The probate process in Texas will rely heavily on what is involved in the estate, the number of heirs and how much planning was done before the decedent's passing. Factors such as the size of the ...

Q: A fairly wealthy friend of mine recently passed away. Supposedly, in his will he left most everything to his spouse. The problem is that she has been told by her lawyer it will take up to six ...

Having a probate court wade through your estate can be time-consuming, stressful, and expensive. It can also be a public spectacle if disputes develop. Fortunately, there are numerous strategies to ...

Q: My father died recently with a will leaving everything to my 93-year-old mother, who is also named as his executor. Other than a very small joint checking account that passed to my mother, the only ...

A Muniment of Title is an order admitting the will to probate and stating that there is no need for a formal administration of an estate or for the appointment of a personal representative, but there ...

A: Some lawyers recommend that you use your Social Security number for a revocable trust, while other lawyers suggest that ...

Dear Mr. Premack: My father passed away, leaving me and my sister a house in Texas. My father also had two more houses in Oklahoma. We have already probated his will in Oklahoma in court. My sister ...

You’ve been helping your widowed mom handle her bills and finances. She dies. You want to be efficient, so you go ahead and pay her credit card bills as usual. Was that a good idea? No, it was not.

Probate Shepherd, LLC has announced the addition of Attorney Duncan Strickland of Strickland Law Firm, PLLC as a Probate Shepherd(R) Member Probate Attorney representing Houston and Harris County, TX ...