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Seadrift 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).

The Werner Law Group

3.9
13 Reviews

  • Serving Seadrift, TX and Calhoun County, Texas

  • Law Firm with 2 lawyers2 awards

  • The Werner Law Group is a full-service law firm with a combined 70 years of legal experience. We specialize in civil appeals and have an aggressive family law and probate practice.... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersFamily Law, Bankruptcy, and 45 more

Leslie Werner
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Welder Leshin Lorenz Buchanan Hawn LLP

4.8
37 Reviews

  • Serving Rockport, TX

  • Law Firm with 13 lawyers1 award

  • General Civil & Commercial Litigation, Appellate Practice, Admiralty, Personal Injury Defense, Labor and Employment, Government Entities and Administrative, Utilities, Banking,... Read More

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Leigh Levy
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Jerry W. Stone, Attorney

  • Rockport, TX 78381-2377

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Roberts, Roberts, Odefey & White

  • 2206 N. Hwy. 35 Bypass, Port Lavaca, TX 77979-5207

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Law Offices of Julie C. McKain

  • P.O. Box 942, Rockport, TX 78381-0942

Jane E. Lane, Attorney at Law

  • 225 N. Virginia, Ste. 4, Port Lavaca, TX 77979

Carl L. Ray Attorney-Mediator

  • 407 S. 11th St., Port O'Connor, TX 77982-0130

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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 I get control over my father's estate if I live in a different estate than he does?

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Answered by attorney Isaac David Shutt (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Shutt Law Firm, PLLC
Yes, you can. It doesn't matter if you are out of state. However, an in-state "agent" will need to be named. The agent will forward correspondence to you. Often the attorney assisting you will be named as the in-state agent.
Yes, you can. It doesn't matter if you are out of state. However, an in-state "agent" will need to be named. The agent will forward correspondence to you. Often the attorney assisting you will be named as the in-state agent.
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am named as contingent beneficiary and my step mom is executor. she wants me to sign a waiver of notice ? what does that mean for me?

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Answered by attorney Terry Lynn Garrett
Estate Planning lawyer at The Garrett Law Firm, PLLC
It means two things.  First, you agree that you do not need to know the date of the hearing and be present.  Second, it means that you agree that your stepmother should be able to administer your father's estate free of court supervision.  This means that she does need to submit an inventory but does not need the court's permission to sell, for example, your father's car and does not need to provide an accounting to the court.  A beneficiary may nonetheless request an accountign 15 months after the executor is appointed. Are you sure that a Will is being probated?  Ordinarily, beneficiaries are notified after, not before, a Will is admitted to probate.  In an intestacy, heirs are asked to sign a distributee's waiver of notice and consent to application for independent administration before the hearing.  
It means two things.  First, you agree that you do not need to know the date of the hearing and be present.  Second, it means that you agree that your stepmother should be able to administer your father's estate free of court supervision.  This means that she does need to submit an inventory but does not need the court's permission to sell, for example, your father's car and does not need to provide an accounting to the court.  A beneficiary may nonetheless request an accountign 15 months after the executor is appointed. Are you sure that a Will is being probated?  Ordinarily, beneficiaries are notified after, not before, a Will is admitted to probate.  In an intestacy, heirs are asked to sign a distributee's waiver of notice and consent to application for independent administration before the hearing.  
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How can we see the will?

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Answered by attorney Paul Arnold Nidich (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Paul A. Nidich Attorney at Law
It is a crime to fail to file a will for probate. I couldn't guess what any particular attorney would charge. You should hire an attorney in the county where the mother resided at the time of her death.
It is a crime to fail to file a will for probate. I couldn't guess what any particular attorney would charge. You should hire an attorney in the county where the mother resided at the time of her death.
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