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Adrian 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).

Jerry Smith, L.P.

  • 205 West Fourth, Suite 101, Hereford, TX 79045-5357

Richard C. Hoelscher

  • 304 W. 3rd, Hereford, TX 79045

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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.

What do I do if my mother has passed without signing over a power of attorney?

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Answered by attorney Nathan James Wagner (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at The Law Office of Nathan Wagner
Powers of attorney are only effective while the person is alive. So even if you had a power of attorney from your mother, it would be worthless now that she has passed. It sounds like you actually want to be named executor or administrator of her estate. For that, you have to submit a petition to the probate court. A local probate attorney can help you do that (and they can help you figure out if being named executor is what you really need).
Powers of attorney are only effective while the person is alive. So even if you had a power of attorney from your mother, it would be worthless now that she has passed. It sounds like you actually want to be named executor or administrator of her estate. For that, you have to submit a petition to the probate court. A local probate attorney can help you do that (and they can help you figure out if being named executor is what you really need).
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Do I have to leave each child something when I do my estate planning?

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Answered by attorney Tres Andrew Porter (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at The Law Offices of Tres A. Porter
Absolutely not. However you should absolutely contact an estate planning attorney in your area as soon as possible. If you die without having a will, trust, or estate plan in place in California a portion of your estate will go equally to all of your children.
Absolutely not. However you should absolutely contact an estate planning attorney in your area as soon as possible. If you die without having a will, trust, or estate plan in place in California a portion of your estate will go equally to all of your children.
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Will a prenup help me to kick out future step parent from my parents house?We have a Will that leaves all to me and my brother.

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Answered by attorney Terry Lynn Garrett
Estate Planning lawyer at The Garrett Law Firm, PLLC
In Texas a surviving spouse has a lifetime right of occupancy in the home.   Your father's Will may or may not say that he contracted with your mother not to revoke the Will in order to provide for her and for children of their marriage.  If it does not, he could Will the home to his new spouse.  You are correct that she could give up her right to a community property interest in the home in a valid prenup (or a valid Marital Property Agreement).  She would still have a lifetime right of occupancy and, if she paid on the mortgage or made other financial contributions, a right to be reimbursed for them.
In Texas a surviving spouse has a lifetime right of occupancy in the home.   Your father's Will may or may not say that he contracted with your mother not to revoke the Will in order to provide for her and for children of their marriage.  If it does not, he could Will the home to his new spouse.  You are correct that she could give up her right to a community property interest in the home in a valid prenup (or a valid Marital Property Agreement).  She would still have a lifetime right of occupancy and, if she paid on the mortgage or made other financial contributions, a right to be reimbursed for them.
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