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Every episode is a documented case from a practicing probate attorney. No theory. No advice. Just what actually happened.
A Texas family discovers their patriarch never signed his will. What followed was 4 years of litigation, $380K in legal fees, and a family that never spoke again.
A probate attorney in Cook County walks through how a trusted family member, appointed executor, systematically drained an estate over 18 months before anyone noticed.
A contested estate in Miami-Dade stretched across 7 years, three judges, and consumed 60% of the original estate value in fees and costs.
A real property deed was never recorded. The estate owned a commercial building worth $2.2M — but couldn't prove it. The building went to a stranger.
A probate fraud case in Harris County where a second spouse forged the deceased's signature on a new will — and almost got away with it.
A revocable living trust was created, signed, and notarized — but the assets were never transferred into it. The entire estate went through probate anyway.
A $4M family business had no succession plan. When the owner died suddenly, the business was forced into liquidation at 20 cents on the dollar.
Probate attorneys and judges are invited to share their cases for the podcast. Your identity can remain confidential. The story is what matters.
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