A written Will disposes of your personal and real property to your heirs and beneficiaries.... [Read more...]
Elective and Forced Share Laws Protect Spousal Disinheritance
Because most states’ probate laws prohibit spouses from disinheriting one another, how are famous celebrities... [Read more...]
Don’t Play the Lottery With Your Children
If you have minor children, the odds of something happening to you while they are... [Read more...]
Elvis Presley’s Alleged Long-Lost Daughter Sues King of Rock and Roll’s Estate
Lisa Johansen, a 43-year-old Swedish woman filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in... [Read more...]
The Enforceability of Joint Promises to Will
Reciprocal Wills between spouses contain mutual promises to convey property leaving one another as the... [Read more...]
Guardianships in Texas
In Texas, courts can appoint guardians of the person or of the estate. A guardianship... [Read more...]
Texas Affidavit of Heirship
If you are an heir of a person who has recently passed away in Texas,... [Read more...]
Probate Passport Project
In 2011, the Texas Young Lawyers Association created the “Texas Probate Passport,” a new project... [Read more...]
Identifying Your Heirs in Texas
In Texas, the most common way for a court to identify a decedent’s heirs if... [Read more...]
Muniment of Title
Under Texas law, you can bypass the formal probate administration process in limited circumstances. You... [Read more...]
Elizabeth Edwards Leaves Philandering Husband Out of Her Will: Part 3 of 3
During the 2004 Presidential elections, Elizabeth Edwards learned she had breast cancer. After beating her... [Read more...]
Elizabeth Edwards Leaves Philandering Husband Out of Her Will: Part 2 of 3
Following the previous blog entry, we will discuss the personal life of Elizabeth Edwards. Elizabeth... [Read more...]
