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Kellie F. Stokes, Attorney at Law | Stokes Law Office, PLLC| www.kstokeslaw.com

When someone dies without a Will, the State of Texas becomes the legal entity to determine the disposition of your worldly possessions. Although the distribution plan laid out by Texas law may not differ from what many people would normally choose for themselves, Texas law offers little flexibility. For example, the law may split certain real estate between a surviving spouse and children. If no children exist, then ...

Kellie F. Stokes, Attorney at Law | Stokes Law Office, PLLC| www.kstokeslaw.com

Kellie F. Stokes, Attorney at Law | Stokes Law Office, PLLC| www.kstokeslaw.com

When a person dies without a will, there are several pieces of information a law office and/or title company needs from their family in order to settle their assets, or “estate”. One big piece is property ownership: did the person own any real estate? If that is the only asset they own, it is possible to settle the estate by filing an Affidavit of Heirship instead of going ...