by Keith Hajovsky | Nov 5, 2026 | Estate Administration, General Estate Planning, Intestate - Dying Without A Will, Marital Assets, Probate
Executive Summary: Without a will, trust, or transfer deed, your Texas home is distributed strictly by family status under Texas Estates Code Chapter 201. Single Owners Children: Split equally among them. Parents only: Split equally between mother and father. One...
by Keith Hajovsky | Sep 17, 2026 | Estate Administration, General Estate Planning, Intestate - Dying Without A Will, Marital Assets, Wills
Executive Summary: Overview of Dying Without a Will (Intestacy) Texas Estates Code Chapter 201 governs asset distribution when dying intestate. Probate becomes more expensive and time-consuming without a will. Minor children receive full access to inheritance at age...
by Keith Hajovsky | Jul 29, 2026 | General Estate Planning, Marital Assets, Probate, Wills
Quick Answer: Per Section 2.401 of the Texas Family Code, three elements must exist at the same time in order to establish a common law marriage. Both parties must agree to be married. The couple has to live together as husband and wife while in Texas, i.e. they act...
by Keith Hajovsky | Jan 28, 2026 | Estate Administration, General Estate Planning, Intestate - Dying Without A Will, Marital Assets, Non-probate Assets, Wills
When you are married you have community property and separate property in Texas. Each spouse has full testamentary power (the ability to say who gets which of those assets in their will) over their own separate property, but they have testamentary power only over one...
by Keith Hajovsky | Jul 23, 2025 | Asset Protection, General Estate Planning, Marital Assets, Probate, Wills
What is considered a homestead in Texas can have a very big effect on your estate planning needs as well as many other aspects of your life. The Texas Constitution lets a person establish a homestead which is basically a certain piece of real estate that is exempted...
