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

Dear Mr. Premack: A few years ago, my mother signed a deed giving my brother her interest in her homestead. My father had passed away 25 years ago, with a Will that was never probated. About 2 months ago, my mother also died. Now, although the 4 year statute has passed for probating dad’s will, my brother wants to probate dad’s will as muniment of title so he can obtain full ownership of the house under a 1993 law that gives all community property to mother. If he does this,