Probate of a Foreign Will involves Texas probate of a Will from another nation or another US state when the decedent had property in Texas.

When a person dies owning real property, several legal pre-planning documents impact establishing the identity of the new owners.

1) Wills are not “self-enacting”, 2) there is a legal time limit during which you must take legal action

Pay on Death (POD) accounts are contractual arrangements with the bank which invoke Texas’ laws on non-testamentary assets.

When it comes to going to probate court to become Executor, it may feel like you would be representing yourself and that you should be able

The Home Equity Loan is the next big issue, after probate. Part of the Administrator’s job is to settle any debts left by the Decedent, whic

When a Will is probated, the Executor takes an oath to fulfill its terms. However, Texas law does not put the Executor on a specified timeli

Aretha Franklin died in 2018 in Michigan, with an estate that Forbes reports as about $80 million. Three papers have been filed in court. Tw

Lady Bird Deed (sometimes called an Enhanced Life Estate Deed) allows the current property owners to retain use and homestead status in the

To a certain extent, everyone does some of their own estate planning without consulting their attorney. Once you understand the context and

This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News and other Hearst Newspapers on December 18, 2018. Dear Mr. Premack: A married man and woman own a ...

This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News and other Hearst Newspapers on November 19, 2018. Making a Will allows you, as owner of the home, ...

This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News and other Hearst Newspapers on October 12, 2018. MERP is the Medicaid Estate Recovery Program, a f...

This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News and other Texas Hearst newspapers on August 3, 2018. Dear Mr. Premack: Our parents owned several v...

This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express-News on June 1, 2018. Dear Mr. Premack: I worked with our Certified Elder Law Attorney to get all of th...

This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News on March 23, 2018. Your mother fell victim to incomplete knowledge of the law and to bad advice fr...

This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News on January 19, 2018. You are right to be careful. If you gave the Will to one of her adult childre...

This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News on November 20, 2017. When a person dies, they might have a Will, might have other plans like a Tr...

This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News on September 25, 2017. There are a few things that you can say in your Will, but you have a more p...

This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News on September 23, 2016. Dear Mr. Premack: This week I received a letter from the Bexar Appraisal Di...

Read this column on MySA.com (the Express-News) by clicking here. This column first appeared in the Express-News on May 17, 2016. A Lady Bird Deed is a prope...