Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Texas
Letter of denial for application of adminstration
I need to file an answer to a probate without a will from my mother's half of a house owned by her and my sister. My other sister and I must answer the application for letters of Administration in one day, by Monday April 10, 2006. My sister (applicant) is requesting that she be administrator, I wish to be co-administrator with my other sister. I wish to have the property appraised, and have the court partition the estate among us three children, one sister gets half,(applicant) and the other half split among us three; give us 1/6th share of the house. My sister wishes that the money she spent on house payments be deducted from the whole and all other expenses that she is claiming. I do not know how to write this up. I have attempted to retain counsel, but cannot find an attorney who I can afford to submit to the court an answer. I need all the help I can get. I have only $2,000 to retain an attorney in Texas, but they all want anywhere from $3,000 to $7,000, money I do not have. I am a disabled veteran and my other sister is a disabled school teacher. We could really use some help in this matter as time is of the essence. This matter is in the county court in Williamson County Texas. Thank you for all of your help. Joseph
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Letter of denial for application of adminstration
Asking for co-administration will run the costs of administration up beyond belief. No will, the court will have a dependent administration. That means that every step of administration will require application to the court and usually a hearing. Now add having to have three people agree and sign off, and if you could get an attorney for under $10,000 you'd be lucky.
You'll be able to require an accounting by the administrator after a year, and then you can challenge her disbursements and expenses.
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