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Wills and Directives Legal Information Guide
Texas State Law Library
Public guide to wills, estate planning, medical-care directives, long-term-care planning, funerals, and disposition of remains.
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How to get help
Review each guide section and current form instructions, select a document only if it fits the intended purpose, execute it with all required signatures, witnesses, or acknowledgments, and store and share it appropriately. Seek legal advice for complex estates, conflicts, or uncertain capacity.
Who this service helps
Open to the public for research; the proper documents and execution requirements depend on capacity, family, property, beneficiaries, health-care wishes, existing instruments, and individual planning needs.
Where this service is available
Service area: Texas residents planning for incapacity, medical care, property, estate, or disposition of remains, including residents of Central Texas.
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Location and contact
205 West 14th Street, Tom C. Clark Building, Room G01
Austin TX 78701
Travis County
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Cost / fees
The online guide and official forms are free to access; library-account resources, notarization, witnesses, copies, storage, professional planning, or legal-service costs may apply.
About this service
The guide collects official simple-will forms, legal explanations, statutes, e-books, and planning resources for disability or incapacity, property and estate decisions, health-care preferences, long-term care, and final arrangements.
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