Category Archives: Probate & Heirship

Paying claims against the estate is a basic duty of the executor or administrator.  These claims include the debts of the decedent as well as expenses of administration.  Texas law sets out rules and priorities for how the claims should be paid. (See Texas Estates Code chapter 355.) General rules for claims 1.         Don’t pay any claim thatContinue reading “Paying claims against the estate”

The powers and duties are broad and deep, and begin as soon as Letters Testamentary have been issued.  The executor is required to use prudence and ordinary diligence in administering the estate.  This is a brief checklist of the executor’s powers and duties.

This is a brief outline of the process for probating the Will of a Decedent.  The outline is not exhaustive, but it gives a general overview. 1.         The Attorney files an Application Probate of Will Produced in Court and for Letters Testamentary with the probate court.  The application must be accompanied by:  Filing fee;  Original Death Certificate; and  Original Will. 2.         WaitContinue reading “Process for probating a Will”