Courtesy / Getty Images/iStockphoto (This is the final article in a series about Texas probate procedures.) There are very few types of documents that are as misunderstood as the Affidavit of Heirship ...

Dear Mr. Premack: My father was married only once, and they had five children. He died in 1994 survived by our mother and all the children, but without a Will. My sister has decided that all the land ...

Dear Mr. Premack: A woman is in her second marriage. She has children from her first marriage, and her husband has children from his first marriage, but there are no children from this second marriage ...

Q: My wife passed away last May with a will leaving everything to me. Most of our financial accounts were held as joint tenants with right of survivorship. Our home was jointly owned. Everything has ...

The information in this column is not intended as legal advice but to provide a general understanding of the law. Any readers with legal problems, including those whose questions are addressed here, ...

Q: I am the sole heir of my deceased mother. My mother and I lived in a house that is in her name. I am still residing in the house, but I would like to move. From my understanding, I can hire a real ...

Dear Jeff: I have an uncle and an aunt in their 70s and the uncle recently passed away. He had no will, so his assets passed on to the aunt. Nothing has or will be probated. The aunt wants to give me ...

A new law allows lawyers to file an affidavit of heirship signed by the witness, instead of providing testimony. Courtesy / Getty Images (First in a three-part series regarding changes to Texas law.) ...