<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>www.TheProbate.Net Blog</title>
	<atom:link href="http://theprobate.net/blog/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://theprobate.net/blog</link>
	<description>Inheritance Questions?</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:07:09 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0</generator>
		<item>
		<title>In a will contest, can you recover your attorney&#8217;s fees if they were reasonable and necessary?</title>
		<link>http://theprobate.net/blog/in-a-will-contest-can-you-recover-your-attorneys-fees-if-they-were-reasonable-and-necessary/</link>
		<comments>http://theprobate.net/blog/in-a-will-contest-can-you-recover-your-attorneys-fees-if-they-were-reasonable-and-necessary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Ray</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contesting wills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Procedure]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theprobate.net/blog/?p=674</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The probate code provides that if you offer a will for probate in good faith and with just cause, you can recover your reasonable and necessary attorney&#8217;s fees even if you lose. In a recent will contest, the proponent offered a 2003 will for probate. The contestants contested the 2003 will and offered an older [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://theprobate.net/blog/in-a-will-contest-can-you-recover-your-attorneys-fees-if-they-were-reasonable-and-necessary/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Can a testator be unduly influenced when they are incompetent?</title>
		<link>http://theprobate.net/blog/can-a-testator-be-unduly-influenced-when-they-are-incompetent/</link>
		<comments>http://theprobate.net/blog/can-a-testator-be-unduly-influenced-when-they-are-incompetent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Ray</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contesting wills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theprobate.net/blog/?p=670</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An appeals court recently had to decide if a jury&#8217;s verdict that the testator lacked testamentary capacity and their verdict that the testator was unduly influenced was so conflicting that the verdict had to be set aside. If a jury verdict has an irreconcilable conflict, the court is obligated to reverse the case. In general, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://theprobate.net/blog/can-a-testator-be-unduly-influenced-when-they-are-incompetent/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Will a forged will always be set aside?</title>
		<link>http://theprobate.net/blog/will-a-forged-will-always-be-set-aside/</link>
		<comments>http://theprobate.net/blog/will-a-forged-will-always-be-set-aside/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Ray</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contesting wills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inheritance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Settlement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forgery]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theprobate.net/blog/?p=667</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[No, says the Waco Court of Appeals. In a case decided in 2011, a testator had children from a prior marriage. He left a will leaving everything to his second wife. One of his children contested the will. During the contest, a family settlement agreement was reached. The contest was dropped and the will was [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://theprobate.net/blog/will-a-forged-will-always-be-set-aside/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Unsworn Declarations Will Replace Affidavits, Verifications, Oaths, etc. in September.</title>
		<link>http://theprobate.net/blog/unsworn-declarations-will-replace-affidavits-verifications-oaths-etc-in-september/</link>
		<comments>http://theprobate.net/blog/unsworn-declarations-will-replace-affidavits-verifications-oaths-etc-in-september/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 16:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Ray</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Probate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theprobate.net/blog/?p=660</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Texas Legislature has passed and the governor has signed House Bill 3674 which amends §132.001 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code and states that an unsworn declaration &#8220;may be used in lieu of a written sworn declaration, verification, certification, oath, or affidavit required by statute or required by a rule, order, or requirement [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://theprobate.net/blog/unsworn-declarations-will-replace-affidavits-verifications-oaths-etc-in-september/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The growing problem of &#8220;deathbed marriages&#8221; between an elderly patient and their money-seeking caregiver.</title>
		<link>http://theprobate.net/blog/the-growing-problem-of-deathbed-marriages-between-an-elderly-patient-and-their-money-seeking-caregiver/</link>
		<comments>http://theprobate.net/blog/the-growing-problem-of-deathbed-marriages-between-an-elderly-patient-and-their-money-seeking-caregiver/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Ray</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contesting wills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inheritance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spouse]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theprobate.net/blog/?p=645</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Wall Street Journal ran an article on June 11, 2011 entitled &#8220;Unholy Matrimony: How to Fight Back&#8221; about the growing problem of marriage between an elderly patient and their money-seeking caregiver. These cases differ from the normal case where a caregiver gets the elderly person to change their will to benefit the caregiver because [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://theprobate.net/blog/the-growing-problem-of-deathbed-marriages-between-an-elderly-patient-and-their-money-seeking-caregiver/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Where to find information about Prepaid Funerals.</title>
		<link>http://theprobate.net/blog/prepaid-funeral-information/</link>
		<comments>http://theprobate.net/blog/prepaid-funeral-information/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2011 18:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Ray</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Probate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Funerals]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theprobate.net/blog/?p=640</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The State of Texas maintains a site to provide customers information about prepaid funerals. &#8220;Prepaid funeral merchandise and services is defined as goods and services sold on a prepaid basis directly to the public for use in connection with future funeral services. Along with the normal funeral service items, prepaid funeral merchandise and services also [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://theprobate.net/blog/prepaid-funeral-information/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Can you probate a will after four years?</title>
		<link>http://theprobate.net/blog/can-you-probate-a-will-after-four-years/</link>
		<comments>http://theprobate.net/blog/can-you-probate-a-will-after-four-years/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Ray</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Probate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Procedure]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theprobate.net/blog/?p=629</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Texas Probate Code, §73, requires that a will be probated within four years of the death of the testator &#8220;unless it be shown by proof that the party applying for such probate was not in default in failing to present the same for probate within the four years&#8230;&#8221; So the question in all of [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://theprobate.net/blog/can-you-probate-a-will-after-four-years/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Can a testator make hand written changes to his will?</title>
		<link>http://theprobate.net/blog/can-a-testator-make-hand-written-changes-to-a-will/</link>
		<comments>http://theprobate.net/blog/can-a-testator-make-hand-written-changes-to-a-will/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Ray</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forgery]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theprobate.net/blog/?p=619</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Texas recognizes two types of wills. A typed will and a handwritten will. A handwritten will is called a holographic will.These two types of wills are equally valid but have different requirements. A holographic or handwritten will, must be wholly in the handwriting of the testator. It cannot have parts that are printed and parts [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://theprobate.net/blog/can-a-testator-make-hand-written-changes-to-a-will/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Can you incorporate another document into your will?</title>
		<link>http://theprobate.net/blog/can-you-incorporate-another-document-into-your-will/</link>
		<comments>http://theprobate.net/blog/can-you-incorporate-another-document-into-your-will/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Ray</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Inheritance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Procedure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contracts to make will]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gifts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Probate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wills]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theprobate.net/blog/?p=614</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some wills make reference to documents outside the will to dispose of property. If the other document is sufficiently identified and was in existence when the will was made, such a will can be valid. Most of the time, however, references to documents outside the will cause a challenge to the will. To survive the [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://theprobate.net/blog/can-you-incorporate-another-document-into-your-will/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Can a codicil revive a revoked will?</title>
		<link>http://theprobate.net/blog/can-a-codicil-revive-a-revoked-will/</link>
		<comments>http://theprobate.net/blog/can-a-codicil-revive-a-revoked-will/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:28:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Ray</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contesting wills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Procedure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lost will]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Revoke]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://theprobate.net/blog/?p=611</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A codicil is an addition or supplement to a will. Someone may have been born or died since the original will was executed. A codicil is an easy way to make additions or deletions to a will without having to redo the entire will. However, the codicil has to be executed with the same formalities [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://theprobate.net/blog/can-a-codicil-revive-a-revoked-will/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

