This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News and other Hearst Newspapers on July 16, 2018. Dear Mr. Premack: I had power of attorney over a family friend. She died and now the “relatives” have hired a lawyer requesting documents. What am I supposed to do? – J.S. I assume that you are…
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 April 26, 2016. Dear Mr. Premack: I was named as Executor in my neighbor’s Will. He has no family and I said I would do it. Can I be paid for my duties when the time comes? – OO Texas law has two patterns for…
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This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express-News and its MySA.com website on May 29, 2015. Dear Mr. Premack: A few years ago I named a trusted cousin as my Executor and as Agent under my Durable Power of Attorney. He and I recently had a disagreement, and although we are not angry with…
This column first appeared in the SA Express-News and its MySA.com website on April 17, 2015. Dear Mr. Premack: Many years ago I agreed to act as Executor for the estate of a close relative. Now, she is very ill and may be near death. I find myself having second thoughts about being Executor. Is…
This column first appeared on the Express-News MySA site on December 29, 2014. Dear Mr. Premack: My mother transferred her money into an account owned by Roger, the person named as Executor in her Will. She gave him verbal instructions to distribute the funds according to her Will. She died, her Will was probated, and…
