Practice Areas
Baxter-Thompson Law, PLLC, focuses solely on matters related to estate and trust litigation. Our practice generally includes complex trust and estate litigation, heirship issues including common law marriage determinations, guardianship matters, and most issues that arise in the probate courts, including will contests and breach of fiduciary duty lawsuits.
Trust Litigation
Trust litigation in Texas involves disputes related to the creation, management, or distribution of assets held in a trust. These disputes can arise between trustees, beneficiaries, and sometimes third parties. Here are the various types of trust litigation commonly encountered in Texas > see more
Probate and Estate Litigation
Probate and estate litigation refers to legal disputes that arise during the probate process, which involves administering a deceased person’s estate. These disputes can involve various issues related to the validity of a will, the interpretation of its terms, the distribution of assets, and the actions > see more
Will Contests
A will contest is a legal challenge to the validity of a will, typically initiated by an interested party such as a family member, heir, or beneficiary who believes they have been wrongfully excluded from the estate or disputes the terms of the will. The primary goal of a will contest is to have the will declared > see more
Fiduciary Litigation
Fiduciary litigation in the context of trusts and estates refers to legal disputes involving the breach of fiduciary duties by individuals who are entrusted with managing the assets of a trust or estate. A fiduciary is a person or entity (such as a trustee, executor, or personal representative) > see more
Contested Guardianships
A guardianship is a court-appointed relationship in which one person (the guardian) is given the legal responsibility to care for another person (the ward) who is unable to make decisions or manage their own affairs due to age, incapacity, or disability. In the context of guardianships, there are two > see more
Beneficiary Designation Disputes
Beneficiary designation disputes can arise after someone’s death when there is confusion, conflict, or dissatisfaction about who is entitled to certain assets. These disputes typically involve assets that pass outside of a will or probate, such as life insurance policies, retirement accounts > see more
