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Gratia "Grace" P. Schoemakers
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GP Schoemakers, PLLC
With over 15 years of legal experience, Gratia goes to great lengths to ensure that every one of her clients, no matter the challenges they face, receives the compassion and respect they rightfully deserve. She is committed to personally guiding you through your legal journey, infusing it with her distinctive personal approach, empathy, and unwavering values.
Gratia has assisted numerous clients in crafting their Trusts & Estate Plans, adeptly represented them in both uncontested and contested Probate cases, and provided invaluable support in matters such as Divorce, Paternity, Visitation, Child Support, and Adoption cases. Furthermore, Gratia boasts extensive experience as a certified mediator, specializing in civil, probate, and family law disputes.
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business - Arbitration/Mediation, Consumer - Arbitration/Mediation, Family - Arbitration/Mediation
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Formation
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Same Sex Family Law
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Most of our services are flat fees for non-contested cases, price is agreed in advance, so there are no surprises. All contested cases are hourly and require retainers.
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- Dutch
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- Founder/Attorney
- GP Schoemakers, PLLC
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- Intern
- Pfizer, Patent Department
- Legal Intern
- U.S District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
- Washington University School of Law
- J.D. (2008) | Law
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- Washington University School of Law
- LL.M. | IP & Technologies Law
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- Washington University School of Law
- LL.M. (2005) | Contracts and Business Law
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- Maastricht University, Faculty of Law
- Doctorate (2004) | Dutch & European Law
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- Maastricht University, Faculty of Law
- LL.M. (2004) | International Law and Legal Studies
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- Excellent Rating
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- Client Champion - SILVER
- Martindale-Hubbell
- American Bar Association
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- State Bar of Texas
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- Activities: Real Estate, Probate and Trust Section; Business Law Section; Family Law Section
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- Texas Bar College
- Fellow
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- Bay Area Bar Association
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- Collaborative Divorce Texas
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- Basic Estate Planning & Guardian, Parent Workshop
- Certified Mediator in Civil, Probate, and Family Law
- Q. Does my stepdaughter have right of heirship from home sale proceeds?
- A: It depends. If your spouse left the house to only you in a will, no one other than you has a right to the house.
However if he left it in shares to multiple people under the will (including the child that he gave up for adoption), multiple people would have a right to it, including the adopted child.
If he died without a will, Texas law would leave his share of the house to his kid(s) (with the a life estate right to you).
Exception is when a parent gives up his parental rights (gives a child up for adoption) the child that has been adopted generally loses the right to inherit from their biological parents through intestate succession.
The only way to really find out what would apply ... Read More
- Q. Can Guardian (SC) file in TX Petition Modify Parent child relationship on behalf of Incapacitated Adult ward
- A: Guardianship always needs to be verified. However, it depends on the petition if the Guardian actually has the right to file it. Not knowing what is in the petition makes answering this question really hard. You should contact a family attorney near you who is familiar with the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) and the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act (UAGPPJA) - A Board certified family lawyer should be familiar with this as well.
- Q. My passed away without a will almost 5 years ago, what does my need to prove she has a legal to claim a settlement check
- A: You have to go to court and get a probate administration started. The lawsuit needs someone to be able to sign on behalf of the estate, that will only work if there is a court appointed administrator or executor.