by Price Johnson | May 22, 2023 | Inheritance Disputes
Our last post discussed legal procedures and steps for bringing a claim for recovery of an improperly transferred nonprobate asset in Texas. We now wrap up this series and, in doing so, underscore some key issues to consider. To recap, this series on contesting...
by Price Johnson | May 22, 2023 | Inheritance Disputes
Our two previous posts discussed claims available to nonprobate transfer challengers in Texas: lack of contractual capacity, undue influence, and claims by creditors of the deceased person. This post focuses on several of the legal procedures necessary to challenge a...
by Price Johnson | May 22, 2023 | Inheritance Disputes
We covered two of the most common ways to challenge nonprobate transfers in the previous post, lack of contractual capacity and undue influence. In both of those circumstances, the transferor wasn’t making a free, properly informed decision. Now, we turn our attention...
by Price Johnson | May 22, 2023 | Inheritance Disputes
In our last post, we discussed some common forms of Texas nonprobate asset transfers. We now turn our attention to the heart of this series—the reasons why a nonprobate transfer may be invalid. These reasons are called legal claims. In this post, we’ll talk about two...
by Price Johnson | May 14, 2023 | Inheritance Disputes
Nonprobate transfers are becoming increasingly popular in Texas. When we use the term “nonprobate transfer,” we mean a transfer of money, land, or any other property made in anticipation of a person’s passing. These transfers can occur automatically upon death, or...
by Price Johnson | May 14, 2023 | Inheritance Disputes
Many of our cases involve overturning invalid wills. Intuitively, most folks understand that an invalid will can be overturned in court. Sometimes, however, after a loved one dies, the heirs or beneficiaries discover that the deceased person’s assets were distributed...
