There are many necessary steps people have to take during estate administration. The personal representative of an estate must find the decedent's will and submit it to the probate courts. They have to communicate with beneficiaries and other interested parties,...

The executor or personal representative of a Texas estate signs up for long-term responsibility. They have to initiate the probate process by notifying the courts of someone's passing and providing any relevant testamentary documents. They have to secure and manage...

Most heirs and beneficiaries have to wait to receive an inheritance after a loved one passes away. Unless someone will receive an account through a transfer-on-death designation or assets distributed by a trust, resources typically need to pass through probate court...

Your loved one made a will and gave you a copy – but they put their original document “somewhere safe.” Unfortunately, they never told anybody where the original document could be found, and that has left you in a fix because you need that document for the probate...

When someone dies in Texas, their estate will typically require work from an executor, which Texas code refers to as the personal representative of the estate. As the representative of a Texas estate, you have to meet certain criteria to take on the role in the first...