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Knott Residents, consider several factors when selecting a lawyer including their experience, expertise, and reputation. AV Rated Attorneys represent a distinguished group of lawyers who have received top ratings from their peers for their exceptional ethical standards and an A grade (4.5 or higher).

Brockett, McNeel & Pocsik LLP

4.6
24 Reviews

  • Serving Big Spring, TX

  • Law Firm with 6 lawyers2 awards

  • Over 25 yrs. experience in Family, Civil, and Criminal Litigation.

  • Estate Planning LawyersCivil Litigation, Commercial Law, and 12 more

Ryan J. McNeel
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Bustos Law Firm, P.C.

4.3
42 Reviews

  • Serving Knott, TX and Howard County, Texas

  • Law Firm with 6 lawyers2 awards

  • Professional, Ethical, Experienced

  • Estate Planning LawyersCommercial Litigation Law Firm, Commercial Litigation Attorney, and 345 more

Deirdre Kelly Trotter
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Rees, Fuller, Brooks LLP

4.7
1 Review

  • Serving Big Spring, TX

  • Law Firm with 3 lawyers1 award

  • This long established Law Firm strives to provide professional legal representation to each individual client to achieve the best possible result for the client.

  • Estate Planning LawyersGeneral Civil Practice, Commercial Law, and 19 more

T. Rees
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  • 501 Gregg St., Big Spring, TX 79720-2439

Gwendolyn K. Dunson, P.C.

  • 610 Main Street, Suite B, Big Spring, TX 79720

Weaver & Ferguson, P.C.

  • 434 Westover Rd., Big Spring, TX 79720

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  • 200 W. 3rd St., Big Spring, TX 79720-2427

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Commonly Asked Estate Planning Questions From Users Near You

This information is not legal advice and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete or up-to-date. It is provided for general informational purposes only. If you need legal advice you should consult a licensed attorney in your area.

Can they take away what is rightfully mine just because we didn't have children together?

Terry Lynn Garrett
Answered by attorney Terry Lynn Garrett
Estate Planning lawyer at The Garrett Law Firm, PLLC
Whether or not you had children together is irrelevant.  Whether he had a child with someone else affects how his separate real property, if any, passes under the Texas laws of descent (real estate) and distribution (personal property). Pensions, 401(k)s and IRAs pass to the designated beneficiaries.  If you are named as the beneficiary, they pass to you.  If no beneficiary is named, pensions pass according to the rules of the pension plan, 401(k)s pass to the surviving spouse and IRAs pass to the estate.  Since IRAs are usually created with community assets, they are usually viewed as community property.  The surviving spouse retains her 50% community property interest.  The deceased spouse's community property interest passes according to his Will or, if there is none, according to the Texas laws of descent and distribution. In Texas, even if the home was separate property, purchased before the marriage and paid for with separate funds, the surviving spouse has a right to live in it for life. Please see a local probate attorney about probating (proving) your husband's estate.                
Whether or not you had children together is irrelevant.  Whether he had a child with someone else affects how his separate real property, if any, passes under the Texas laws of descent (real estate) and distribution (personal property). Pensions, 401(k)s and IRAs pass to the designated beneficiaries.  If you are named as the beneficiary, they pass to you.  If no beneficiary is named, pensions pass according to the rules of the pension plan, 401(k)s pass to the surviving spouse and IRAs pass to the estate.  Since IRAs are usually created with community assets, they are usually viewed as community property.  The surviving spouse retains her 50% community property interest.  The deceased spouse's community property interest passes according to his Will or, if there is none, according to the Texas laws of descent and distribution. In Texas, even if the home was separate property, purchased before the marriage and paid for with separate funds, the surviving spouse has a right to live in it for life. Please see a local probate attorney about probating (proving) your husband's estate.                
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Is an un-notarized will valid?

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Answered by attorney Donald Keith Broad (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Broad Law Firm, LLC
Every state has different rules on how wills are to be properly authenticated. For instance, in Indiana, a will does not need to be notarized at all, but must be witnessed by two disinterested persons in the presence of each other at the time that the will is signed. However, your state may have different rules. You should consult with an estate planning attorney in the state in which the will was executed to be certain.
Every state has different rules on how wills are to be properly authenticated. For instance, in Indiana, a will does not need to be notarized at all, but must be witnessed by two disinterested persons in the presence of each other at the time that the will is signed. However, your state may have different rules. You should consult with an estate planning attorney in the state in which the will was executed to be certain.
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Can an outside child have stake in my Dad's property?

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Answered by attorney James P Frederick (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Frederick & Frederick Attorneys at Law
I am not exactly sure what you mean by an "outside child." If you simply mean someone who is disinherited by the Will, the answer is generally no. There is an exempt property allowance of $14k that can be claimed by any spouse or child, so there is a chance the child could elect that. Otherwise, unless the Will is contested, the child would not be entitled to anything. The family could decide to give him something anyway. But there would be no legal requirement to do so.
I am not exactly sure what you mean by an "outside child." If you simply mean someone who is disinherited by the Will, the answer is generally no. There is an exempt property allowance of $14k that can be claimed by any spouse or child, so there is a chance the child could elect that. Otherwise, unless the Will is contested, the child would not be entitled to anything. The family could decide to give him something anyway. But there would be no legal requirement to do so.
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