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Tyler 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).

Potter Minton A Professional Corporation

4.8
60 Reviews

  • 102 N. College Ave., Ste. 900, Tyler, TX 75702

  • Law Firm with 11 lawyers2 awards

  • Helping individuals and businesses achieve their goals and solve and prevent problems is the mission of Potter Minton Law Firm

  • Estate Planning LawyersAppellate, Arbitration and Mediation, and 13 more

Earl Thames Jr.
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Allen Gardner Law, PLLC

4.7
43 Reviews

  • 609 S Fannin Avenue, Suite B, Tyler, TX 75701

  • Law Firm with 2 lawyers2 awards

  • At this firm, we are dedicated to protecting our clients and their interests throughout East Texas and across the State of Texas. We represent real people with real needs in fixing... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersBusiness Litigation, Estate Planning and Asset Protection, and 11 more

  • Free Consultation

Allen Gardner
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TLC Law, PLLC

4.6
19 Reviews

  • 112 E Line Street, Suite 302, Tyler, TX 75702

  • Law Firm with 2 lawyers1 award

  • A law firm practicing estate planning law.

  • Estate Planning LawyersAdoption, Child Custody, and 4 more

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Kacie Czapla
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Saunders, Schmidt, Echols, Ring & Heck, PC

4.5
3 Reviews

  • 202 West Erwin Street, Suite 200, Tyler, TX 75702-7389

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer2 awards

  • A law firm practicing estate planning law.

  • Estate Planning LawyersGeneral Civil Practice, Trial Practice, and 7 more

Jim Echols
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Kent, Anderson, Bush, Frost & Metcalf, PC

4.6
41 Reviews

  • 2320 Dueling Oaks Drive, Tyler, TX 75701

  • Law Firm with 5 lawyers2 awards

  • Experience in all Phases of Civil Litigation.

  • Estate Planning LawyersTrial Practice, Eminent Domain, and 21 more

Vance Metcalf
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Allen Lottmann Kimmel A Professional Corporation

4.7
8 Reviews

  • 3805 Old Bullard Road, Tyler, TX 75701

  • Law Firm with 4 lawyers2 awards

  • The firm focuses on advanced estate planning, estate administration, representing family business owners, and gifts to private and public charities. The firm has considerable... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersWills, Probate, and 27 more

Staton Lottmann
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Law Office of B. Diane Heindel

3.9
20 Reviews

  • 407 E. 4th St., Tyler, TX 75701

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer3 awards

  • A law firm practicing estate planning law.

  • Estate Planning LawyersAlternative Dispute Resolution, Business Law, and 20 more

Betty Heindel
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Ramey & Flock A Professional Corporation

4.6
35 Reviews

  • 100 East Ferguson, Suite 500, Tyler, TX 75702

  • Law Firm with 7 lawyers2 awards

  • Precise Skills*Proven Results* We represent individuals and corporations throughout Texas in transactions and litigation, including labor/employment, oil/gas, bankruptcy,... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersAppellate Practice, Banking Litigation, and 53 more

Haley Nutt
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Mayfield Law Office

3.1
3 Reviews

  • 3800 Paluxy Drive, Suite 565, Tyler, TX 75703+1 location

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer1 award

  • Automobile Accidents - On-The-Job Injuries - Workers Compensation - Non-Subscribers - Wills & Probate

  • Estate Planning LawyersWorkers Compensation, Workers Compensation Appeals, and 31 more

  • Free Consultation

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Thomas M. (Mick) Alleman

4.4
1 Review

  • 100 East Ferguson Street, Suite 901, Tyler, TX 75702

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer1 award

  • Board Certified - Estate Planning and Probate Law Texas Board of Legal Specialization

  • Estate Planning LawyersTrusts And Estates, Business Law, and 12 more

  • Free Consultation

Thomas M. (Mick) Alleman
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Ralph E. Allen

4.4
3 Reviews

  • 100 East Ferguson, Suite 901, Tyler, TX 75710-0028

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer2 awards

  • Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate Law and Residential Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

  • Estate Planning LawyersCivil Practice, Banking Law, and 12 more

Ralph E. Allen
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Ralph E. Allen

4.4
3 Reviews

  • Serving Tyler, TX and Smith County, Texas

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer2 awards

  • Board Certified, Commercial Real Estate Law and Residential Real Estate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

  • Estate Planning LawyersCivil Practice, Banking Law, and 12 more

Ralph E. Allen
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Boon, Calk, Echols, Coleman & Goolsby, PLLC

4.7
58 Reviews

  • Serving Tyler, TX and Smith County, Texas

  • Law Firm with 8 lawyers2 awards

  • Experience, expertise and a cost senstive approach

  • Estate Planning LawyersPersonal Injury, Wrongful Death, and 39 more

  • Free Consultation

Mark L. Boon
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Ramey & Flock A Professional Corporation

4.6
35 Reviews

  • Serving Tyler, TX and Smith County, Texas

  • Law Firm with 7 lawyers2 awards

  • Precise Skills*Proven Results* We represent individuals and corporations throughout Texas in transactions and litigation, including labor/employment, oil/gas, bankruptcy,... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersAppellate Practice, Banking Litigation, and 53 more

Haley Nutt
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Ayres, Shelton, Williams, Benson & Paine, LLC

4.5
125 Reviews

  • Serving Tyler, TX

  • Law Firm with 9 lawyers2 awards

  • Ayres, Shelton, Williams, Benson & Paine, LLC is comprised of attorneys who practice in the areas of business law and transactions, litigation, tax, estate planning, probate,... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersBusiness Law, Commercial Law, and 46 more

John R. Williams
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TLC Law, PLLC

4.6
19 Reviews

  • Serving Tyler, TX and Smith County, Texas

  • Law Firm with 2 lawyers1 award

  • A law firm practicing estate planning law.

  • Estate Planning LawyersAdoption, Child Custody, and 4 more

  • Free Consultation

Kacie Czapla
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Mayfield Law Office

3.1
3 Reviews

  • Serving Tyler, TX

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer1 award

  • Mayfield Law Office Proudly represents Texans in Estate Planning Law, Probate Law, and Personal Injury Trial Law.

  • Estate Planning LawyersWorkers Compensation, Personal Injury, and 33 more

  • Free Consultation

Marc Mayfield
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Allen Lottmann Kimmel A Professional Corporation

4.7
8 Reviews

  • Serving Tyler, TX and Smith County, Texas

  • Law Firm with 4 lawyers2 awards

  • The firm focuses on advanced estate planning, estate administration, representing family business owners, and gifts to private and public charities. The firm has considerable... Read More

  • Estate Planning LawyersWills, Probate, and 27 more

Gregory T. Kimmel
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Wilson, Robertson & Cornelius, P.C.

  • 909 ESE Loop 323, Ste. 400, Tyler, TX 75701

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Law Offices of Eric Dana Jensen

  • 6614 South Broadway Avenue, Tyler, TX 75703

William E. Wylie, PC

  • 4650 Kinsey Dr., Tyler, TX 75703-1007

Brown, Bauman & Smith, P.C.

  • 400 E. 5th Street, Tyler, TX 75701-4301

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The Goodson Firm PC

  • 115 W. Ferguson St., Tyler, TX 75703

Robert Hindman

  • 5620 Old Bullard Rd., Ste. 105, Tyler, TX 75703-4358

Joe D. Clayton

  • Tyler, TX 75710

Steven R. Sims

  • 400 First Place, Tyler, TX 75702

Law Offices of Milissa C. Barrick

  • 100 E. Ferguson Street, Suite 911, Tyler, TX 75702

Patrick A. Flynn Counselor at Law

  • 701 Shiloh Rd., Apt. 211, Tyler, TX 75703-3835

John F. Berry, P.C.

  • 100 Independence Pl., Ste. 400, Tyler, TX 75703

Stephen M. Cooper

  • 1321 W.S.W. Loop 323, Tyler, TX 75701

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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.

Estate Probation

Terry Lynn Garrett
Answered by attorney Terry Lynn Garrett
Estate Planning lawyer at The Garrett Law Firm, PLLC
After the court appoints an administrator (you, if you applied), the administrator can distribute separate personal property to the children according to the Texas rules of inheritance.  If you are the applicant, you might also want to talk to your attorney about setting aside the home and up to $60,000 in personal property for the widow (you) and about the fact that property purchased during the marriage is assumed to be community property unless proven otherwise.  These days a lot of folks feel entitled to "their" money and stuff before the body is cold.  But no one has authority to distribute anything until a court appoints them executor of a Will or administrator of an estate or signs an Order Approving Small Estate Affidavit.
After the court appoints an administrator (you, if you applied), the administrator can distribute separate personal property to the children according to the Texas rules of inheritance.  If you are the applicant, you might also want to talk to your attorney about setting aside the home and up to $60,000 in personal property for the widow (you) and about the fact that property purchased during the marriage is assumed to be community property unless proven otherwise.  These days a lot of folks feel entitled to "their" money and stuff before the body is cold.  But no one has authority to distribute anything until a court appoints them executor of a Will or administrator of an estate or signs an Order Approving Small Estate Affidavit.
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Can I get control over my father's estate if I live in a different estate than he does?

James Bloomfield Oberholtzer
Answered by attorney James Bloomfield Oberholtzer
Estate Planning lawyer at James Oberholtzer, Chartered
The answer to your question depends on many facts that are not presented. Chief among them is whether your father is still alive and if so, is he legally competent. If he is legally competent, the answer is always no you cannot take control of his estate. If he is alive but not competent, you will need to go to court to have yourself appointed the conservator of his estate. If he is dead, it depends on whether he left a will or not. If he left a Will, were you nominated to be the executor? Was someone else? If he did not leave a Will, are you his only child? Was he married at the time of death? In all cases, is there any reason why you would not qualify as the person to be in charge?
The answer to your question depends on many facts that are not presented. Chief among them is whether your father is still alive and if so, is he legally competent. If he is legally competent, the answer is always no you cannot take control of his estate. If he is alive but not competent, you will need to go to court to have yourself appointed the conservator of his estate. If he is dead, it depends on whether he left a will or not. If he left a Will, were you nominated to be the executor? Was someone else? If he did not leave a Will, are you his only child? Was he married at the time of death? In all cases, is there any reason why you would not qualify as the person to be in charge?
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Can an outside child have stake in my Dad's property?

Dara J. Goldsmith
Answered by attorney Dara J. Goldsmith
Estate Planning lawyer at Goldsmith & Guymon, P.C.
Possibly, if he is not mentioned and disinherited, be may possibly have rights. It depends. You should speak with an attorney about the facts of the case who can review the Will.
Possibly, if he is not mentioned and disinherited, be may possibly have rights. It depends. You should speak with an attorney about the facts of the case who can review the Will.
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