While a small fee may be charged for an additional Letter Testamentary or Letter of Administration (if there is no Will), the estate must first be...

Is an enhanced life estate a warranty deed in Texas.

The typical title is "General Warranty Deed Reserving an Enhanced Life Estate."

What if someone totally refuses to accept, to disclaim, or quitclaim a miniscule portion of real property he inherited?

It sounds as though you may have to hire a local probate lawyer to file a Motion for an Order to Show Cause to get him to explain to the judge why...

How is money dispursed to inheritors jn a will? Can someone be added that was not named?

An executor should open an account in her name "as executor of the estate of XXX," pay bills and make distributions out of that account. An...

Can I get a restraining order on my husband? He was on his public defenders phone. He told me he wished I die?

Hire an attorney or, if you cannot afford one, get an attorney through Volunteer Legal Services or through the Lawyer Referral Service "modest...

How can I get visitation or custody of my grandchild if there is already a non-parent guardianship order and my son is in jail?

First talk to the non-family guardian, who may be open to having you in the child's life. Then talk to CPS, which prefers to place children with...

How do I go about filing a petition for emergency custody? The parent is trafficking drugs and most likely using them as well.

Contact Child Protective Services and see the attorney who represented you in the divorce about changing custody arrangements.

Can an updated affidavit of death and heirship override a warranty deed or general warranty deed in the state of Texas

One cannot make a deed to oneself. It must be signed by the person granting the property and recorded in the records of the county clerk where...

Mother died without writing a will, but wrote a letter in which she gave her house to two of her daughters. What to do?

Take the handwritten letter to a local probate lawyer to see whether it will function as a Will and be admitted to probate. If not, have the...

The original will has disappeared. The lawyers office has a copy. In the state of Texas, can the copy be used?

In Texas a copy of a Will can be admitted to probate if two witnesses (the notary can be one) testify that this is a copy of the Will which they...