Dear Mr. Premack: My husband and I are in our seventies and in poor health. We have no children. We will leave our estate to an out-of-state distant relative and to an out-of-state charity. Neither of them would be in a position to come to Texas and be executor. How do we decide on an executor? Besides the financial responsibilities, there are also the problems of cleaning out our house and disposing of our possessions in a practical manner. – SMD Your first step should be to

Dear Mr. Premack: Husband makes a Will leaving everything to Wife. However, she is the first to die. When he eventually dies, does his Will still pass everything to Wife’s estate, to be given to the people named in her Will? Or is there a different outcome? Thanks. – A.W. In order to inherit from husband, wife must outlive him. Under the Texas statutes, she must outlive him by a minimum of 120 hours; otherwise she is treated as though she died before him. Often, the Will is w

Dear Mr. Premack: It has been almost six years since my grandmother died, and the executor named in the Will has not filed it for probate. Is there anything I can do since I have financial gain in this matter? Is there a statute of limitations? – MB Texas law says that letters testamentary (the legal credentials an Executor uses to make transfer of assets go smoothly) may not be issued if four years have passed since the date of death. Thus, it is too late for an independent