Dear Mr. Premack: My grandfather died nearly 6 months ago without leaving a will. His children are up in arms about who owns his home on half an acre. Some want to sell, some want to leave as is, but all refuse to pay property taxes until ownership is established. How does the state or taxing entity decide who the rightful owners are, and how can this be sorted out? – AA Texas intestacy law provides a process to determine the identity of the new owners when a person, like you

Dear Mr. Premack: My parents were the original owners and builders of their homestead in the ’50s. Years later they placed it in a trust with my brother and me as trustees. My father built a house for me on the property, and I have lived there since 1988. Mom passed away and Dad remarried for 8 years till he passed this year. Would that woman have the right to stay, and does she have the right to make me leave? She won’t/can’t buy us out and she is trashing the property. – MA

Dear Mr. Premack: I am thinking about making my Will. I know that when I die, I want some of my money to go to my two daughters, and some to my stepson (but not the same amount as my daughters). I have several CDs, a money market account and checking accounts. I am also concerned about getting older, and asked the bank if I could put my oldest daughter on my accounts so she can pay my bills if I cannot. When she signed the bank’s paperwork, I notice that all the papers said “