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To Will Or Not To Will

To Will Or Not To Will" has been prepared to inform the public of what happens legally to the property of a person when he or she dies with a will or without a will. The Texas Young Lawyers Association seeks to make Texas residents aware of how the law (the Texas Probate Code) affects them and their families. This handbook is not a substitute for the advice of a lawyer, but instead is designed to assist Texans in learning about their legal rights.

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Did You Know?

Probate Transfers Legal Title Of Property
Probate is the means by which legal title of property transfers from the estate of the person who has died, to his or her proper beneficiaries. The term "probate" refers to proving the existence of a valid Will, or determining and proving who one's legal beneficiaries are if there is no Will. Since you can't take it with you, probate is the process used to determine who gets your property.

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	Latest news about probate cases in Washington DC and nationwide: New International Financial Scams Brochure The Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA) has issued an International Financial Scams Brochure to help Americans identify and avoid financial scams origi... Read more > Columbia County Woman Guilty Of Embezzling Nearly $200,000 Of Inheritance Money From Trust Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the guilty plea of a Columbia County woman who admitted to embezzling nearly two hundred thousand ... Read more > Adoption Hearing Notice Not Required To State That Consent, Best-Interest Issues Will Be Addressed In a unanimous decision announced today, the Supreme Court of Ohio held that when a probate court notifies a child's natural parent regarding a hea... Read more > More Probate News >

Probate Terms

Today's Terms

Escheat to the state

Definition:
When no heirs have made claims to either all or part of an estate, the state receives the unclaimed estate.

Health care directive

Definition:
A legal document that lets others know one's wishes regarding medical care and treatment, funeral arrangements, organ donation, and other health care concerns.

Power of attorney

Definition:
A legal agreement that authorizes someone to handle or share in handling the financial matters of another person. A "durable" power of attorney can continue to give power to another in handling financial matters after incapacitation has occurred.

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Probate Hot Topics

Topics Related to Probate:

Probate Court
Last Will and Testament
Living Will
Power of Attorney
Trust Planning
Asset Protection
Special Needs Trusts

Washington DC Probate Attorney

If you live in the following cities and need an probate attorney you should contact our Probate Attorney as soon as possible:

Washington DC
Adams Morgan
Anacostia
Capitol Hill
Cathedral Heights
Chevy Chase
Chinatown
Columbia Heights
Dupont Circle

Foggy Bottom
Friendship Heights
Georgetown
Glover Park
Logan Circle
Mount Vernon Square
Mount Pleasant
Shaw
Woodley Park

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