A trust governs what has been contributed to it. Since the trust was never funded, it essentially does not exist.

Anything not in the trust (and not passing as a pay on death bank account, transfer on death brokerage account, or to a designated beneficiary of a life insurance policy,... View More

An Affidavit of Heirship does not transfer title, even though title companies sometimes treat it as though it does. It is only evidence (not proof) of the statements in it if it has been of record with no one complaining for five years. The Affidavit of Heirship and a contest of its statements... View More

No one is entitled to anything ever.

You might receive a gift from someone who is living or dead. That is their choice, not your "entitlement."

Other than your friend herself, the only person who can decide where she lives is a guardian of her person. An agent under a Medical Power of Attorney does not have this authority. An agent under a Medical Power of Attorney only has the authority to convey someone's wishes when they cannot... View More

The person named to settle an estate in a Will is called an executor. The person named to administer a trust is called a trustee. What someone said or did not say is difficult to prove. However, once submitted for probate, a Will is a public document. Once appointed administrator, an executor... View More

If your father had a Will in which he named you executor, present that to the local probate court. If not, file an Application for Determination of Heirship and Issuance of Letters of Administration. Hire a local probate lawyer to help you.

If your grandfather survived her, he is her heir. If not, her children are. You are only counted among them if she adopted you. But if she was awarded guardianship because she is the parent or your parent who died, you inherit through that parent.

More information is needed to respond to your question. Please consult an elder lawyer in your area. You can locate one using the Find a Lawyer function on the website of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (www.naela.org)

A power of attorney expires with the person who granted it.

The answer turns on what the Will said. Adopted and born children are both the couple's children under the laws of heirship, which would apply if there was no Will.

From your description, it is not clear that either estate was probated. You may be writing about small items of greater... View More

Contact the renters' council in Temple. If there is none, try the Travis County Renters' Council.

It depends on what the Will says. It is common to state that the children or the siblings of a predeceased beneficiary inherit. It is uncommon to state that the spouse does.

Move. The executor or administrator of the estate has a legal duty to sell property to pay debts and distribute the remainder according to the Will or, if there is no Will, the state's laws of inheritance. This may involve evicting tenants. Neither occupancy nor friendship confer ownership... View More

Any heir or creditor can file an Application for Determination of Heirship and Issuance of Letters of Administration. It typically takes about three months to get to a hearing as all the heirs must be found and two people who can testify as to the decedent's marital and family history must be... View More

An Affidavit of Heirship is signed by two witnesses who will not inherit but knew the decedent well enough to swear to marital and family history. It is sometimes also signed by one or more heirs. It is filed in the county deed records. It does not pass title/ownership of anything.

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Honorable attorneys are not impossible to locate but you may have to hire one who does not accept Texas Legal Plan, especially if there is a disgruntled heir and possible litigation.

One of the siblings must hire a local probate lawyer to file an Application for Determination of Heirship and Issuance of Letters of Administration. All the others may sign a Distributee's Agreement agreeing to that person acting as administrator with power of sale. After the debts are paid,... View More

Promptly file to probate the Will or determine the heirship.

Also look at the deed to father for the title "Sr." or a date at which son would have been too young for it to have been a deed to him.

Nobody gets anything until a court admits the Will to probate (proving that it was the decedent's Will and was never revoked). Then the language of the Will governs.

Depending on what your father left, you may be able to file a Small Estate Affidavit or may need a hearing on an Application for Determination of Heirship. Talk with a local probate attorney to find out which would work best in your situation.