When a fire destroys a building and kills the tenant, the owner naturally looks to the tenant’s estate for money. That instinct may be sound as to the underlying claim. But having a claim against an estate and having the right to challenge how that estate is probated are two very different things under Texas...KEEP READING

When your right to participate in a probate case depends on whether your divorce was valid — and that divorce is still being fought on appeal — should the probate court wait for the answer? Or can it go ahead and throw you out? That question sits at the intersection of family law and probate...KEEP READING

When someone dies, leaving a will that names a family member as executor, most assume that person will automatically serve. The reality is more complex. Texas probate courts have broad discretion to reject a named executor if circumstances suggest unsuitability. What happens when the named executor admits to pointing a gun at another heir? This...KEEP READING