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Duties of an Independent Executor Explains the general duty of an executor administering the estate of the decedent.
By: Legal Hotline for Texans
To Will or Not to Will
(Separate Website)
Explains the advantages of having a will, as well as the bad things that can happen if you die without a will ("intestate").
By: Texas Young Lawyers Association
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