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Texas Probate and the Family Home

Texas Probate and the Family Home Probate is the court process that confirms a will and gives someone legal authority to deal with what the deceased owned. In Texas it is generally less painful than its reputation suggests, largely because of independent administration. When a will names an independent executor, or when all beneficiaries agree to one, the executor can administer the estate with limited court supervision. They can usually sell estate property without retu

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Inherited a House in Texas, Now What

What to Do With an Inherited Texas Property An inherited house in Texas usually arrives with a legal question attached, and answering it first saves months. The question is not what the house is worth. It is whether you currently have the authority to sell it. A buyer's title company will want proof that ownership passed properly. How you establish that depends on how the estate was handled. If there is a will and it goes through probate, the executor named in it general

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Which Debts Can Take a Texas Homestead

What the Texas Homestead Exemption Actually Protects Texas homestead protection is among the strongest in the country, and it is widely misunderstood by the people it protects. Homeowners assume it shields the house from everything. It does not, and knowing which debts pierce it tells you how much trouble you are actually in. The protection sits in the Texas Constitution, Article XVI, Section 50, and it shields the homestead from forced sale for most general debts. A cre

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What the Texas Homestead Exemption Actually Protects Texas homestead protection is among the strongest in the country, and it is widely misunderstood by the people it protects. Homeowners assume it shields the house from everything. It does not, and knowing which debts pierce it tells you how much trouble you are actually in. The protection sits in the Texas Constitution, Article XVI, Section 50, and it shields the homestead from forced sale for most general debts. A cre

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