Probate Practice Areas

Independent administration is the most common full probate in Texas when a will names an executor. Serving Harris County. Houston probate attorney Kyle Robbins handles it on a flat fee from $13,800, most of it remotely.

Timeline: 6 to 12 months · Cost: $13,800+

Muniment of title is the fastest route through Texas probate when the estate qualifies. Serving Harris County. Houston probate attorney Kyle Robbins files muniments on a flat fee from $4,900.

Timeline: 6 to 8 weeks · Cost: $4,900+

If there is no will and the estate is under $75,000 excluding homestead, a small estate affidavit may avoid probate entirely. Serving Harris County. Houston probate attorney Kyle Robbins prepares and files them.

Timeline: 30 to 60 days · Cost: Call for current pricing and a free consultation

An affidavit of heirship can transfer real property without probate in Texas. Serving Harris County. Houston probate attorney Kyle Robbins prepares and files heirship affidavits for Houston families.

Timeline: 2 to 4 weeks · Cost: Call for current pricing and a free consultation

When someone dies without a will in Texas, intestacy law decides who inherits. Serving Harris County. Houston probate attorney Kyle Robbins handles heirship determinations and intestate administrations.

Timeline: 6 to 12 months · Cost: $13,800+ (independent administration)

Believe a will is invalid or was the result of undue influence? Serving Harris County. Houston will contest attorney Kyle Robbins fights to protect your inheritance rights in probate court.

Timeline: 6 months to 2+ years · Cost: $595/hr attorney · $295/hr paralegal

When an executor overreaches or a will is challenged, litigation protects your inheritance. Serving Harris County. Houston estate litigation attorney Kyle Robbins represents beneficiaries, heirs, and executors in probate court.

Timeline: 6 months to 2+ years · Cost: $595/hr attorney · $295/hr paralegal

Executors and trustees owe beneficiaries the highest duty recognized by law. Serving Harris County. Houston attorney Kyle Robbins holds fiduciaries accountable for self-dealing, hidden accountings, and mismanaged estate assets.

Timeline: 6 months to 2+ years · Cost: $595/hr attorney · $295/hr paralegal

Named successor trustee? You are now a fiduciary and personally exposed. Serving Harris County. Houston attorney Kyle Robbins guides trustees through Texas Trust Code duties while protecting them from liability.

Timeline: Typically 6 to 18 months to settle · Cost: Call for current pricing and a free consultation

Dependent administration is the court-supervised probate path in Texas when the will does not grant independent authority or the heirs cannot agree. Serving Harris County. Houston probate attorney Kyle Robbins handles it start to finish.

Timeline: 9 to 18 months