It is not unusual for estate planning attorneys to insert a “no-contest” provision in a will, thus discouraging a beneficiary from contesting by risking loss of inheritance. Normally such provisions are enforceable. However, a Texas appellate court recently ruled that when a beneficiary simply sues...
The attorney for Sherman Hemsley (who played the character George Jefferson in the television shows “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons”) decided to not draft a will for his client since he feared a will contest due to Hemsley’s celebrity status. However, the attorney...
Most of us are familiar with POD or “Pay on Death” provisions in bank accounts, but many are not familiar with real estate passing at death without a will or trust. Among the crop of new legislation being considered by the 84th Texas Legislature is...
