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Probate courts administer proper distribution of the assets of a decedent (one who has died), adjudicates the validity of wills, enforces the provisions of a valid will (by issuing the grant of probate), prevents malfeasance by executors and administrators of estates, and provides for the equitable distribution of the assets of persons who die ...
Transfer-on-death and direct beneficiary designations typically move fastest, while inheritances through wills must usually go through probate first. Confirm your beneficiary status.
In 1986, Hartnett gained certification in Probate Law and Estate Planning. Since 1988, he has been a partner in the family-owned Hartnett Law Firm in Dallas. [2] He is a member of the Texas State and Dallas bar associations. In 1986 he co-authored "Annual Survey of Wills and Trusts," published in Southwestern Law Journal.
In common law jurisdictions, probate is the judicial process whereby a will is "proved" in a court of law and accepted as a valid public document that is the true last testament of the deceased; or whereby, in the absence of a legal will, the estate is settled according to the laws of intestacy that apply in the jurisdiction where the deceased resided at the time of their death.
In one of the odd provisions of the Texas Government Code, there is no requirement that a municipal judge be an attorney if the municipal court is not a court of record (Chapter 29, Section 29.004), but the municipal judge must be a licensed attorney with at least two years experience in practicing Texas law if the municipal court is a court of ...
Upon the death of a person intestate, or of one who left a will without appointing executors, or when the executors appointed by the will cannot or will not act, the Probate Division of the High Court of Justice or the local District Probate Registry will appoint an administrator who performs similar duties to an executor. The court does this ...