Isaac Shutt
Dallas, Texas wills, estate, probate, fiduciary litigation attorney
Attorney Isaac Shutt focuses his law practice on Wills, Legal Trust creation, Probate Law, and help with Estates, primarily in Dallas County and Collin County Texas. He is passionate about assisting families with the necessary legal process to distribute property after the death of a family member. Mr. Shutt genuinely cares for every client and strives to make Wills, Probate, and Estate Administration as affordable and simple as possible.
Mr. Shutt’s Qualifications And Memberships:
Isaac Shutt is licensed to practice law in the State of Texas.
Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law, juris doctor, Cum Laude
Southern Methodist University, Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude
Member, State Bar of Texas
Member, State Bar of Texas – Real Estate, Probate & Trusts Law Section
Member, The College of the State Bar of Texas
Member, Collin County Bar Association
President-Elect, Probate Section, Collin County Bar Association
Attorney ad litem appointment list in Dallas County and Collin County Probate Courts
Past President, Richardson Community Band
Concert Chair / Vice-President, Richardson Community Band
Member, Richardson Chamber of Commerce
Member, Richardson Chamber of Commerce – Leadership Richardson Alumni Association
Member, Murphy Chamber of Commerce
Personal Details About Mr. Shutt:
Mr. Shutt is a Christian and part of the community of Dallas Bible Church.
Outside of the law practice, Isaac enjoys spending time with his wife, Jessica, and his three young sons, Dean, Vaughn and Duke. Isaac is also Vice-President of the Richardson Community Band. Other interests include woodworking, motorcycle riding, working on cars, traveling, and sports (especially the SMU Mustangs). Click here to read more about Mr. Shutt’s hobbies.
Mr. Shutt was raised in Wichita, Kansas. He attended Southern Methodist University for both undergraduate and law degrees.
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Elder Law
- Fiduciary Litigation
- Guardianship
- Power of Attorney
- Wills
- Google Meet
- Skype
- FreeConferenceCall
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Contingent Fees
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Shutt Law Firm uses Flat-Rate Attorney Fees for many Probate Cases and for Wills
- Texas
- State Bar of Texas
- ID Number: 24071203
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Southern Methodist University
- J.D.
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- Texas State Bar College
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- Collin County Bar Association
- President-Elect
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- The Top Troubles with “DIY” Wills
- Headnotes (Dallas Bar)
- Panelist, North Texas Probate Bench Bar
- Website
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- Q. How do I find if a decedent has a will.
- A: Here's what we typically do:
Step 1) Search the court records for the county in which the deceased resided at the time of death.
Step 2) Then, we send a letter from our law office to any of the people who might have had possession of a will.
Step 3) Then, if we still don't locate one, then we file a case in court as if there is no will. This last forces whomever possesses a will to bring it forward (or else, the judge will just make a ruling that there's no will).
- Q. My uncle adopted me as his son in 2008 in Turkey. And he was a US Citizen. Now he passed away and his wife kicked me out
- A: Yes, you should hire a Dallas probate attorney as soon as possible. At a minimum, a probate attorney could research the probate court's records and then make recommendations to you for how to proceed.
If your father had a valid last will and testament, it's possible he gave everything to his wife through that will.
However, if your father had no valid will, then you would be an heir to your father's assets.
- Q. Husband and wife die within a day, the wills left everything to the other. Is propety divided equally between heirs?
- A: It depends on what the wills say. Sometimes wills contains "survivorship" clauses. If there is no such clause, then the default section of the Texas Estates Code says one spouse would have to survive the other by 5 days in order to be considered to have survived. So, under the default provisions of the Code, since they died within 5 days of one another, the assets would go to the alternate beneficiaries listed in the Wills.
This is a unique situation, so you should definitely seek out a law firm with lots of probate law experience. The bad news is that you'll need to hire a probate attorney to probate these wills. The good news is that many firms, like ours, offer a reduced ... Read More
