Houston Probate Attorney Stephanie Mudgett Boates

Personal attention to every client enables Stephanie Mudgett Boates to create solid solutions to complex and sensitive problems. Since 1996, Stephanie Mudgett Boates has been providing effective representation in probate and estate administration, heirship and intestacy, guardianships and special needs guardianship planning, wills and trusts, and estate planning to individuals, families and fiduciaries.

Attorney Stephanie Mudgett Boates provides clients the skills of a larger firm in a friendly and welcoming environment. She has dedicated her career to assisting people and families in need with knowledgeable representation and affordable fees.

Professional Associations and Memberships

• State Bar of Texas
• Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas
• Houston Bar Association
• Fort Bend County Bar Association
• Disability and Elder Law Attorney Association

Areas of Practice

Probate / Estate Administration

• Probate of Wills: Letters Testamentary / Letters of Administration
• Probate of Wills: Muniment of Title
• Small Estate Affidavits
• Heirship Affidavits
• Declaration of Heirship - Intestate Administrations
• Independent administrations
• Dependent administrations
• Community administrations
• Creditor claims
• Real estate title issues
• Contested matters

Estate Planning / Wills / Trusts

• Simple and Complex Wills
• Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts
• Living Trusts
• Charitable Trusts
• Trust Modifications: Successor Trustee Appointments: Trust Terminations
• Minor Trusts: 1301 Trusts
• Special Needs Trusts
• Trust Accountings

Powers of Attorney / Advanced Directives

• Durable Powers of Attorney
• Powers of Attorney for Health Care
• Special/Limited Powers of Attorney
• Designations of Guardian
• Living Wills/Directive to Physicians
• HIPAA Releases
• Alternatives to Guardianship
• Supportive Decision Making Agreements

Special Needs Guardianship Planning

• Guardian of the Person
• Guardian of the Estate
• Guardianship Accountings
• Special Needs Trusts/Supplemental Needs Trusts
• Community Administrations w/Guardianship
• Planning for Incapacity
• Contested Matters

To speak with a Houston probate, estate administration, heirship and intestacy, estate planning, special needs guardianship attorney, contact Stephanie Mudgett Boates, 281-584-0034.

Stephanie Mudgett Boates, P.C., represents clients in the cities of Houston, Memorial, Bellaire, Katy, Sugar Land, Richmond, Rosenberg, Cypress, Spring, Conroe, Tomball and Galveston and in the following counties: Harris County, Fort Bend County, Montgomery County, Brazoria County, Galveston County and Waller County.