Dallas, TX
Estate planning Lawyer at Dallas, TX
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Guardianship ... +2 more
Muniment of Title does not get you letters testamentary, and from what you describe, I can't tell where you are in the process and what needs to be...
The written notes, if entirely in your Mom's handwriting, may be a will. Take them to a probate attorney. If you and your brother are 50/50...
Probate is not required unless it is necessary to deal with creditors or to transfer assets that are titled in the decedent's name, especially real...
I agree with other counsel's answers and would just add that if this is uncontested, step Mom's testimony can establish the common law marriage. ...
Byron's and Steven's answers are on the money. I would just add that the attorney for the deceased lacks a client with authority to do anything,...
You will only be able to get the trust from your mother or anyone else who is or was trustee. Is your mother alive? If so, you might have to sue...
I would advise you to get a second opinion before paying the "down payment." It does not cost anywhere near that much to get a probate started and...
The house won't be yours unless your mother leaves it to you in a will or you are her sole heir. POAs do not authorize you to use your mother's...
You are at the magic time. Any bills would be barred by the 4-year limitations period at this point, so you can do an heirship proceeding. You...
Letters Testamentary are issued to the executor to establish her authority to act for the estate; therefore, they are not issued to you and you...
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