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You've already sued in small claims court? That's enough. You might consider hiring a lawyer to help you with your existing small claims action, but you don't need to sue again. I'm not sure what you mean by "filing cheating case".

If Texas doesn't provide divorces without the right of appeal, they don't provide it. This is not an uncommon situation with foreign countries seeking proof of "final" orders. What's the appeal period in Texas? Usually it's something short, like a month. So wait out the appeal period, then...

Almost certainly not, unless you have some sort of contractual agreement permitting that. He COULD petition the court for an order for partition and sale. Considering the house is already for sale, this really doesn't get him a whole lot. He might get power of sale and be allowed to list the...

Have you actually been served with court papers? If not, I would not worry about it until you are. Yes, you have a chance. You can argue that the money was a gift, and he is not entitled to have the money returned to him. Whether this will succeed is anybody's guess, but it's not...

You can do it yourself but I suggest you get a lawyer. I doubt the petition is something you "get ahold of" and file - more likely you draft it. Talk to your court clerk or a lawyer. Not all of the other siblings have to be in on it but it would be best if you could get all the...

The law governing whether he was married or not - which is the only real question - is the law of the jurisdiction in which the marriage occurred, i.e. Oklahoma. Oklahoma statute, title 43, provides that a completed marriage certificate must be turned in to the issuing judge or court not more...

She's still legally the trustee. If she hires lawyers to assist her in her capacity as trustee, she is entitled to be reimbursed out of the trust. (You might be able to argue that the legal assistance was not necessary or the bill was not justifiable.) As trustee it is not up to her to...

She is absolutely entitled as executor to hire her own lawyer. I'm not sure how that is "serving her own interests". If she is lying about the assets then there is a problem, but an executor has to pass accounts. There is no objective answer about how long it will take. You could ask her to...

Yes, he's still married. No, he's not still married. I think that about covers all the bases. Seriously, he could only be single, married, divorced, or annulled. If he was married, he's no longer single. If he hasn't gotten a divorce or annulment, he's still married.

What do you mean, "what is the protocol"? If he wants to try charging you with fraud, he can go to the police. You can be falsely accused regardless of what his signature looks like. You don't really have a legal problem - not yet. What you ought to do depends on whether you think his...

It couldn't hurt.

You don't need an entity. A properly-drawn contract will suffice. Set out what needs to be done, everyone agrees to kick in $X, someone is given authority to spend the money on the specified repairs. You might want to add that in the event someone does not receive their expected inheritance...

If he used it with the prior owners' permission, he probably has no claim to the property - not under adverse possession (the permission means it wasn't hostile, which is a requirement for adverse possession), nor under a prescriptive easement (which also must be hostile). You should consult...

You would probably not be entitled to ownership - it takes more than notorious use to ground a claim to ownership under adverse possession. You might be entitled to a prescriptive easement.

It seems that, if you use the "Edit" feature, it double-posts. The original post stays, and your change post is displayed as well. Didn't there used to be a "Delete" button?

Hmm, double posting. Weird.

My 2 cents: I would not present something that long and complicated to the judge. Concentrate on the key points. I would also suggest you refrain from referring personally to the lawyer on the other side, although I understand that may be difficult to do since you and he seem to be very...

Sounds like you already know what they are. If you can't deliver the car as advertised, you owe the new buyer his $4600 back. Finding the original buyer and beating her with a hose until she pays you the money so you can satisfy the buyer in Mexico would be your first option. If she's...

I suspect they will not sue you because it's not worth their while, their odds of winning are not great, and the downside (if they sue you unsuccessfully) is the implication that they did in fact lie to procure your purchase. The risk/reward ratio is not favourable for them. Looks to me like...

What do you mean, "activate"? Whichever will is valid under the laws of your jurisdiction and executed last is the governing instrument. He can certainly try. And if he can successfully probate the will he has, and he is entitled under it to the items you took from the house, then he will...