Appeals, Probate, Dismissals

Court Dismissed An Appeal From A Probate Court Order Due To A Lack Of Jurisdiction

Winstead PC on 4/8/2025

In In re Estate of Carr, the court of appeals dismissed an appeal from a probate court order due to a lack of jurisdiction. No. 04-23-00287-CV, 2024 Tex. App. LEXIS 7827 (Tex. App.—San Antonio November 6, 2024, no pet....more

Showdown at the O.K. Corral – The Battle of the Omitted Heirs

Downey Brand LLP on 8/31/2020

Providing for your children is one of the primary purposes of estate planning, but what happens to your carefully crafted trust if you had children you did not know about when you created the trust? Or, what if you have...more

Beware of Dormant Creditor Claims in California Probate Cases

Downey Brand LLP on 10/22/2019

California’s probate process aims to expeditiously identify and resolve the claims of creditors against decedents. Creditors who are unsophisticated, or who simply do not learn of the decedent’s passing, may find themselves...more

The Texas Supreme Court Holds That The Only Consideration In Probating A Will After The Four-Year Limitations Period Is Evidence...

Winstead PC on 4/15/2019

In Ferreira v. Butler, a husband and wife divorced, and the husband married a second wife. No. 17-0901, 2019 Tex. LEXIS 375 (Tex. April 12, 2019). The second wife died, and the husband never probated her will, which left...more

Probate and Fiduciary Litigation Newsletter – October 2018

Goulston & Storrs PC on 10/1/2018

Our first newsletter of the fall summarizes four recent cases of note, including a Massachusetts Appeals Court victory for clients of Goulston & Storrs who successfully defeated an action seeking to remove them as trustees....more

Appellate Court Notes

Pullman & Comley, LLC on 10/20/2016

Supreme Court Advance Release Opinions: SC19516 - Doe v. Boy Scouts of America Corp. SC19516 Concurrence - Doe v. Boy Scouts of America Corp. SC19516 Concurrence - Doe v. Boy Scouts of America Corp. ...more