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The post below are new cases on inheritance disputes in Texas that will that will help explain the process.

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Many of the post below are not new but contain an interesting or unusual decision about inheritance disputes.

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Cases that may be important in a Texas probate case dealing with inheritance disputes that speak to your interest.

Definition of Life Estate and Remainder

Property left to a person for their life creates a life estate. The person is a life tenant. When the life tenant dies, the property (or remainder) goes to another, called the remainderman.

Can Adopted Children Inherit in Texas?

In Texas, when a child is legally or formally adopted, they inherit to the same extent as natural children. A formal...

Effects of a Family Settlement Agreement?

If as part of a will contests, you enter into a family settlement agreement, can you appeal the settlement if you...

Definition of Executor or Executrix in Texas

The person appointed to administer the estate of a person who has died leaving a will which nominates that person....

Family Settlement Agreement And Jurisdiction.

Family Settlement Agreements do no deprive the probate of jurisdiction to order an accounting and a distribution of the estate.

Do you need a lawyer to probate a will in Texas?

The answer to so many issues dealing with inheritance and probate is "maybe." If you want to probate the will as...

No Forced Heirship In Texas

Forced heirship is not recognized in Texas for either children or spouses although Texas does have pretermitted child heirship.

Does a Bank Have to Return Money to an Estate that it Let the Wrong Person Withdraw?

In two recent cases in the San Antonio area, the Texas Supreme Court was asked to decide if two banks were required to...

When Can a Texas judge change or reform a will

A Texas will or trust can be reformed, in limited circumstances, based on a scrivener’s error (a mistake made by the attorney preparing the document as opposed to a mistake by the clients.)

Is There a Reading of the Will in Texas?

Reading Of The Will In Texas There is no reading of the will in Texas. Reading of the will is something done in...

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Presumption of Undue Influence

Presumption of Undue Influence

A person who is an Executor, Administrator, Trustee, or who has a Power of Attorney is a fiduciary. A fiduciary must act in the best interest of the beneficiaries and show that each of his actions was in the beneficiaries’ best interest. When an action benefits the fiduciary in any way, there is a presumption of unfairness, and the fiduciary may be liable.

Robert Ray

Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law — Texas Board of Legal Specialization. We handle cases all across Texas. Our principal office is in Lantana, Texas (DFW area).

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