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Probate administration can be complicated, and unfortunately, it's easy to make a mistake. While no one is perfect, the consequences of making a mistake in probate can impact multiple beneficiaries and drain estate resources. Knowing some of the more common missteps...
Estate plans are not set-it-and-forget-it documents. As your Magnolia family grows and changes, your estate plan should keep pace. It should be a living document that adapts to your family's evolution—just as your life changes, so should your plan for protecting what...
Owning a business in Houston means you have built something significant that impacts not only your life but the lives of many others. As a business owner, you have much to protect, including your company, employees and family. This makes having an estate plan...
Probate litigation is a legal process for resolving disputes over a deceased person's estate. This process ensures the fair distribution of the deceased's assets as outlined in their will, or according to state law if there is no will. In Texas, the probate court...
Estate planning isn't just for the wealthy – it's essential for everyone who wants to protect their family and property. Without proper planning, your hard-earned assets might not reach your intended beneficiaries, or worse, could lead to family disputes after you're...
On August 10th the 9th Court of Appeals released several opinions and other rulings, one of which was not a memorandum opinion. GIPSON v. TEXAS – Reversed and Remanded At issue in this case was the 252nd District Court’s revocation of the Appellant’s probation. The Appellant had plead “True” to one of three allegations that he violated the terms of…
The Importance of an Original Will in Texas Probate If you have gone to the trouble of making out your Last Will & Testament in Texas, it is critical that you know where the Original Will is. An Original Will is the Will that you originally signed, and perchance had notarized. We often refer to it as a ‘wet ink original’.…
The highest appellate court for criminal matters held that a warrantless search through a cell phone violated the 4th Amendment on the U.S. Constitution. The cell phone was in the property lockup of the Walker County Jail when an officer with the Huntsville Police Department accessed the contents of the phone without a warrant or permission from the owner. The…
Policy and Introduction to the 25 Year Exemption This commentary is the first in a series of articles which will discuss legal issues with the titling and importation of foreign cars into the United States of America as part of our growing focus on the legal issues affecting the automotive enthusiast community. In this article I flesh out some of…
By now most are familiar with no-refusal weekends. Taking their cue from case law, law enforcement agencies and prosecutor’s offices have put in place procedures on certain high-risk weekends to ensure that as much evidence as possible is gathered against anyone suspected of DWI. The procedure is now common, but still usually limited to those weekends when the resources are…