Blog Posts in 2013

The Texas Supreme Court recently held that an arbitration provision in a trust was binding on the beneficiary of the trust and he had to arbitrate, not litigate, his dispute with the trustee. The case ...

Texas is one of the few states in the union that does not have a "laughing heir" statute. A laughing heir is someone that is legally entitled to inherit from the decedent, but is so distantly related ...

Nikki Wolff and Brandy Baxter-Thompson recently prepared an article entitled "Considerations When Choosing a Power of Attorney or Guardianship." It has been published in the April 2013 edition of the ...

Attorneys at Calloway, Norris, Burdette and Weber are called upon to speak to other lawyers regarding their various areas of expertise. Mary C. Burdette and Brandy Baxter-Thompson spoke to the Dallas ...

Brandy Baxter-Thompson Receives Board Certification in Estate Planning and Probate Law from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization Calloway, Norris, Burdette and Weber, PLLC, proudly announces that ...

What Is a Will Contest? A will contest is a lawsuit filed by a person with an interest in an estate when he or she believes the will was created when the testator lacked capacity, was unduly ...