Practice Areas
Estate Planning
Everyone needs an estate plan. The Coy Firm advises clients in all areas of their estate plans, while taking a comprehensive approach for all matters that may affect the estate.
Estate planning is more than the disposition of property.
We want to make sure that we also address incapacity planning, wealth preservation, taxes, creditor concerns, and other factors that affect your particular situation.
Our experience allows us to offer planning from the simple to complex through many planning techniques. Our flat fee pricing allows us to meet the budget for every estate.
Our estate planning practice includes the following:
- Wills
- Revocable living trusts
- Irrevocable gift trusts (grantor and complex) for children and grandchildren
- Life insurance trusts
- Limited partnerships, limited liability companies, and other corporate entities
- Lifetime gifts
- Intra-family loans and sales
- Charitable planning
- Special needs trusts
- Disability planning documents, including financial powers of attorney, medical powers of attorney, directives to physicians (also known as living wills), HIPAA authorizations, and declarattions of guardian
- Marital property planning (that may include pre and post marital agreements)
Probate
Losing a loved one is hard. Probate does not have to be. Stephen Coy has handled hundreds of probates all across the State of Texas. Our firm helps families and make the legal process as painless as possible. Whether there was a will or not, we will work closely with clients to find the simplest, quickest, and cost effective solutions available.
Some of the areas for probate representation include the following:
- Probate of a Last Will aqnd Testament with appointment of Independent Executor
- Probate of a Last Will and Testament as Muniment of Title
- Probate of a Copy of a Will
- Determination of Heirship (for individual dying without a Will or "intestate")
- Estate Administration - advising executors and administrators in adminstering estates, directing them in collecting the estate assets, paying the enforceable debts, filing the necessary paperwork with the Court, making advantageious tax elections, selling assets, dividing and distributing the estate to its beneficiaries or heirs
- Family Settlement Agreements
- Small Estate Affidavits or other non-administration options
- Trust funding and administration
- Real estate and property transfers
Wills, Trusts, Estate, Probate Lawyer
About The Coy Firm
The Coy Firm focuses on estate planning and probate. It is what we do, and we want to make sure that all of our clients have the best possible experience. Everyone needs an estate plan. It does not matter if you have a modest estate or need an extensive plan to address significant wealth transfers. We are here to help. We offer flat fee pricing for most of our estate plans that can accommodate the spectrum from the thrifty to the affluent. Contact our office to set up a consultation, and we will help create the best plan for you.
The Coy Firm is also here for you when you have lost a loved one. It is difficult when someone passes, but the probate process does not have to be. Our team is dedicated to making the legal process transparent and as simple as possible. Whether there was a will or not, we help families navigate the probate process.
Wills, Trusts, Estate, Probate Legal Team
Meet the team
The Coy Firm is proud to serve our Texas Hill Country community for all of their estate plannng and probate needs. We care about each and every client and will go to great lengths to ensure that each client receives the best legal representation and personal service possible. Our team is here for you.