Probate

Texas has placed protections against creditors for married couples and families with minor children in our law.

Sometimes a person will come in and say they own a house because Mom left it to them in her Will, and then tell me the Will was never probated. Boom! The Will must be placed into the Court record before it is effective to transfer title (ownership) of property. Failure to probate a Will could result in you not ...

Changes in Texas Probate law 2017, creditor rights

It is old news that we expect many more people to need help due to dementia over the next decade. One of the speakers at the 2016 Advanced Guardianship course noted that the number of guardianships in Texas has increased 60% since 2011. There has not been a similar increase in the number of Probate […]

Texas Estate statutes provide substantial protections to a surviving spouse and minor children. Read more on the blog of Texas estate planning attorney, Charles Kennedy.

This blog provided by Texas elder law and estate planning attorney, Charles Kennedy will give you a good idea of the information that must be considered when deciding if probate is necessary or not.

It is easy to forget or not realize some very important points about probate. Probate is a process that only occurs in Court.

Reasons why some debts should not be paid and how assets can be protected in the claims process

A “Ladybird Deed” is used to protect a house from a Medicaid claim after a patient on Medicaid dies. Law School professors call them contingent, defeasible deeds.