The House Nobody Could Sell: Texas Intestate Succession, Blended Families, and the Formal Determination of Heirship
Sandra Harmon had lived in the Allen house for fifteen years. She assumed — reasonably — that when her husband Robert died, the house was hers. The title company told her otherwise. Robert died without a will, and under Texas law, his adult children from his first marriage owned half his share of the home. Before Sandra could sell, a court had to formally declare who the heirs were. It took six months and cost more than $6,000.
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