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Newsletter Vol3 No7

Welcome

Hello! Welcome to our October Newsletter!

This month is kind of a catch up newsletter. No real themes, just some stories that you might have missed over the last couple of months.

If you have a question you would like us to answer or a topic you would like us to write about please let us know.

And please pass this Newsletter on to someone you know that has estate problems or questions and may need our help. They can contact us directly. We can talk about their unique problem and customize a solution for them.

Our contact information is below.


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Estates, Executor Services, and Other Things

IN HER DEFENSE, THEY WERE ONLY MINOR CHARGES:

A probate judge and four other people have been indicted for stealing from an estate after the decedent died without leaving a Will. Click HERE to read the article by Amy Phillips for WWLP.com, Channel 22 News.

WE’RE GETTING MORE COURTS?:

Texas has long had specialized courts in the larger counties such as Harris and Dallas. They mostly handle Family Law and Probate. But starting next year, a new type of specialized court will appear: Business Courts. This blog post by attorneys at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP gives details of the legislation establishing the courts. Click HERE to read.


Updates

All About Us and What We’ve Been Up To

CHECK OUT OUR BLOG:

Click HERE for the latest additions.

OUR MEMBER AREA:

For our Members, we have updated the Member area.

Everyone else should join! Click HERE to do so.

CONTACT US:

Tell us what you think about the newsletter and what we should change. Click HERE and send us an email with your opinion.


Information

Legal, Practical, and Tips and Tricks

ANOTHER OPTION FOR END-OF-LIFE CARE:

We have posted several items about hospice care in this Newsletter. But hospice care has several limitations imposed on the patient. There is now another type of care that resolves those limitations and gives patients another option: Palliative Care. This article by Louis Bolden for Click2Houston.com explains what it is. Click HERE to read.

TUPAC, WHOOPI, AND DOLLY:

Ten years ago a hologram of Tupac Shakur was used at the Coachella Music Festival. The advances in Artificial Intelligence and other technologies since then has made the creation of such holograms even easier. Some stars do not want their likenesses used that way after they die. But this story by Caroline Thayer for Fox News Digital explains that they may not be able to stop it from happening. Click HERE to read.


Articles

Interesting Items from Other Sites

PREPARING TO TRANSFER YOUR WEALTH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU CAN DO:

Having an Estate Plan is good. Telling your heirs about your Plan is better. Preparing your heirs to handle their inheritance is best of all. This article by Mark Kenney for Kiplinger explains. Click HERE to read.

OR NOT:

This opinion piece by Carol Roth for Fox News makes the argument that other things are more important to talk about before you die than just your Estate Plan. Click HERE to read.


Fun Stuff

Entertainment and Distractions

IT’S PHILLY:

To our ever growing list of support animals we now add baseball loving alligators? Click HERE to read the article by Ben Morse for CNN.


What We Do

Our Goals

1.  Save our customers time and money.

2.  Give our customers peace of mind after the loss of a loved one.

3.  Give our customers information and guidance during their time of grief.

4.  Give our customers outside of Southeast Texas someone to act for them when their loved one’s estate is in Southeast Texas.

5.  Give our customers a break from worrying about their loved one’s estate and let them enjoy their regular life.


Contact Us

Website: www.quartetestateservices.com

Phone: 281-729-9775

Email: info@quartetestateservices.com

The BEST WAY to contact us is to go to our web site.

Our site has a chat feature where you can leave your email address and phone number.

We also have a contact form on our site as well as another form to request free information about what we do.


Coming Soon

A New Monthly Series!

New Articles!

New Specials!


NewsletterTerry Hamilton