Not only will probating the Wills give the potential buyer (and the title company) necessary reassurance that you have the right to sell the...

Must the Will be probated in Texas or can the California Executor convey the land to me?

If the deceased owned the real property directly (e.g., it was not held by a trust), an anciallary probate must occur in Texas for the executor to...

My spouse passed away in April and left all property etc to me. I am also on the title of the house, car etc. and am executor

Hire a local probate attorney and apply to probate the Will. When the court (not just the Will) has named you executor, you can issue and record...

How can my mother gain guardianship of my 4 god sisters?

CPS, assuming it removes the girls, prefers to place them with kin. Your grandmother could argue that she is, in some sense, kin. Please repost...

Can i obtain a POA for my 2 month old daughter

As your daughter's biological parent, you are her natural guardian. You do not need her to appoint you as her agent under a POA and, being under...

What law(s) may have been violated in situation of an elderly person being coerced to sign documents transferring his property?

As of September 1, 2017 Texas Penal Code 22.04 treats exploitation of an elderly or disabled individual as a first degree felony. However, to...

The better question may be whether the agent under the DPOA violated her duty to put her mother's interest before hers. Did she stand to inherit...

What can I do legally if a will has been broken by the executor

Any beneficiary under a Will can present it for probate. Someone named as executor under a Will is not the executor until appointed by a court. ...

What to do when ?

Contact the attorney. Many people with a diagnosis of some form of dementia have legal capacity in the early days and even later to sign various...

Can my brother sue me for placing my ill mother into a nursing home?

From your description, leaving your mother where she could not get the care she needed would have been neglect while moving her to a nursing home...