Dear Jeff: My grandmother needs a guardian. We have several family members who are trying to get that role, since grandmother has some money. Is there any law on who is not allowed to be appointed as ...

You can plan now for the time when you are unable to express your wishes. There are documents that you can have prepared that ...

Dear Mr. Premack: I was notified by an attorney that he was hired by 3 of 5 siblings to probate my mom's Will. If I do not agree with the hiring of this attorney, what are my options? — JMC According ...

The information in this column is not intended as legal advice but to provide a general understanding of the law. Readers with legal problems, including those whose questions are addressed here, ...

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 ...

The last few years saw substantial changes and updates in the probate and estates realm, not the least of which was replacement of the prior Texas Probate Code with the Texas Estates Code. The last ...

The information in this column is not intended as legal advice but to provide a general understanding of the law. Readers with legal problems, including those whose questions are addressed here, ...

The basic facts in this case are undisputed. The dispute centers around the interpretation of certain statutes in the Texas Probate Code and their relationship to heirship in an intestate estate.

Julie C. Fletcher (2012 J.D. Candidate, Texas Tech School of Law) recently published her article entitled, The Inheritance Mess With Texas ART Children: The Simple Fix, 4 Est. Plan. & Community Prop.

Dear Jeff: My grandmother needs a guardian. We have several family members who are trying to get that role, since grandmother has some money. Is there any law on who is not allowed to be appointed as ...

In the case of In re Estate of Jones, 197 S.W.2d 894 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2006, pet. filed), Proponent filed a will for probate claiming it was Testator’s original will. After an anonymous caller ...