A Michigan probate attorney, Andrew W. Mayoras, has posted some information on his blog about a man who forged his girlfriend’s will after she was killed. The will was contested and eventually declared to be a forgery. The man was ordered to pay the girlfriend’s family $340,000.00. He was also charged with a crime and [...]
Archive of entries posted on March 2009
Dependent vs. Independent Administration vs. Muniment of Title
When someone dies, a probate is filed to dispose of the assets. What type of probate should be filed? In Texas there are several different types of probate. The one that you want to avoid if possible is a Dependant Administration. There are times when a Dependant Administration can’t be avoided but if it is [...]
Who inherits your property if you die intestate (without a will)?
Separate property – 1. If there is no spouse – all to children. If there are no children then to parents. 2. If there is a spouse – a. If no children – all personal property to spouse; one half of real property to spouse, balance to parents. If no parents living and no brothers [...]
What is the difference between community and separate property?
Texas is a community property state. The word community in community property refers to the marital community; the marriage between you and your spouse. If you are not married, you do not have any community property. You only have separate property. Community property is all property acquired during the marriage except property acquired by inheritance [...]
Welcome to the new location for TheProbate.Net Blog
From now on, we will be updating the blog at this site. If you came from TylerProbate.Com/wordpress, thanks for coming. We will not be updating that blog in the future. It will only be used to test new plugins, themes and suggestions to improve this blog. Please bookmark this page to keep updated on our [...]
