Wills and Trusts

145 Because the section is silent, Probate Code section 12(a) pro- vides that the general rules of civil procedure apply, which state that costs are generally

Lastly, the beneficiary argued that the district court should have re- tained the case because it also involved a charitable trust, and Texas Property Code

pass to the remainder beneficiaries under the husband's will. Section 59 of the Texas Probate Code 24 requires that a will written not wholly in the handwriting

The court held that at the death of the husband, the beneficiaries under the joint will were vested with remainders in the estate subject to the life estate

Another case involved a question of offsets and credits which was first raised in the probate court and later in the district court." The decedent's will

Although wrongful death and other tort actions must be filed in circuit court, a wrongful death cause of action constitutes an estate adequate to invoke probate court jurisdiction

Judicial notice of the Iron Curtain (see General Laws, Chapter 206, Section 27 A, enacted in 1950) and the international aspects of probate law came into view in

With a Revocable Living Trust one can avoid the time and expense of Probate, minimize estate taxes payable on death (for married couples), and provide a vehicle through which