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What Drives Up the Cost of Probate?

dpl_admin2024-01-05T13:30:48+00:00January 5th, 2024|Tags: David Pyke, Estate Planning, Probate, Probate Estate, Pyke & Associates|

Our firm mission is to take the fear and unpredictability out of probate, and the other services we provide. Despite our best efforts, the word "probate" works as a bogeyman that causes some to shake with irrational fear. The concern is that probate will significantly deplete an estate, usually by increased legal fees. First, here [...]

What is the Purpose of Probate?

Probate sounds like a nasty thing that your family is trapped into when someone dies. Probate can be difficult and expensive, even when there is no dispute, in some countries and some states. Luckily, Texas has very modern, streamlined probate rules. But why do we have those rules at all? Probate is the process of [...]