I live in Texas, my father just passed and his accounts are frozen, any info about how to avoid probate court?
by admin ~ April 1st, 2006 . Filed under: Law & Ethics .
tstart_05 asked:
Are there any sites, paperwork that can be filled out to take to the banks with out ending up in court? Any legal advice would be much appreciated.
Andrea
Are there any sites, paperwork that can be filled out to take to the banks with out ending up in court? Any legal advice would be much appreciated.
Andrea
April 3rd, 2006 at 7:19 pm
Unless these accounts are in joint names…nope.
If there is a will you must apply to probate it.
If there is no will you must apply to administer the estate.
Sorry, no way around it.
April 4th, 2006 at 9:22 pm
If you are asking how to gain access to accounts in your father’s name and no one else’s without probate….
you can’t.
April 7th, 2006 at 11:52 am
It is not possible to avoid probate. This is one law that is carved in stone. Even with an attorney, you still have to go through probate and the attorney cannot change the outcome of the probate.
I’ve been through this process twice.
April 10th, 2006 at 7:40 pm
No. Unless your father has no assets, you can’t avoid probate.