Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Texas
Gift to Family Estate
I am the Administrator of our Family Estate, 162 acres of undivided land in Texas. The Estate is 104 yrs old. One of the members gave the Estate money in 2002 and again in 2004 to use as needed for the Estate, he was single at the time. He died Dec 2005 without a will he had 2 adopted girls, he lived in VA. My question is can this woman demand the money he gave to the Estate ? ($4000.00) About half the money has been spent the rest is in our bank account. He put nothing in writing when the money was gifted to the estate. His adopted daughters filed in probate court here in Texas. (its pending) As the administrator my duty is to protect the Estate and I think she has no legal rights to money he gave us yrs before he married her, Please Help.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Gift to Family Estate
They really have no claim but you'll still need an attorney to fight the claim for you.
In what county have they filed the action in probate? You'll need counsel that practices there. It's not really straightforward, since VA law covers some aspects, and TX law others.
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