TEXAS PROBATE GUIDE
ALL YOUR OPTIONS IN ONE PLACE
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Losing a loved one is not easy! Trying to figure out what our options are can be confusing, time exhausting and extremely frustating. We at the GP Schoemakers, PLLC, understand this and hope that this Texas Probate Guide will help you determine the right Probate Path for you.
Our knowledgable and experienced Texas Estate Planning and Probate attorney Grace P. Schoemakers has helped many people just like you navigate the legal waters surrounding Estate Planning and Probate. Grace sits personally down with each and every person who is looking to hire us for their probate case, she takes the time to explain Texas Probate Law in plain easy to understand terms and how it applies to your case. Once hired, Grace will handle your case from start to finish, and help you where needed in your role of Administator or Executor, so that you don’t have to do this alone!
We offer Easy Payment Plans for Attorney Fees*
*All attorney and court fees must be paid prior to filing your petition with the court.
Contact us today to help you with your Heirship Affidavit, Small Estate Affidavit, Heirship Determination, Muniment of Title, Independent Administration, or even Contested Probate case! We not only offer in-person services for Houston / Galveston and surrounding areas, we also provide online estate and summary probate services to other areas in Texas. Give us a call and see how we can help.
PROBATE OPTIONS WITHOUT A WILL
Affidavit of Heirship
√ No Valid Will Exists
√ Real Estate Transfer to Heirs
√ Not available for Bank Accounts
√ No Administration Available
√ Attorney Assistance Optional
√ Fixed Flat Fee
Small Estate Affidavit
√ No Valid Will Exists
√ Assets Value Less than $ 75,000 *
√ Assets > Debts *
√ No Real Estate Transfer **
√ Attorney Assistance Optional
√ Fixed Flat Fee
Determination of Heirship
√ No Valid Will Exists
√ Court Determines Legal Heirs
√ Administration Might be Required
√ Ad Litem Required
√ Attorney Assistance Required
√ Fee Depends on Facts of the Case
* Exclude the value of homestead (if the decedent is survived by a spouse and/or minor children) and other exempt property.
** The Small Estate Affidavit can be used to transfer ownership of the the decedent’s homestead to decedent’s surviving spouse and minor children
PROBATE OPTIONS WITH A WILL
Muniment of Title
√ Valid Will Exists
√ Property Ownership Transfer
√ Mandatory Court Hearing
√ Minimal Post-Hearing Requirements
√ No Estate Administration
√ Executor NOT Appointed
√ Attorney Assistance Required
√ May be filed 4 Years After DoD
√ Fixed Flat Fee
Probate of the Will
√ Valid Will Exists
√ Independent or Dependent Administration
√ Mandatory Court Hearing
√ Executor Appointed
√ Mandatory Estate Administration
√ Additional Post-Hearing Requirements
√ Attorney Assistance Required
√ Must be filed within 4 Years of DoD
√ Fee Depends on Facts of the Case
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NOTE: Under Texas law, people applying for letters testamentary, letters of administration, determinations of heirship, and guardianships of the person or estate must be represented by a licensed attorney. Only licensed attorneys may represent someone else’s interests. Self-represented applicants may proceed in court only if they are really representing themselves alone.