The Texas Estates Code provides that a will must be filed within 4 years of the death of the testator. A will can be filed after that time if the applicant is not “in default.” The Texas courts have struggled with...
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When a person tells someone how he wants his property handled when he dies but he has a written...
Read More[mp_image id=”2508″ size=”full” link_type=”custom_url” link=”#” target=”false” caption=”false” align=”left”] Background Texas does not allow a...
Read More[mp_image id=”2481″ size=”full” link_type=”custom_url” link=”#” target=”false” caption=”false” align=”left”] Introduction An attorney is an...
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Read MoreIn Rem Proceedings Will Contest in Texas are in rem proceedings which means that notice to all the heirs is not required. It is up to each interested party to keep themselves apprised of the status of any probate case. Tennessee...
Read MoreBackground Although this blog is only about Texas law, a recent case out of Delaware dealt with an unusual issue and the results should be the same in Texas if the issue ever comes up. The Delaware court in 2015 was asked to...
Read MoreReading Of The Will In Texas There is no reading of the will in Texas. Reading of the will is something done in Hollywood movies not in real life in Texas. When a will is filed for probate, it becomes a public document and...
Read MoreI have previously written about the causes of the recent increase in will contest and other inheritance disputes. In a recent article, International Adviser also reported on this issue. At the beginning of the article, the...
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Read MoreProbating the will of a living person is sometimes referred to as “ante-mortem probate.” Such actions are not allowed in Texas. Section 72 of the Probate Code says that probate of a will or administration of an...
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