DALLAS PROBATE ATTORNEY: WHAT IS A POWER OF ATTORNEY?
A power of attorney is a document that one enters into to grant specific decision making rights to a trusted love one or friend. There are two types of power of attorneys, durable and nondurable. The most widely used is the durable power of attorney, which does not terminate upon the disability or incapacitation of […]
TEXAS PROBATE ATTORNEY: IF I DIE WITHOUT A WILL WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL, EVERYTHING GOES TO MY SPOUSE, RIGHT?
Because Texas is a community property state, It is a common misconception that if a decedent dies without a will (“intestate”), his or her entire estate will pass automatically to his or her surviving spouse. This does not always hold true. Sections 38, 43 and 45 of the Texas Probate Code dictate the intestate distribution […]
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