Article on Recent Texas Cases Impacting the Wills, Probate, and Trust Practice

I recently published an article entitled, Morals from the Courthouse: A Study of Recent Texas Cases Impacting the Wills, Probate, and Trust Practice (June 17, 2014).  Provided below is the abstract from SSRN:

This article discusses recent judicial developments relating to the Texas law of intestacy, wills, estate administration, trusts, and other estate planning matters. The discussion of each case concludes with a moral, i.e., the important lesson to be learned from the case. By recognizing situations that have led to time consuming and costly litigation in the past, estate planners can reduce the likelihood of the same situations arising with their clients