Our dad is 93 and has a reverse mortgage on his house, where he lived until recently with my brother and my brother’s friend.

As a beneficiary of an estate, you may be expecting to receive your inheritance in a timely fashion. Unfortunately, the process to properly administer an estate prior to distributions being made by an ...

How to avoid the strong potential for family strife.

Selecting an executor for your estate is one of the most crucial decisions in the estate planning process. The executor will be responsible for managing your assets, ensuring that your wishes are ...

A judge ordered that the president of a funeral home be "immediately removed" as the "executor" of a client's will.

The court ruled she was personally liable for unpaid income taxes after her husband died intestate and she was never ...

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When someone passes away, it’s up to their executor to handle the probate process. But what happens if the executor of a will dies? While that’s a rarity, it can create complications as someone else ...

In Suday v. Suday, the executor was also the sole beneficiary of her mother’s estate. No. 24-1009, __ Tex. LEXIS __ (Tex. June 27, 2025) (per curiam). She engaged in substantial litigation seeking to ...