Think your family automatically gets everything when you die? In Texas, it's not that simple. Here's who inherits if there's ...

Lady Bird deeds offer Texans a way to transfer a home without probate while protecting it from Medicaid estate recovery. Here's how they work and what to consider.

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You can be a "good" executor, even though carrying out someone's final wishes from their estate can be challenging.

You have the duty to take reasonable care of all estate property as a prudent man would do except for extraordinary casualties. You are required to protect the interests of the estate beneficiaries, ...

Probate is a legal process where a court validates a deceased person's will and ensures that the transfer of ownership to heirs is legitimate. In the context of ranches, the author suggests that ...

Homeowners often discover that what happens on a neighbor's side of the fence can spill over into their own yards. From fences to tree limbs, these issues raise questions about liability.

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An incarcerated Texas man claiming to be the father of the late University of Utah football player Ty-Coreous (Ty) Jordan has ...

U.S. stocks largely held in place as Wall Street waits to hear what the Federal Reserve will say Wednesday about where interest rates are heading. The S&P 500 edged down by 0.1% Tuesday, though ...

Arizona recently increased the thresholds for when real estate, personal property must go to probate court. Here's what to know.

If your estate plan was created before the DNA testing era—or hasn't been updated to account for these new realities—now is ...