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Do they give up there right to what they received from the will?

In Texas if the spuuse accepts a spouse family allowance are the intitled to receive what they get in the will or do the have to pick which one they get. Thanks in advance

He had some life insurance, a business that he had before he married her and some stock he inhereated from his mom. A house they had together and she is getting his SS check.

Does this come out of community property or seperate property. And is it done at the probate hearing or when. Thanks

What is Widows Allowance and how does it work in Texas? Thanks in Advance

The judge made me executor and gave me letters of testamentary but would not let me transfer deeds of property or transfer the stock into my brothers names. I was just wanting to know if there was a Texas Supreme Court ruling on the seperate property dealing with stock that had been inhereated.

Yes there was a will and it was left to his kids. Her lawyer is saying that she can get money from the profits. also is there a Texas Supreme Court ruling on this. Thanks

My dad died just recently. He inhereated stock. He left it to his kids and now the step mom says she gets half of it. The money he made off of it was in dividend checks and not re-invested. Does she hqave a right to this stock or not. Thanks in advance