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Muniment of Title

What is a Muniment of Title Muniment of title is a simplified version of probate where an executor is not named, instead the beneficiary gets a court order that directs companies who hold assets in the name of the deceased person to turn over those assets to the...
Using a Beneficiary Designation for a Motor Vehicle

Using a Beneficiary Designation for a Motor Vehicle

You can provide for ownership of a Texas-titled vehicle to pass to someone else at your death, without probate and without an affidavit of heirship. The Beneficiary Designation must be filed with the State. Here are instructions for doing that, which are not clearly...
What is “probate” and independent administration?

What is “probate” and independent administration?

Probate is not probation. Probate is simply the legal process of transferring property after a person’s death, usually achieved through a court procedure. Probate of a will is required to occur within four years of the date of the person’s death. Spouses don’t...