What is the least expensive way to have a will probated and how do I find the person who will do it inexpensively?

While I strongly suggest that you hire an attorney, there are many counties where the courts allow individuals to represent themselves in...

I agree with Mr. Martz, unless the paperwork you signed was not in fact a contract, but an offer to sell you the car upon the acceptance of the...

Years ago my parents set up durable powers of attorney. Things have changed. Can they amend these or must they make new ones?

Dementia is one of the reasons to have a power of attorney. Guardianship is an entirely different issue. If your mother designated your father,...

As my colleague states, the trustee can absolutely use trust assets to pay for attorney's fees unless the trust instrument explicitly prohibits it,...

I own a home, it is homestead, yes I live here. I built an apartment for my Mom onto my house. I have paid for most of the work.

Without a written contract signed by you any lien she attempts to file will not attach to your homestead. To be on the safe side, contact a local...

Both parents passed away in 2012, the property is worth 250,000 taxes are current, no back taxes, do I have to pay death taxes ?

Unless your parent's estate exceed $10 million combined, there is no estate or inheritance tax in Texas.

What are my options if I retained an attorney using this site and now I can't contact him. He doesn't answer my calls, e-mails,

Local Bar Associations have grievance committees where you can file a complaint about your issues. The filing of a grievance often prompts a...

I did some poster design work for my churches non-profit event. I was wanting to show the work that I did in my portfolio.

Unless the marketing director knows you created the work, anything from him that says that would be meaningless in my opinion. You need some sort...

If a deceased heir left children then those children would probably be heirs and they would be listed in both the affidavit and deed.

My mother paid off for her two family house in New York City and is getting along in years.

You need to hire local (Dallas) counsel who in turn can deal with New York Counsel to determine what exactly has gone on. Without knowing all the...