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No, parents or legal conservators do not automatically inherit or manage assets for minors in Texas. While parents have significant authority over their children’s lives, Texas law requires specific legal steps and planning...

Should you avoid probate if possible? It really depends. In Texas, probate is generally less complicated and less expensive than it is in other states.  For simple estates, it can make sense to plan to avoid probate...

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An affidavit of heirship is a legal document used in Texas to establish who the rightful heirs are when a person dies without a will, and it’s primarily used to transfer real estate outside of the probate process. If you...

When one spouse dies in Texas, what happens to jointly owned property depends on the type of ownership, how the property was acquired, and whether there are surviving co-owners or beneficiaries. Texas law treats community...