ESTATE PLANNING & PROBATE · FORT WORTH & DALLAS
Peace of mind for the people you love.
Wills, trusts and probate, handled personally by attorney Jeremy R. Carroll for families across Dallas–Fort Worth, from the first conversation to the final signature.
PROBATE & ESTATE PLANNING · FORT WORTH & DALLAS
Steady guidance when a loved one has passed.
Probate handled personally by attorney Jeremy R. Carroll, with patience, plain English and, for most probates, a flat fee.
What can Jeremy help with?Free 30-minute consultation by phone or Zoom.
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HOW JEREMY CAN HELP
Plans that protect you while you're living, and your family after.
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Step-by-step guidance through probate and trust administration, with patience, plain English and, for most probates, a flat fee.
Explore probate ›- Probate with or without a Will
- Muniment of title
- Trust administration
- Affidavits of heirship
- Court filings and the hearing
- Guidance through distribution
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A Will or Living Trust, powers of attorney and guardian designations, built around your family, with protective trusts built into every plan.
Explore estate planning ›- Will or Living Trust
- Protective trusts for your heirs
- Financial power of attorney
- Medical power of attorney
- Declaration of Guardian for your children
- An organized portfolio at signing
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A financial power of attorney lets someone you trust handle your finances, at your request or if you become incapacitated. Medical documents name who makes health care decisions and state your wishes.
See what's in a plan ›- Financial power of attorney
- Medical power of attorney
- Directive to physicians
- HIPAA authorization
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Simple LLC formation and business entity filings with the Texas Secretary of State, handled with the same care.
Get started ›- LLC formation
- Certificate of formation
- Texas Secretary of State filings
- Reinstatements
HOW IT WORKS
Three steps to a finished plan.
- 01 · TALK
Intake reviewZoom
Hone in on the details of your plan: review your assets and beneficiary designations, and confirm the people you've chosen to serve.
- 02 · PLAN
Draft reviewZoom
Jeremy walks you through your plan in plain English, makes sure nothing needs to change, and answers every question.
- 03 · SIGN
SigningIn person
Sign at the Fort Worth or Dallas office, and leave with your finished plan in an organized portfolio.
Some clients would rather sit down at the table. In person, it's just two meetings, and Jeremy goes over every document with you before you sign.
- 1Consultation and strategy One longer meeting · $150 consultation
- 2Review and signing Every document reviewed together before you sign
Rather start free? Book a phone or Zoom call first, and meet in person for the rest.
From the first call to the final distribution.
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Probate intake form
Sent after your call, to gather the details.
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Meeting in person
Review your intake form together, and the Will, if there is one.
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Court
Jeremy is with you at the hearing, in person or by Zoom when the court holds it that way.
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After the hearing
Jeremy guides you through the court's remaining requirements, all the way to distributing the assets.
MEET JEREMY
Your attorney, from the first call to the final signature.
Focused on estate planning and probate since graduating from Texas A&M School of Law in 2014. Every client works with Jeremy directly, and he has guided families through hundreds of probate cases.
Jeremy R. Carroll has focused on estate planning and probate since graduating from Texas A&M University School of Law in Fort Worth in 2014. He opened his own firm in 2021 so every client works with him directly, and he has guided families through hundreds of probate cases. He and his family live in Fort Worth.
“Your hard-earned money should pass simply, the way you want. And no family should face a loss alone. It's a privilege to walk with them through it.”More about Jeremy ›
Mr Jeremy Carroll is as clear, professional, and personal as I have ever encountered. My wife and I feel so relieved to have our will and plan securely in place for our children. We are confident that our kids can pick up the phone when we pass, and Jeremy will walk them through the next steps.
John H. · Google review
A GOOD PLAN VS. A GREAT PLAN
What if…
A good plan says who receives what. A great plan is ready for the moments no one plans for. Every plan Jeremy prepares, Will or Living Trust, has protective trusts built in.
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What if a young beneficiary would inherit too soon?
Their share is held and managed in trust until an age you choose, usually 25, instead of arriving all at once.
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What if a beneficiary is injured or becomes incapacitated?
Their share stays in trust and can support them for life, without a court-appointed guardianship.
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What if a loved one struggles with an addiction?
Their inheritance stays in trust, and a trustee you chose decides when and how to help.
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What if a beneficiary is going through a divorce?
Their inheritance stays in trust, kept separate so it isn’t commingled with community property.
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What if a beneficiary isn’t good with money?
A trustee you chose manages their share and pays for their needs, instead of handing over a lump sum.
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What if a beneficiary is incarcerated?
Their share waits safely in trust, managed for them, until the time is right.
The real difference isn’t a Will vs. a Trust. It’s a strongly drafted plan vs. a basic one.
Build a great planFOR PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN
Who would raise your kids? Who would manage their money?
Two questions every parent should be able to answer. A plan answers both, so a judge doesn't have to.
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A guardian you chose
You name the guardian you trust in a Declaration of Guardian, so the people raising your children are the people you chose.
WITHOUT ONEA court decides, and family members can end up disagreeing about who it should be.
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A trustee you chose
Protective trusts hold their inheritance, and a trustee you chose manages it for them until they're ready, usually 25.
WITHOUT THEMA court appoints someone to manage it, and your child often receives everything at once at 18.
Kept separate, on purpose. Your Declaration of Guardian is its own short document, separate from your Will, so it's easy to update as your family changes.
Protect your children ›PROBATE, HONESTLY
Probate isn't the problem. Not having an estate plan is.
With a good estate plan, probate is either straightforward or avoided altogether. Without one, Texas law decides who inherits, the court has more to decide, and everything takes longer.
How probate works in Texas ›Who inherits when there's no Will?
Walk through three families and see how Texas law divides an estate. Most people are surprised.
Who inherits when there's no Will?
WHERE TO MEET
In person or from home.
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NEW OFFICE LOCATION
Fort Worth
Frost Tower
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640 Taylor Street, Suite 1200
Fort Worth, TX 76102 -
Dallas
Regency Plaza (Uptown)
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3710 Rawlins Street, Suite 1420
Dallas, TX 75219 -
Zoom or phone
Meet from home or anywhere. Zoom and phone consultations are free. Online booking Monday–Thursday. Need a different time? Email Jeremy@DfwEstateLaw.com.
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