Common Law Marriage Claim

A Grayson County resident married a woman from overseas.  They subsequently divorced after a number of years of marriage.  He died approximately a year later.  Shortly before he died, he executed a will that left her a minor portion of the estate, with the rest to his two brothers. The brothers established an estate in Grayson County. However, the ex wife intervened and claimed…

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Life Insurance Dispute

Attorney Michael Young commonly handles life insurance beneficiary disputes. One such case involved an estate and life insurance dispute in Dallas County. Decedent was a female who died at age 51 of cancer. She owned a $300,000 life insurance policy. The primary beneficiary of the policy was her husband. Just over a week before she died…

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Denton County Will Contest

Decedent was an 86 year old woman. She had a daughter and a son. She generally had a good relationship with both of the children. She suffered from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and related ailments. In the last several years of her life, she was dependent upon oxygen to breathe. Her husband tragically died of…

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Tarrant County Will Contest

An elderly gentlemen calls the police several times because he believes his home is being attacked by robbers. Eventually, the police determine he is experiencing hallucinations and he is sent to the psychiatric ward for evaluation. He is eventually sent to an assisted living facility. His son contacts a local lawyer to draw up a will…

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