The previous attorney is correct. There is a lot of information needed here. Let me take a crack at some of the possibilities, though. First, if...

MERP is never, ever, under any set of circumstances a lien in Texas. MERP is a class 7 creditor of the probate estate. We have had ongoing problems...

This is a somewhat complicated question. There are various types of probates you can do in Texas when a person dies with a Will. First, there is...

Warranty Deeds?

Texas is a community property state, and so our property law is a little weird. As you have correctly identified, funds received by inheritance,...

Do I need to file a Small Estate Affidavit with the court?

Small estate affidavits do need to be filed with a Court, and the Court needs to sign an Order Approving Small Estate Affidavit. However, some...

How do I contest a Will of my father after he has been dead over four years and I don't want to lose my inheritance?

When someone has waited for more than 4 years to probate a Will, he or she must show the Court two things that wouldn't need to be shown if the...

My mother passed away and she needed her home to me by filing a lady bird deed. Now what do I do?

It's excellent that your mother did the Lady Bird deed before her passing. You can file an Affidavit of Death with the deed records in the Office...

WMy husband passed without a will. He left me with our homestead. I now found out that I have to give half to my stepdaughter.

In Texas, a person dying without a Will with a surviving spouse and children from another relationship falls into rules that most people do not...

Com law marriage in Texas?

As the others have indicated, a common law spouse in Texas has all the same rights as a spouse married in the traditional way. There are two ways...

Can my cousin sue her unmarried partner's next of kin for reimbursement of funeral/burial expenses?

Your cousin can make a claim against the probate estate of her partner. Heirs take the assets of the estate (here, the 1/3 interest in the house)...