When someone dies owning property in Texas, their heirs often face a practical problem. The county deed records show a deed to their deceased relative from decades ago. However, nothing in those records traces the property forward to the current generation. Many families assume they can bridge this gap by preparing an affidavit of heirship...KEEP READING

A parent opens a brokerage account in their name and their adult child’s name. The parent deposits stock worth thousands of dollars into the account. The stock skyrockets in value and the parent sells it for millions. Years later, after the parent’s death, the child claims half the stock was a gift. The estate argues...KEEP READING

A father executes a will leaving specific parcels of land to his children from a prior marriage. Over the following years, he exchanges those parcels with his sons through various property transactions. When he dies without updating his will, a dispute erupts. Do the children receive the land the father owned at his death, or...KEEP READING

A bank holds a deed of trust on a homeowner’s property. The homeowner files suit to quiet title after the statute of limitations expires on the bank’s foreclosure rights. The homeowner serves the bank by serving the Texas Secretary of State under provisions governing foreign corporate fiduciaries. The bank never receives the citation because it...KEEP READING