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Court Affirmed The Granting Of A Plea To The Jurisdiction Where The Opponent To An Application To Appoint An Executor Had No Interest In The Estate

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Court Dismissed Appeal After No Person Accepted The Position Of Representative Of The Estate

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In Criswell v. Polk, Catherine Polk sued Dolores Sharp over Houston real property ownership. No. 01-22-00428-CV, 2026 Tex. App. LEXIS 2290 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] March 12, 2026, no…

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Court Discusses Whether Texas’s Anti-SLAP Statute Applies To Certain Trust Claims

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In Frost Bank v. Glenn, Jo Ann Turrentine created a revocable living trust in 2007, naming herself and Raymond James as co-trustees. No. 13-23-00595-CV, 2025 Tex. App. LEXIS 9484…

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Court Reverses Temporary Injunction In Trust Case Where The Order Was Not Sufficiently Precise But Held That County Court At Law Had Jurisdiction Over Dispute Because A Statutory Probate Judge Presided Over The Case

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In In the Est. of Ledbetter, Lonnie Ledbetter Jr. married Tawni in December 2023 at age 81, shortly after his wife of 44 years died. No. 02-25-00263-CV, 2025 Tex. App.

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Court Reverses Jurisdictional Challenge In A Will Contest Where There Was A Fact Question On Whether A Prior Will Would Be Admitted And Whether The Decedent Would Be Intestate

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In In re Est. of Corbett, Robert William Corbett died on November 26, 2016, unmarried and without children. No. 14-24-00922-CV, 2025 Tex. App. LEXIS 9380 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.]…

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Court Held That Funeral Home Did Not Have Liability For Following Decedent’s Girlfriend’s Directions

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In Radford v. Stansbury, Lonzell Radford died on June 21, 2023, while living with Ardie Govan. No. 06-25-00058-CV, 2025 Tex. App. LEXIS 9052 (Tex. App.—Texarkana November 17, 2025, no…

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Court Holds That Jury’s Decision That A Will Was A Forgery Should Have Been Entered As The Judgment

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In In re Bice, Lois Kathlyn Bice died in 2009, survived by her husband Donald Gene Bice and three daughters. No.10-25-00307-CV, 2025 Tex. App. LEXIS 9005 (Tex. App.—Waco November…

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Court Held That An Illegitimate Child Was Not A Beneficiary Of A Trust Due To The Law In Effect At The Time Of The Trust’s Creation

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In Zeller v. Allen, William and Elizabeth Moncrief created a trust in 1966 that would distribute to Tex’s children and lineal descendants upon his death. No. 13-24-00200-CV, 2025 Tex.

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Court Affirmed Rejection Of Executor As Being Unsuitable Who Had Assaulted A Beneficiary

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In In re Est. of Terrell, the decedent Sue died on May 15, 2010. No. 12-25-00177-CV, 2025 Tex. App. LEXIS 8901 (Tex. App.—Tyler November 19, 2025, pet. denied). In…

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David F. Johnson Recognized for Distinguished Service on the Texas Board of Legal Specialization

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David F. Johnson, lead writer for the Fiduciary Litigator Blog, has officially concluded a distinguished six-year tenure on the Board of Directors for the Texas Board of Legal Specialization (TBLS).…

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