Texas Estates Code
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Jan
In January of 2019, the Office of Court administration released findings on initiative to enhance protections of incapacitated persons by implementing the Guardianship Abuse, Fraud and Exploitation Deterrence Program. The Report can be accessed here. The Report explains why guardianship reform is important, “A person who is placed under guardianship loses civil rights, personal decision-making […]
21
Jan
According to the Uniform Probate Code, descendants claiming to be heirs of an intestate decedent take by representation. When the estate of an intestate decedent passes to descendants by representation, the estate is divided into as many equal shares as there are surviving descendants in the generation nearest to the decedent which contains one or […]