Wills Houston service-Gutheinz Law Firm

Attorneys at the Gutheinz Law Firm prepare and draft Last Wills and Testaments, Trusts, and Power of Attorneys for individuals and couples.  The Wills Houston service that our firm provides includes the surrounding counties and cities such as Friendswood, Clearlake, Pearland, Pasadena, Texas City, League City, Webster and Galveston.

What can you expect when you come to our legal office for the Wills Houston service

After you make contact with our office, we will give you an 8-10 page Wills Houston worksheet to complete. Our attorneys and staff will provide you with any assistance that you need in completing the will worksheet. Afterwards, an appointment will be scheduled for you with one of our attorneys who will review the worksheet, ask additional questions, and prepare your Last Will and Testament.  The time it takes our attorneys to complete a Last Will and Testament varies depending upon many factors, but typically, a simple will can be completed within one week.  After your Last Will and Testament is complete, you will have your final appointment will an attorney to review your Last Will and Testament and execute it. 

Wills Houston Service include:

1) Drafting Last Wills and Testament

2) If necessary, drafting testamentary trusts

3)  If necessary, drafting powers of attorney (such as medical powers of attorney, durable powers of attorney, and general powers of attorney)

4) Executing your Last Will and Testament and ancillary documents (we ask that you bring two unrelated people as witnesses to your last appointment)

Call the Gutheinz Law Firm, LLP for your free initial consultation regarding our Wills Houston service at (281) 992-0200.

Useful Definitions

Last Will and Testament is a legal document by which a person, the testator, states where he wants his property to go and who to manage his estate to ensure that his wishes are followed upon the testator’s death.

Testamentary trust is a trust that is created in the will and takes effect upon the testator’s death.

Medical Power of Attorney is a document giving a third party power to make medical decisions for someone when they become incapacitated.

Power of Attorney is a document where principle grants a third party, the agent, authority or power to act on his behalf.

Durable Power of Attorney is a power of attorney that survives the principle’s incapacity.

Directive to physicians is a document to administer, withhold, or withdraw life-sustaining treatment in the event of a terminal or irreversible condition.