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Estate Documents Everyone Should Have- Regardless of Age! 💥 WILL - A will determines what happens to your property when you pass away. Remember, in Louisiana a spouse does not automatically inherit from you if you do not have a will! 💥 POWER OF ATTORNEY - A power of...

Trusts allow one person, the Settlor, to restrict money or property for a beneficiary. Three reasons you may want to consider a trust: You may want a trust so that your children don’t inherit all of your assets when they turn 18. You could use a trust to hold money to...

Why choose us? Patricia Miramon and Julia Todd are your local elder law and estate planning lawyers. We typically charge flat rates, we are easy to get in touch with, experienced, and dependable. We pride ourselves on being a client centered law firm. We care about...

  Why is it so important to have an estate plan regardless of age? To prepare and protect our loved ones! This is why I am so passionate about people of ALL ages having their estate plan in order. A simple Will and Power of Attorney give my family peace of mind...

  Louisiana still has forced heirship. If you pass away with a child under the age of 24 or who is disabled, your child will inherit from you due to forced heirship provisions. Without a trust, your child will inherit at 18! Your child may not be mature enough to...

Miramon Law is now able to come to you with the addition of our mobile office. We can come to you to have your estate planning or probate meeting, sign your succession paperwork, and sign your will, power of attorney and living will. We are so excited to be able to...

It was an honor to present a scholarship at the Military Officers Association of America's Ark-La-Tex Chapter Scholarship Awards Dinner Program. Congratulations to Kathleen Davis! She plans to attend Western Carolina and eventually head to law school. We are proud of...

Loved seeing this article in the May 2021 AARP Bulletin. Being an executor is not an easy job! My favorite part of this article was "Five Things to Tell Your Future Executor." I find the most important thing to tell your future executor is where the original will is!...

  Did you know? Your spouse does not automatically inherit from you. Without a will, a surviving spouse does not automatically inherit their deceased spouse's property in full ownership. A surviving spouse is entitled to have usufruct over the decedent's...

Many people believe that if they are listed on their parent's bank account, the money in the account is theirs. Others believe that if they have a bank account with their spouse's name on it, it is the account holder's money only. Neither of these instances mean the...