On behalf of Yale Law Group, PLLC | Apr 25, 2018 | Civil, Family Law, Firm News, Guardianship, Probate
There are a variety of benefits and risks associated with relevant technology. Facebook has nearly 2 billion users. A new Facebook account is created five times every second. One statistic states that 50% of 18 to 24-year olds go on Facebook every morning when they...
On behalf of Yale Law Group, PLLC | Feb 15, 2018 | Firm News, Probate
The Estates Code authorizes the Probate Court to issue a writ of attachment, conditioned on the posting of a bond ordering a Sheriff or Constable to seize and hold the property or part of the property, pending additional orders of the Court. The allegations of the...
On behalf of Yale Law Group, PLLC | Jun 5, 2017 | Firm News, Probate
In Texas, you may avoid the requirements of probate if you have a limited estate by filing a community property agreement and/or amendment to your deed if the goal is to avoid probate between spouses. Simply put, if Alice and John are married and have a home which is...
On behalf of Yale Law Group, PLLC | Sep 26, 2016 | Family Law, Firm News, Probate
Pending before the Texas Supreme Court is this very question: Does Texas law recognize a claim for tortious interference with inheritance rights? At this time, there is a split between Texas appellate courts. Courts in San Antonio, Houston, and El Paso have recognized...
On behalf of Yale Law Group, PLLC | Dec 21, 2015 | Firm News, Probate
When someone dies without a will in the State of Texas (known as “intestate”), Texas has default inheritance rules in place for such an occurrence pursuant to the Texas Estates Code. Even if there is no will, an estate can still be probated. In an...
