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How Do I Contest a Will?

May 1, 2020 By Staff - s.r. Leave a Comment

Contesting a will involves overcoming challenging legal burdens and difficult and long-standing family discord. The law limits who can contest the will and the circumstances under which the will can be deemed invalid. At Springer & Lyle, we understand these emotional difficulties and work with you to be sure contesting the will is in your best interest. Only an “Interested Person” Can Contest a Will According to Texas law, only an interested person may contest the terms of the will. An interested person is generally one who is an heir, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Articles, Featured Tagged With: Contest, Contesting a Will, Wills

Will Contests

July 28, 2016 By Staff - s.r. Leave a Comment

Will contests don’t just happen in soap operas and movies. They occur when a person files legal documents with the court asking it to deny the admission of the will into probate, and stop the distribution of a decedent’s estate. Springer & Lyle not only drafts wills and trusts for clients, but we also represent parties in litigation if a will is contested. Many lawyers that practice in probate just don’t have the litigation and trial skills to do that. Some common grounds for will contests follow.   Unsound Mind The testator is the person who either drafted the will or had it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles of Interest, Featured Tagged With: Contesting a Will, Springer & Lyle, Wills

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Honda Worldwide Recall of Sedans, Minivans, SUVs

By Deepa Seetharaman and Bernie Woodall of Reuters. Honda Motor Co Ltd plans to recall nearly 2 1/2 million vehicles: small SUVs, cars and minivans worldwide. This includes the popular Accord sedan. … [Read More…]

Hip Implant Complaints Increase, While Dangers Are Reviewed

By BARRY MEIER and JANET ROBERTS of the New York Times Published: August 22, 2011 The federal government has received a surge in complaints in recent months about failed hip replacements, suggesting … [Read More…]

Tragedy Brought on by Tainted Fruit

By Moni Basu, CNN William Beach was one of those people who fixated on certain foods. He would eat the same thing voraciously for a few days, and then, when he tired of the same tastes, he moved onto … [Read More…]

No Better Care, Thanks to Tort Reform

Published in The Texas Tribune by guest columnist, Charles M. Silver In 2006, Dr. Howard Marcus wrote that Texas’ 2003 tort reform statute sparked an “amazing turnaround” in which doctors came … [Read More…]

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