What is the price of reading of the will.

I've been practicing estate planning and probate law for 17 years, and I can tell you that, notwithstanding what you see in movies and TV, I've...

Will and living trust

At this point in time, you could simply write a letter to the executor's attorney, on behalf of your son, politely asking if your son is a...

No will what to do

You need to visit with an experienced probate attorney, who will need to look at all of the documents you do have and discuss further details...

We have been waiting 3 months for an attorney to complete a trust. What can we do to get him to complete this?

I agree with the comments above with the caveat that you should first make sure the attorney has ALL the information the attorney requested from...

I agree with the others, although I would emphasize that the most important task right now is determining whether and to what extent there are...

You and your husband should see an attorney; but you need an attorney who is well-versed in ALL of the available means of passing title upon death,...

While it is true that ERISA (federal law that governs 401ks and the like) does not require spousal consent to designate a beneficiary of an IRA and...

Is it absolutely necessary to acquire an attorney when handling a proof of heirship proceeding with the probate court?

If you are seeking the appointment of an administrator of the estate, under the circumstances you have described, the administrator would have to...

Father died 1988 with no will an we're probating in 2013. Will court use 2013 community property section 45 laws or 1988 laws.

As Mr. Schwartz said, the law at the time of death will define who the heirs were. In this situation (where there is no will), an administrator...

Is there a relatively new Texas law which allows the beneficiary of an irrevocable trust to collect more principle if necessary?

There is a new statute on the Texas Trust Code that uses the term "distribution" to refer to what is actually "decanting" (transferring the assets...