A deposition is a pretrial discovery tool used in civil litigation, including will contests, to gather information from witnesses and parties involved in the case. During a deposition, an attorney will ask questions of...
Category: Probate
In Texas, will contests frequently allege that a will is invalid because the testator (the person making the will) lacked the testamentary capacity necessary to make a valid will. In this firm’s...
Wills generally go through probate uncontested. However, several valid reasons exist to declare a will invalid Texas law recognizes a handwritten will as legally valid. Handwritten wills are known as “holographic wills.”...
The executor of an estate can be sued for failing to adequately perform duties. The law imposes duties on people in a variety of circumstances. Everyone who drives a car, for example, has a duty not to drive negligently. The...
