Being appointed the executor of a person’s estate is a big-time responsibility. You will most likely have to go through probate court for proper administration. Unless the person is a very small estate or has no property at all it is probably wise to go through probate. This is since you do not want to distribute assets under a will and then find now that the person has creditors that are owed money. Those creditors could potentially come back and attempt to regain any property that has been distributed to others that should have gone to the creditor first period all this creates a mess for you as the executor and any of the beneficiaries who have already received property.

The video discusses the eight steps involved in probating an estate in Texas. The first step is filing an application to enter the will or to probate the estate of the person in a Texas court. The next step involves posting a notice at the courthouse to notify the public and any creditors that an application has been opened. The will then has to be taken to the court for validation, and the executor or administrator named for the estate has to inventory and appraise the assets of the deceased. The next steps involve identifying the beneficiaries, notifying creditors, resolving disputes, and distributing the assets according to the will or Texas intestacy law.