Austin Probate Lawyer

The Supreme Court of Texas ruled that a Hill Country court judge did not have jurisdiction in a probate dispute in which he awarded $3,815,000. The Supreme Court voided his ruling and required that the case be turned over to another judge for resolution. While legislators assigned different powers to the courts, courts at law [...]

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In Connecticut, a new state law is changing the way that probate courts handle their cases. The state currently has 117 probate courts which are being consolidated into 50 districts. The law has also set mandatory minimums on population size and the number of cases per district.
The new law mandates that each of the 50 [...]

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CBS’s Money Watch has come up with a short list of ways to protect your family in case disaster strikes. At the top of that list is drafting a will. This is an incredibly important step to take, yet most American adults do not have wills. Without this document, your wishes cannot be carried out [...]

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When an inheritance comes through, probate is generally fairly simple if a will is in place. The will designates the heirs who will receive all or part of the inheritance. However, it is not always that simple.
In some cases, wills are out of date and do not take into account decendents born after the last [...]

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A will is meant to be a legally binding document that expresses the wishes of the deceased. Unfortunately, there are situations in which a will can enter into a gray area and the legality of the document can fall under question.
Common occurrences of this come up when people rewrite their wills while not in their [...]

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