Surviving Spouse Prohibited from Deeding Community Estate Property to Third Party while Estate Administration Pending before Probate Court
In Texas, when a person who leaves a will passes away, the decedent’s estate vests immediately in the devisees under the will, subject to payment of the decedent’s debts. But what are the rights of the surviving spouse in his or her community property interest in the decedent’s property? This issue was recently addressed by a recent El Paso Court of Appeals decision. ( See Matter of Estate of Abraham, 583 S.W.3d 374, 377 (Tex.…