From the Texas Estates Code - Sec. 751.201. Acceptance of Durable Power of Attorney Required; Exceptions. (a) Unless one or more grounds for...

Taxes will have to be paid. You cannot get an EIN without an open estate and a court-appointed administrator. You are going to need an attorney. ...

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The judge orders the bond and is the only one who can dismiss it. You will have to file an application for the estate to be closed and for the...

What papers to fill out for Foreign assets of deceased US citizen?

Yes, you will most likely need a court determination of heirship. If he owned property or maintained a residence in Texas, then that county is...

Since the abuse occurred in a nursing home owned by a state agency would it be possible to keep MERP from taking the settlement?

MERP acts as a creditor of an estate. Where the funds of the estate come from is not of concern. MERP claims can be limited with proper...

How can we prevent a questionable will from being probated?

There's a fine line between answers and "legal advice." Your cousins need advice. And far more than they will get though you on a website. As...

Is a daughter who had no relationship with her father entitled to his estate?

Yes. Absent a will, a child is an heir, regardless of the current relationship they had at the death. In order to assert her rights as an heir,...

Am I entitled to my deceased dad's share of deceased grandfather's insurance policy?

It depends on several factors. First, insurance policies are contracts. If a grandfather designated beneficiaries within the policy, that is a...

Can the beneficiary of a will give their estate distribution rights to one of their children?

Yes. They certainly can allow someone to act as their attorney in fact or agent.

Can a person contest a will even though they are not mentioned nor a beneficiary in the will?

Indeed. Anyone who has standing. This generally means that if you would have inherited under a previous will or if there were no will (an...