Texas Trust Attorney for Individuals, Families & Business Owners
A trust is one of the most powerful tools in estate planning — but only when it’s built correctly and funded properly. Done right, a trust keeps your estate out of probate, protects your assets, and ensures your wishes are carried out exactly as you intend. Done wrong, it creates confusion, conflict, and the very complications it was meant to prevent.
Holtsclaw Law Firm helps Texans create and administer trusts that actually work. Whether you’re planning for your family’s future, protecting a loved one with special needs, or structuring a business succession, Wyatt Holtsclaw brings 15 years of legal experience to build a trust that fits your life and holds up over time.
Texas Trust Attorney for Individuals, Families & Business Owners
A trust is one of the most powerful tools in estate planning — but only when it’s built correctly and funded properly. Done right, a trust keeps your estate out of probate, protects your assets, and ensures your wishes are carried out exactly as you intend. Done wrong, it creates confusion, conflict, and the very complications it was meant to prevent. Holtsclaw Law Firm helps Texans create and administer trusts that actually work. Whether you’re planning for your family’s future, protecting a loved one with special needs, or structuring a business succession, Wyatt Holtsclaw brings 15 years of legal experience to build a trust that fits your life and holds up over time.Trust Services
We work alongside individuals, families, and business owners who want more than a basic estate plan — who want real control over what happens to their assets, their loved ones, and their legacy.Revocable Living Trusts
A revocable living trust allows you to transfer assets into a trust during your lifetime, maintain full control over them, and pass them directly to your beneficiaries upon your death — without going through probate. It can also provide seamless management of your affairs if you become incapacitated. We draft revocable trusts tailored to your family and your asset structure, and we make sure they’re properly funded so they actually do their job.Irrevocable Trusts
An irrevocable trust removes assets from your taxable estate and places them beyond the reach of creditors — but it also means giving up direct control. These trusts are powerful tools for asset protection, Medicaid planning, and long-term wealth transfer. We help you understand the trade-offs, determine whether an irrevocable trust fits your goals, and structure it in a way that maximizes its benefits.Special Needs Trusts
A special needs trust allows you to provide for a loved one with a disability without jeopardizing their eligibility for government benefits like Medicaid or SSI. These trusts require careful drafting to comply with federal and state regulations. We help families create special needs trusts that protect their loved one’s financial future without inadvertently cutting off the benefits they depend on.Testamentary Trusts
A testamentary trust is created through your will and takes effect upon your death. It’s commonly used to manage assets for minor children or other beneficiaries who aren’t ready to receive a large inheritance outright. We draft testamentary trusts that reflect your intentions and give your chosen trustee clear guidance on how to manage and distribute assets over time.Trust Funding
A trust that isn’t properly funded is a trust that doesn’t work. Many people go through the effort of creating a trust only to leave key assets outside of it — meaning those assets still have to go through probate. We help you identify which assets belong in your trust and guide you through the funding process so your plan functions the way it’s designed.Trust Administration
When a loved one passes away, the successor trustee is responsible for managing and distributing the trust assets according to its terms. That process comes with real legal obligations — and real consequences for getting it wrong. We guide trustees through the administration process, help them fulfill their duties, and minimize the risk of disputes or personal liability.Straightforward Answers About What a Trust Can Do for You
Trusts raise practical questions: Do you actually need one? What kind is right for your situation? How do you make sure it works the way you intend? At Holtsclaw Law Firm, you work directly with your attorney to answer those questions before any documents are drafted. We don’t push trusts on people who don’t need them — and we don’t cut corners for those who do.How We Help
Every situation is different. We assist with:- Revocable living trusts
- Irrevocable trusts
- Special needs trusts
- Testamentary trusts
- Charitable trusts
- Trust funding and asset transfers
- Trust administration and successor trustee guidance
- Trust amendments and restatements