Q: My wife passed away last May with a will leaving everything to me. Most of our financial accounts were held as joint tenants with right of survivorship. Our home was jointly owned. Everything has ...

Courtesy / Getty Images/iStockphoto (This is the final article in a series about Texas probate procedures.) There are very few types of documents that are as misunderstood as the Affidavit of Heirship ...

My mother passed away in 1996 in the state of Texas. She left no will and had no assets to speak of. Initially, my siblings and I were trying to sue the hospital where she died for malpractice. The ...

When a loved one dies without a will, the path to settling their estate can be complex and emotionally challenging. Houston probate attorney Whitney L. Thompson ( ) of The Law Office of Whitney ...