This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News on March 5, 2018. Dear Mr. Premack: I have a question about my mother’s holographic will. My father died 22 years ago. Afterward, my mother bought a house. Two years later she started living with a man; they never married. My mother was in the…
This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News on January 19, 2018. Dear Mr. Premack: A few years ago, a good friend asked me to keep the original of her Will in my lockbox. Her kids do not get along with each other. She said that if she kept the Will at home,…
This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News on November 20, 2017. Dear Mr. Premack: In Texas, is there a requirement that a Will be probated? Is it a better idea to have a Trust instead of a Will, and how does it work? – C.L. When a person dies, they might have…
This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News on September 25, 2017. Dear Mr. Premack: My husband and I owned a house together, and he had a Will leaving the house to me. He died in the late 1980’s but I never went to court or anything. A few years later I got…
This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express-News on June 23, 2017. Dear Mr. Premack: A lawyer who was a family friend wrote my parent’s Wills. My mom passed some years ago leaving everything to my father. My father passed a couple of months ago leaving everything 50/50 to me and my sibling. Except,…
This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News on August 12, 2016. Dear Mr. Premack: My mother was shy about seeing lawyers. She knew she should have a Will so when she was diagnosed with cancer she handwrote her own Will. It is very short, and only says “I give all my worldly…
Read this column on MySA.com (the Express-News) by clicking here. This column first appeared in the Express-News on May 17, 2016. Dear Mr. Premack: I have questions I would like answered please. I want to know if the Lady Bird Deed supersedes a Will? Does it avoid probate? – B A Lady Bird Deed is…
This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express-News on March 31, 2016. Dear Mr. Premack: Our children did not have children. Most everyone in family our is still living. Our charitable gifts have not changed. Our Wills were last updated in the late 90’s, and included something called a by-pass trust. Our estate size…
