Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Texas
My Great Great Grandfather inheited land from his father and he died. Do his inheritance go to his wife or his children?
Asked on 4/04/11, 2:50 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Keith Engelke
Law Office of S. Keith Engelke
All the land goes to the children. However the surviving spouse has a life estate in 1/3 of the property. Of course, this assumes that there is no will. If there was, the language of the will would control the disposition of the property.
Answered on 4/05/11, 7:57 am
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