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Texas Intestate Lawyer
Texas Probate Courts apply intestate
statutes when the
decedent left no Will. Thus, if a person dies without a Will
in Texas, their property will be distributed under
Texas intestate law. This
typically means that heirs will have
to go through the Texas Probate Courts to determine who the
proper heirs are and to settle the decedent's estate.
Thus, heirs will often have to hire a probate lawyer go to court
to clear title to homes, real estate, stocks, pensions, and
bank accounts.
Austin Texas
Probate Lawyer, Jason Coomer works with the families and friends
of people that have died to help them navigate Texas Probate
Law and the Texas
Probate Courts. For
questions on Probate Matters,
please e-mail Austin
Texas Probate Attorney
Jason S. Coomer at texasprobatelawyer@texaslawyers.com or
use our contact form.
Texas Intestate Lawyer
As a
Texas Intestate Attorney, Jason Coomer helps families through intestate
proceedings including drafting probate documents such as an Affidavit of Heirship
and Small
Estate Affidavit as well as assisting heirs through a Suit to Determine Heirship.
He helps rightful heirs
gain control of their lost loved one's estate to be able to
sell stock, claim pensions, use bank accounts, claim oil
interests, sell homes, or clear title to other real estate.
If someone
close to you has died and you need to obtain control of
assets or even worse if there are others that are attempting
to wrongfully seize assets from your lost loved one's estate, make sure that there is
a Texas Probate Lawyer
to look out for your interests. A Texas Probate Lawyer
can assist you in
seeking inventories and obtaining an accounting as to what
has been spent and what needs to be done to free up property
and assets from an estate.
Suit to Determine
Heirship
If there is
no will and the estate is worth more than $50,000 (not
including the homestead and certain non-probate assets), it
may be necessary for a court to determine who the heirs
according to Texas law are. In these situations, the judge
will appoint an "attorney ad litem" to represent the
interests of potential or "unknown" heirs. The exact cost of
a Suit to Determine Heirship will depend on the number of
heirs, how hard it is for them to be located, and the
complexity of the estate. The Heirship Proceeding is
generally more expensive than probating a will and can
become expensive if there are many heirs, minor children, or
complicated business or real estate assets in the estate.
Small Estate Affidavit
If there is
no will and the estate is worth less than $50,000 (not
including the homestead and certain non-probate assets), the
estate may qualify for this procedure. The cost depends on
the number of heirs and the difficulty in reaching them, but
is generally much less expensive than an heirship
proceeding.
Dependant
Administrations
Unfortunately, sometimes
heirs cannot agree to how an estate should be divided and
the estate has to go through a
dependant administration where the Court has to
approve all distributions, guardianships, and sales of
property. A dependant administration can be expensive,
but sometimes it is the best way to probate an estate
because any independent administrator will not be trusted by
all of the heirs and any of the actions of the administrator
will be questioned and attacked. To prevent these
attacks based on breach of fiduciary duty, the dependant
administration through a probate court will allow the estate
administration to be done with the approval of the court.
These dependant administrations are expensive and slow, but
sometimes they are necessary.
Having a probate lawyer assist you through a dependant
administration is almost essential when dealing with a large
estate.
Austin Texas
Probate Lawyer, Jason Coomer works with families and friends
that have lost someone and need help navigating the Travis
County Probate Court, Williamson County Court #4, Bexar
County Probate Courts, and the Hays County Court. He also
drafts Wills and Trusts to
protect the wishes and best interests of his clients. For
questions on Texas Intestate Law, please e-mail Austin Probate Attorney
Jason S. Coomer at
jason@texaslawyers.com or use our contact form
The Law Offices of Jason S. Coomer.
        
The Law Offices of Jason S.
Coomer, PLLC
406 Sterzing, Second Floor
Austin, Texas 78704
(512) 474-1477
jason@texaslawyers.com
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