Q: As the only living heir...do I have the right to see my fathers will if he made his best friend the executor?
I do not believe my father was of sound mind when making his will. And am questioning some of the decisions the executor is making. IE: Giving my fathers retirement to his 3rd ex-wife, "wanting to avoid probate" and have me sign off on giving the executor the rights to his car so he can sell it and keep the funds for expenses and to pay off bills that will ultimately be covered by insurance. Amongst other questioning things...
A: Contact a local probate lawyer at your earliest opportunity. No one can "avoid probate" in the manner you describe. They can, however, dissipate the assets and be liable for doing so. With a properly written will, Texas probate is relatively inexpensive -- more so than the trouble this person seems to be bringing on himself.
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