Probate Collin County

Valentia Richardson sat at her kitchen table, surrounded by stacks of unopened mail and a growing sense of unease. It had been a tough year for her ...

In Dallas Fort Worth, Alex found themselves trapped in a nightmarish probate process, burdened not only by the task of selling a decaying home but ...

When a resident or property owner in Texas passes away, their family often believes the traditional probate process is necessary. Fortunately, ...

An affidavit of heirship is a legal document that can be used when someone dies without a will and their estate consists primarily of real property ...

If the decedent was a military veteran, it's a good idea for you as the executor to look into death-related benefits for veterans immediately upon ...

A decedent’s recent tax return(s) can help you discover assets and debts, and file any current tax forms. If you can’t find a recent ...

Your official signature depends on your specific role. For example, if your name is Bradley C. Roberts, and the decedent was your father, Alexander M....

Anytime property and/or money is involved, there can be some sensitive dynamics. As an executor, you can encounter this whether you’re a member ...

After you’ve resolved the estate’s debts, paid any applicable taxes, funded your compensation, and distributed the estate’s ...

An executor has many duties, including paying taxes (sometimes multiple kinds of taxes), and there are various required IRS forms required when ...

Resolving Debts As an estate executor, resolving a debt means paying it off or otherwise addressing it, so the estate no longer owes anything related ...

Managing Estate Assets An estate asset is anything that has value. It can be a home, bank account, piece of jewelry, automobile, etc. One of your key ...

As part of taking an inventory of the estate, the executor must look for and validate the debts of the decedent’s estate and be aware of claim ...

Among the many duties you assume as an executor is determining the value of the estate’s assets. Asset values are used to determine the type ...

One of your key responsibilities as the executor of an estate is to take inventory and identify all of the assets and debts related to the estate. ...

Probate is the court-supervised process of administering a decedent’s estate to distribute the net proceeds of the estate to the rightful heirs....

Many states, including Texas, allow “small” estates to bypass standard probate, saving the estate, its executor, and its heir's ...