Estate Planning for Texas Hill Country Families
We provide complete, attorney-drafted estate planning packages, including trust funding and re-deeding of real property, so Hill Country families leave with a plan that's fully executed and built to hold up for the people who depend on it.
26+ Years Serving Hill Country Families
Attorney-Drafted Documents, Accessible Pricing
Trust Funding and Re-Deeding Included
Lifetime Updates and Unlimited Restatements
Offices in Boerne and New Braunfels
What No Plan Actually Costs a Texas Hill Country Family
Estate planning in the Texas Hill Country gets postponed for understandable reasons. Families aren't sure where to start, assume it takes multiple attorney appointments, or figure there will be a better time. The problem is what that delay costs.
Probate in Texas averages 12 months.
For families with ranch land, livestock, mineral rights, or property across Kendall, Kerr, Gillespie, or Comal County, that timeline can disrupt operations, delay asset transfers, and force critical decisions when everyone is least prepared to make them.
A properly funded revocable living trust is the most direct way to avoid probate in Texas. Assets transfer privately and directly, without court involvement, on the timeline and terms you set.
Our Mission
At Estate Resource Center of Texas, our mission is to empower individuals and families with the knowledge, guidance, and personalized estate planning solutions they need to protect their assets, preserve their legacy, and provide peace of mind for generations to come. We are committed to making estate planning understandable, accessible, and tailored to each client's unique goals and values.
A Simple, Structured Approach
Five Decisions Every Texas Estate Plan Must Answer
Most families have never sat down and worked through all five. Our Legacy Planning Specialists walk every client through each one, in plain language, in a single appointment, at no obligation.
Step 1:
Who manages your finances if you can't?
If you become incapacitated, someone needs legal authority to pay bills, manage accounts, and act on your behalf. Without a financial power of attorney in place, your family may need to go to court for that authority before they can handle a single transaction.
Step 2:
Who inherits your property?
A revocable living trust in Texas gives you precise control over who receives what and when, without sending your estate through probate. This matters especially for families with land, livestock, or mineral rights that need to transfer cleanly and without delay.
Step 3:
Who cares for your children or dependents?
Your plan should name a guardian for any minor children or dependents and establish how assets set aside for their care will be managed until they can handle them on their own.
Step 4:
Who speaks for you on medical decisions?
A medical power of attorney names the person authorized to communicate your wishes to doctors and hospitals. A living will and advanced medical directive document those wishes directly, so your representative is never left guessing.
Step 5:
Who manages and transfers your assets to your heirs after you are gone?
A financial power of attorney is separate from your trust. It authorizes a trusted person to manage accounts, pay bills, and handle transactions while you're alive but unable to act. Without one, a named heir still has no legal authority to step in.
Focused on What Matters Most
A Texas Estate Plan Document Package Built to Be Used, Not Filed Away
Most clients who've worked with an attorney elsewhere tell us the same thing: they received documents, but no one helped them fund the trust, re-deed the property, or build a process for keeping the plan current. That's where most estate plans stop doing their job.
Every ERC package includes:
- Revocable living trust, last will and testament, and financial and medical powers of attorney
- Living will, advanced medical directive, organ donor directives, and funeral instructions
- Asset protection analysis
- Trust funding support and re-deeding of real property into the trust
- Online document vault and funding kit
- Lifetime updates and unlimited restatements
These are documents that are executed, funded, and kept current. When your family needs them, they work.
Estate Planning, Retirement, and Financial Guidance Built Around Your Complete Picture
We work with Hill Country families across estate planning, retirement, long-term care, and investment transitions. Every service is coordinated to align income, tax, and estate decisions together, not treated as separate problems for separate advisors.
Plan with Confidence for the Future
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Wealth Management
Estate Planning
A fully executed document package, your trust, will, and powers of attorney, prepared by an attorney and ready to sign in a single appointment.
Financial Planning
A clear picture of where your money stands today and a plan that lines up with the life you want in retirement.
Income Planning
A steady, dependable income strategy built around your savings, Social Security, and the retirement you've earned.
Long-Term Care Planning
A plan for the "what if," so a future health need never becomes a financial crisis for you or your family.
IRA and 401(k) Rollovers
Straightforward guidance for moving old workplace accounts into a plan that fits your retirement, without the paperwork headaches.
Taxes & Retirement
A look at how your income, withdrawals, and estate decisions affect what you owe, so there are no surprises later.
Common Questions About Estate Planning in Texas
What is included in an estate plan in Texas?
A complete Texas estate plan includes a Certificate of Trust, revocable living trust, last will and testament, financial power of attorney, medical power of attorney, living will, and advance medical directives. An ERC estate planning package also includes trust funding support and re-deeding of real property.
Do I need a trust if I own land in the Texas Hill Country?
For most Hill Country families with real property, a revocable living trust is the right choice. Land, ranch property, and mineral rights that pass through probate can take 12 months or longer to transfer and involve significant legal costs. A funded trust keeps that transfer private, direct, and outside probate court.
Free One-Hour Consultation Appointment.
Every Clarity Session starts with a plain-language conversation about your situation: your property, your family, your questions. There's no obligation to move forward and no paperwork to fill out before you know if we're the right fit.
What happens to my property if I die without a will in Texas?
Without a will or trust, Texas intestacy law determines who inherits your assets, and that process goes through probate court. The distribution follows a fixed legal order that may not reflect your wishes, and it can take a year or longer to resolve. For families with property in multiple counties, the complications multiply. A proper estate plan removes that uncertainty.
Is ERC different from working with an estate planning attorney?
We work with Simple Estate Docs, a platform that delivers attorney-drafted documents at a price point most law firms cannot match. All of our documents are written by expert Estate Planning Attorneys. Our Legacy Planning Specialists guide you through every decision in plain language, and our package includes trust funding, re-deeding, and lifetime updates. Families searching for an estate planning attorney near them often find that working with ERC produces a more complete result at a significantly lower cost.
One Appointment. A Complete, Funded Estate Plan.
Every Clarity Session starts with a plain-language conversation about your situation: your property, your family, your questions. There's no obligation to move forward and no paperwork to fill out before you know if we're the right fit. Call 210-209-8622 or book online.
