When you are named as an Independent Executor in a Will or otherwise appointed by a Court to serve as an Independent Administrator of an estate in Texas, you become responsible for the task of administering the decedent’s estate. As Independent Executor or Administrator, you will be locating and valuing the decedent’s assets, preparing the...
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Category: <span>Heirship</span>
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In Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Heirship, Probate Is Probate Necessary?
Clients often ask me whether probate is necessary. Generally speaking, probate is necessary when a person dies and has yet to transfer his property during life or at death through a non-probate vehicle such as a trust, a joint ownership asset with right of survivorship, an account payable on death or by way of direct...
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In Heirship Dying Intestate & Texas Heirship Explained
Dying intestate means that you have died without a Will. When a person dies intestate, the Texas Probate Code outlines the manner in which your estate will be distributed in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution. Heirs of an estate are typically determined and declared through an heirship proceeding. The proceeding declares the...