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 ...

A Houston Chronicle investigation of hundreds of records and thousands of court-ordered payments, as well as interviews with judges and lawyers, found evidence of questionable billings and favoritism ...

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. In ...

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 "Call Me Mark": Under Section 41(d) of the Texas Probate Code, even if an heir murders his or her ancestor, he will be allowed to "inherit" the entire estate. However, in a case like this, the ...

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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 ...

Dear Mr. Premack: I just discovered my uncle's will. He died in 2006. I have been told that the probate period has passed. He willed his 40 acres of land to me, not to his son. Is there anything else ...