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Harvey L. Cox
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1. Harvey L. Cox Waco, TX
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  University of Houston Law Center J.D.
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Terry Belt arrived in Austin in 1965 from the little German town of Weimar, Texas, where he learned to haul hay bales for the local farmers. He attend... (more)

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800-766-0901

9600 Great Hills Tr., Austin, TX 78759

Les David Romo

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Wills & Probate, Business, Lawsuit & Dispute, Real Estate, Litigation

Attorney Les Romo graduated from Southwestern University here in Georgetown and went on to earn his Doctorate of Jurisprudence at St. Mary’s Univers... (more)

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512-868-5600

102 West Morrow Street, Georgetown, TX 78627

Richard Pena

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Accident & Injury, Employment, Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation, Wills & Probate

Richard Pena is president and CEO of the firm. He was elected by his peers to serve as the President of the State Bar of Texas from 1998-1999. He serv... (more)

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800-919-4150

2211 South IH-35, Austin, TX 78741

Chris McHam

Criminal, Family Law, Wills & Probate, Business

Status: In Good Standing

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McHam Law Firm, Austin, TX 78729

Marcus J. Brooks

Estate Planning, Federal Appellate Practice, Wills & Probate, State Appellate Practice

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8310 Capital of Texas Hwy., North, Austin, TX 78731

Kristin L. Lemke

Estate Planning, Family Law, Litigation, Wills & Probate

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700 Lavaca Street, Austin, TX 78701

Lauren K. Davis

Complex Litigation, Living Wills, Estate Administration, Guardianships & Conservatorships

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400 West 15th Street, Austin, TX 78701

Elizabeth Boyce

Collaborative Law, Family Law, Wills & Probate, Wills

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812 San Antonio Street, Austin, TX 78701

Mary E. Haught

Litigation, State Trial Practice, Estate Administration, Guardianships & Conservatorships

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400 West 15th Street, Austin, TX 78701

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Family Law, Wills & Probate, Collaborative Law, Estate Planning

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812 San Antonio Street, Austin, TX 78701

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WARRANTY DEED

A seldom-used type of deed that contains express assurances about the legal validity of the title being transferred.

PROVING A WILL

Convincing a probate court that a document is truly the deceased person's will. Usually this is a simple formality that the executor or administrator easily sat... (more...)

Convincing a probate court that a document is truly the deceased person's will. Usually this is a simple formality that the executor or administrator easily satisfies by showing that the will was signed and dated by the deceased person in front of two or more witnesses. When the will is holographic -- that is, completely handwritten by the deceased and not witnessed, it is still valid in many states if the executor can produce relatives and friends to testify that the handwriting is that of the deceased.

CURATOR

See conservator.

PRETERMITTED HEIR

A child or spouse who is not mentioned in a will and whom the court believes was accidentally overlooked by the person who made the will. For example, a child b... (more...)

A child or spouse who is not mentioned in a will and whom the court believes was accidentally overlooked by the person who made the will. For example, a child born or adopted after the will is made may be deemed a pretermitted heir. If the court determines that an heir was accidentally omitted, that heir is entitled to receive the same share of the estate as she would have if the deceased had died without a will. A pretermitted heir is sometimes called an 'omitted heir.'

GRANTOR

Someone who creates a trust. Also called a trustor or settlor.

EXEMPTION TRUST

A bypass trust funded with an amount no larger than the personal federal estate tax exemption in the year of death. If the trust grantor leaves property worth m... (more...)

A bypass trust funded with an amount no larger than the personal federal estate tax exemption in the year of death. If the trust grantor leaves property worth more than that amount, it usually goes to the surviving spouse. The trust property passes free from estate tax because of the personal exemption, and the rest is shielded from tax under the surviving spouse's marital deduction.

GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFER TAX

A federal tax imposed on money placed in a generation-skipping trust. Currently, there is a $1 million exemption to the GSTT; that is, each person may leave $1 ... (more...)

A federal tax imposed on money placed in a generation-skipping trust. Currently, there is a $1 million exemption to the GSTT; that is, each person may leave $1 million in a generation-skipping trust free of this tax. The GSST is imposed when the middle-generation beneficiaries die and the property is transferred to the third-generation beneficiaries. Every dollar over $1 million is subject to the highest existing estate tax rate--currently 55%--at the time the GSTT tax is applied.

FUNDING A TRUST

Transferring ownership of property to a trust.

TAKING AGAINST THE WILL

A procedure under state law that gives a surviving spouse the right to demand a certain share (usually one-third to one-half) of the deceased spouse's property.... (more...)

A procedure under state law that gives a surviving spouse the right to demand a certain share (usually one-third to one-half) of the deceased spouse's property. The surviving spouse can take that share instead of accepting whatever he or she inherited through the deceased spouse's will. If the surviving spouse decides to take the statutory share, it's called 'taking against the will.' Dower and curtesy is another name for the same legal process.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Frost Nat. Bank v. Fernandez

... The principal issue on appeal is whether the district court had jurisdiction to render summary judgment when similar bill of review proceedings and applications 497 for determination of heirship were pending in the probate court. ... 3. Probate Code. ...

In re Estate of Gaines

... The will also named Green and his wife the guardians of Gaines's children. Davis did not submit an application to probate Gaines's will for over three years after Gaines's death. ... In response, Davis submitted an application to probate Gaines's will on October 13, 2006. ...

In re Estate of Walker

... They appeal from an order of the probate court denying them relief in their complaint regarding an amended inventory filed by the independent executor of the deceased's estate. ... Beasley filed an application to probate the deceased's will on August 18, 2003. ...

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Terry L. Belt

Les David Romo

Richard Pena

Chris McHam

Marcus J. Brooks

Kristin L. Lemke

Lauren K. Davis

Elizabeth Boyce

Mary E. Haught

Joe Newberry

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WARRANTY DEED

PROVING A WILL

CURATOR

PRETERMITTED HEIR

GRANTOR

EXEMPTION TRUST

GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFER TAX

FUNDING A TRUST

TAKING AGAINST THE WILL

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Frost Nat. Bank v. Fernandez

In re Estate of Gaines

In re Estate of Walker

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