Courtesy / Getty Images/iStockphoto (This is the final article in a series about Texas probate procedures.) There are very few types of documents that are as misunderstood as the Affidavit of Heirship ...

Dear Mr. Premack: A woman is in her second marriage. She has children from her first marriage, and her husband has children from his first marriage, but there are no children from this second marriage ...

In March 2018, Governor Reynolds signed HF 2125 into law, with effective date, July 1, 2018. This law increases the limit of personal property that can be transferred after death using an affidavit.

Dear Mr. Premack: My husband and I married 10 years ago after both becoming widowed with grown children. He sold his house and moved into mine (bought with my late husband). I understand if I die ...

In legal matters, live testimony is one of the strongest forms of evidence. But what if that isn’t possible? An affidavit is a legal document that provides a written statement or declaration of facts.

Estate of Trickett was a dispute over heirship of Claralyn Trickett, possibly the wife of Robert Bowerman (who must have forgotten to divorce his previous wife). The descendents of Claralyn brought a ...