Dear Mr. Premack: My mother transferred her money into an account owned by Roger, the person named as Executor in her Will. She gave him verbal instructions to distribute the funds according to her Will. She died, her Will was probated, and Roger became her estate Executor. The Executor is not distributing the money as mom instructed. Is there anything we can do? – CP This situation must be examined from a variety of perspectives. Without the evidence, is difficult to predict

This column first appeared on the MySA Express-News website on December 24, 2014. View this column as a “Sway” presentation Dear Mr. Premack: If I and a friend had a joint bank account here in San Antonio at a regular bank, could one person close out or do other things to the whole account? – SC Banks offer a variety of different account arrangements. You may be referring to a joint checking or savings account. Legally, the word “joint” does not give a complete picture of the

This column first appeared on the Express-News MySA website on December 15, 2014. Dear Mr. Premack: My wife has early stage Alzheimer’s. She is wearing a patch so is still functional. We have rent houses and oil interests. Although we made Wills years ago when our children were young, because we have been busy with the business of living we never updated them. Is it too late? – JE Your assessment that your wife is “still functional” is quite important but not the final word.