Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Texas
Left out in the Cold
My Grandfather died in 1961, he told us (his grandchildren) he had a will. Upon his death, my mother who is an only child told us he had no will, then a few years later she talked my Grandmother into signing everything over to her, including 100 acres of land. Several years later she signed the acreage over to our only brother (she had 6 kids) she has full rights until her death then it goes to him and his heirs. We,(the five grandaughters) would like to try to locate the will if it is still in existence, we are quite sure all of the grandchildren were on it because our granfather verbalized this. Do lawyers keep wills for extended time frames, if so, how would we go about locating it and would we have any recourse? I think the lawoffice might have been Roe, Ralston, McWilliams, in Corsicana, Texas
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Re: Left out in the Cold
Check with the court clerk in the county where your grandfather lived; he may have filed his will with the clerk for safe-keeping.
Contact the Texas State Bar in Austin, and see if they have any information on the attorneys in that firm. Information over 40 years old is hard to find, so it'll take some digging. Chances are the firm did not keep the original, and that's the only document that counts (other than a certified copy from the county clerk).
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