Complete guide to Walker County courts in Huntsville, Texas. Local attorneys explain criminal and family court procedures, locations, and what to expect.
Walker County Courts: Complete Guide to Criminal and Family Law Procedures
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Griffin & Cain Team
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The Importance of an Original Will in Texas Probate
The Importance of an Original Will in Texas Probate If you have gone to the trouble of making out your Last Will & Testament in Texas, it is critical that you know where the Original Will is. An Original Will is the Will that you originally signed, and perchance had notarized. We often refer to it as a ‘wet ink original’. An Original Will is so important because the existence of this document is a statement unto itself. Let us say that upon your passing we can only find a copy of your Last Will & Testament. The Court will assume you destroyed your Original Will before you died. This assumption can be a powerful one, and it will be the job of your applicant for administrator’s attorney to overcome this burden. Sometimes, the explanation is simple enough. The Will was lost in a move from a home to a nursing home. The Will was just misplaced and accidentally thrown away. However, witnesses will have to be brought to Court to discuss whether or not this copy of your Will was in fact an accurate reproduction of your Original Will and if it was indeed your last wishes. This can be a very difficult […]
9th Court of Appeals Opinions – August 10th
On August 10th the 9th Court of Appeals released several opinions and other rulings, one of which was not a memorandum opinion. GIPSON v. TEXAS – Reversed and Remanded At issue in this case was the 252nd District Court’s revocation of the Appellant’s probation. The Appellant had plead “True” to one of three allegations that he violated the terms of condition of probation. For reasons that are unimportant to us, the other two allegations were not pursued at the revocation hearing. The Appellant pleaded “True” to not paying the court-assessed fees. The prosecution did not put on any evidence, and the trial court revoked Appellant’s community supervision, assessing a prison sentence of 8 years, solely on the pleadings. For those not well-versed in the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 42.12 is the (rather lengthy) portion of the code detailing the ins and outs of probation and deferred adjudication. The court in Beaumont cites the pertinent part, section 21(c), and goes through a bit of legislative history detailing a recent change. In brief, that section calls for trial courts hearing a revocation matter which has at issue only proof or the admission of non-payment of “compensation paid to appointed counsel, […]