Dear Mr. Premack: My parents live in Texas. I live in Texas and have a brother who lives in Texas and a sister who lives in California. My parents have been led to believe their Executor should live in Texas. I know it is not a requirement. Is there any down side to my sister being the Executor? My parents would prefer to have my sister as Executor but have been scared into using my brother who is a Texas resident. They have been told the state can require you to respond or s

Dear Mr. Premack: My mother passed away in 2006 and named my older sister Executor. Now it’s 2014 and mother’s Will has not been probated. The house we grew up is rotting away and unoccupied. What rights do my younger sister and I have? How can we get all of this settled considering that our older sister moved out of state in 2009 and has yet to probate our mother’s will? – CRT You have likely read in my previous columns that there is a time limit in Texas for the appointment

** HR 3326, Public Law 111-118 (DOD Appropriations Act of 2010)  SEC. 1012. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not publish updated poverty guidelines for 2010 under section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)) before March 1, 2010, and the poverty guidelines published under such section on January 23, 2009, shall remain in effect until updated poverty guidelines are published. #Me