Heirs can use a small estate affidavit to transfer property without a formal probate only in situations when: The deceased person died without a Will; At least 30…
North Carolina’s laws provide a safeguard for surviving spouses. Under North Carolina law, a spouse can claim a certain share of your estate when you die, regardless of…
What is an Executor? An executor, sometimes called a”personal representative,” is a person or entity a testator appoints in a Will…
His dad had been sick and weak. He didn’t even have the strength to write his own name. Nevertheless, after his father died, his stepmother produced a…
John and Jane Doe didn’t always live in Texas. Earlier in their marriage, they lived in another state, where John purchased a house the couple lived in…
A man who was named independent executor in a Will called me. Someone told him that as the independent executor, he had the right to distribute Testator…
If an executor is named in a Will, then that person is generally the most logical person to file an application to probate the Will. The Texas Estates Code…
I received a note recently from someone whose brother had recently passed away. Her brother was divorced and had no children. He was survived by four siblings.