Category: Estate Planning

Can An Adopted Child Be Disinherited
Estate Planning

Can An Adopted Child Be Disinherited

by JoseR117 October 5, 2020

Can You Disinherit An Adopted Child

Adopted children are treated the same as biological children as far as inheritance law is concerned. A better way of putting it is that the adopted child is regarded as a child of the adoptive parents. But it is possible for adoptive parents to disinherit their adopted child just like birth parents can disinherit their biological children. However, they have to show their intent to disinherit a child using a Will. An experienced Texas inheritance lawyer can explain all the options you have if you have been disinherited by your adoptive parents. Continue Reading

Texas Holographic Wills
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Texas Holographic Wills

by JoseR117 October 5, 2020

Is A Handwritten Will Legal In Texas

Just about any Austin lawyer for estate planning and wills will tell you that you can actually hand write your Will on any surface and as long as it remains legible and is in your handwriting, it will be successfully proven in a probate court. In fact, there is a man that actually scribbled his Will on a wall passing all he owned to his wife and kids, and that Will was probated successfully. Handwritten Wills are also called holographic Wills and they are valid in Texas. This type of Will is as effective as a formal, typewritten Will and can be revoked at any time by the testator. What makes a holographic Will valid varies from state to state. Continue Reading

Texas Surviving Spouse Rights
Estate Planning

Texas Surviving Spouse Rights

by JoseR117 October 3, 2020

Texas Homestead Law Surviving Spouse

Inheritance complications are likely to emerge when a spouse in a blended family dies without a Will and is survived by a spouse and children from a previous marriage. This is very likely if the surviving spouse does not get along with the step-children. Of course the law says that the surviving spouse is entitled to half of the community estate in this situation while the decedent’s half of the community estate goes to the children of the deceased spouse. The surviving spouse is only entitled to one third of the deceased spouse’s separate property. Talk to an estate planning lawyer if you want detailed information of what exactly you are supposed to inherit in such a situation. Continue Reading