How to Probate and Settle an Estate in Texas, 4th Ed. (Ready to Use Forms with Detailed Instructions) Paperback – March 1, 2005

I'm a 60 year old Paralegal. I have been a Certified Paralegal since 1988. Often times I need to refresh what I learned in school. This book, among other legal books I purchased on Amazon, were great for re-learning or refreshing my memory. I learn a lot of new things. Please purchase a legal book pertaining to your STATE. I live in Texas, so these TEXAS legal books were helpful. The ones on Estate Planning and Texas Probate are great for a family to have on their home book shelves. You can refer to them when have your Will prepared, or if anyone in your family passes and asks you to be the Executor of the Estate. Everyone should know about PROBATE, it means "To Prove Up" the Estate (or Will) and it's Assets, and in a court of law. Whether you have a Will, a Trust or No Will or Trust, an Estate must be probated in some way. You can "google" Texas Probate or for any state that you live in, and read up on it. Everyone who passes away, their Estate must be probated. Even individuals who have a Revocable Family Trust, which is often created to "avoid" probate, often has to go through probate anyway because they did not keep their Trust current. An attorney can explain. Yes, you will like this book. Jennifer in Houston, Texas.

This guide was priceless for me when I had to probate my father's estate. He didn't have much so every dime saved in legal fees was money I didn't have to pay myself. All of the procedures and forms are easy to follow and let you minimize the time that an attorney will bill. Other than having the attorney with me to appear before the judge and obtain Letters Testementary I did the rest without legal assistance.

The book was exactly what I needed for the probate project. It was in good physical condition. And it arrived timely. Thanks Arjumand Mubaarak, Houston TX

Even if you choose to hire a probate lawyer to do the heavy lifting, this comprehensive guide will tell you what needs to be done and how, making you more informed and effective in fulfilling your important role as an executor. Know what to expect, and find out what estate planning might be accomplished before someone dies so that settlement of their estate can proceed more smoothly.

Do not buy this product!!! I only bought it for the documents in the back, put you can’t print anything from the kindle version. I’d love a refund on this!

perfect for anyone in Texas, has the processes, forms and explanations/definitions of terms. the only down fall is that the book is very big, an odd size, so somtimes hard to hold, etc,

This book was very helpful in settling the probate and estate situations when my mother died. There are many hints and directions in this book which make problems easier to solve.

Excellent book that was easy to follow. I was able to go through the whole process of Probate without help from lawyer.