Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Texas

Re: Wills, Fiance rights of estate

The fact that you were engaged probably does not make much difference. Since you were not married, you would not be entitled to any share of his estate under the NJ intestacy statute (Texas law may be different, but I doubt it). If your children were named in the will, they should have a right to obtain a copy of the will from the executor. If the deceased owed you money, you may need to bring a claim against the estate. In NJ there is a specific time period within which you must file this type of claim. Texas may have similar laws.

Re: Wills, Fiance rights of estate

You need to contact an attorney who practices in the county where your fiance lived in Texas. The attorney can check to see if a will has been entered in probate, and if so, who the executor and the attorney for the estate may be.

The window within which claims may be filed against an estate in Texas is six months starting from the day notice of the executor receiving letters was published.

Your sole interest in your fiance's estate is based upon a debt for money owed. If that's not in writing, it would be banned by our Statute of Frauds.