandchild that will transfer assets after graduating from college. Trusts are also available to transfer assets only for specific purposes, as in a special needs trust. Living trusts and other trusts are available for a variety of purposes.
  • A trust can help you avoid estate taxes and other inefficiencies in the transfer.
  • A trust can allow you to transfer wealth in segments over a significant length of time.
  • A trust can help your estate avoid probate.
  • A trust can allow you to name someone you trust (a trustee) to handle the details of the transfer of wealth.

Our lawyers are committed to helping each client achieve his or her estate planning objectives. We will listen to you and understand your situation so we can help you establish trust instruments that will work in concert with your overall estate plan to make sure your interests are protected, and your wealth is transferred according to your wishes.

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  • “I wanted to take the time to thank you [John Powell III] for helping me through a tough time in my life. Your guidance and voice of reason really helped me more than you will ever know. I had a previous attorney that I felt could have really cared less about me or the situation. Once on board with you, I felt an immediate difference and I was thankful for your quick response. I could not have finished this process without you and I am glad you were able to have so much hands on time with me. Again, thank you for everything you did for me and my son!”

    (S.R.)

  • “John Powell III was very helpful through the entire process of my divorce which involved a custody fight over my 3-year-old daughter. Mr. Powell has a strong working rapport with the Brazoria County family court. He was very patient, walking me through every step, knowing what to expect from my wife's attorney. We were ultimately successful and I would highly recommend him. As for my daughter, she is doing great. She has advanced to the preschool 2 class early, she is now 3.5 and now goes to school with the 4-5 year old's. Her emotional and behavioral issues have disappeared. Thanks to Mr. Powell's hard work my daughter will have a great chance at life.”

    (K.K.)

  • “Just wanted to say thanks for handling my post-divorce property division issue in a timely and professional manner. Especially your attention to detail and some quick-witted humor as well. Your firm was referred to us by a friend which can always be somewhat awkward but you made us feel at ease through the entire process. I would not hesitate to recommend your firm to anyone if the need arises.”

    (J.B.)

  • “Dear Mr. Powell: I want to thank you for your great service and express my gratitude. I am extremely pleased how everything was handled and I have the highest possible opinion about your professionalism, the quality of your service and your attitude toward me as a client. Thank you again, best regards.”

    (M.K.S.)

  • “I had what I learned was not your stereotypical divorce case. John Powell III was extremely understanding of the situation and worked with myself and my former spouse to navigate the legal pitfalls in our, and our children's case. Everything was resolved amicably and with minimal impact to our family. Without Mr. Powell's assistance I do not know that we would have gotten to such a positive place.”

    (A.W.)

  • “John Powell III is a compassionate and thorough attorney. My case was a complex custody issue that required work in two wide-spread counties. Mr. Powell was able to efficiently overcome this added challenge. He is patient and clear in explaining concepts of the law. Even after the case was closed, Mr. Powell was available to explain the final judgment and to help ensure we were following the Judge's intent. It is very comforting to know that if additional issues arise he is there to act as my advocate.”

    (R.T.)

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