Complex Probate & Estate · Texas

Probate should be a transfer of legacy — not a destruction of value.

Too often, the administration of an estate devolves into confusion. Assets vanish. Fiduciaries fail to communicate. Family disputes paralyze the process. We excel in high-conflict scenarios where the estate is at risk and immediate stabilization is required.

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Virtual · Licensed in Texas & Arizona · Serving All of Texas

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Contested Wills & Trust Litigation
Undue influence · Lack of capacity · Fraud
02
Fiduciary Removal & Accountability
Executor misconduct · Self-dealing · Asset theft
03
Stalled & Failed Administration
Years-open estates · Incomplete distribution
04
Missing or Undisclosed Assets
Financial investigation · Subpoenas · Discovery

Complex probate cases are rarely solved by passive administration. They require a strategy that combines financial investigation with aggressive litigation tactics.

Scope of Intervention

What we handle — and how we handle it

This firm does not process routine uncomplicated estates. Every matter we accept involves real complexity, active dispute, or an estate that has already gone wrong.

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Contested Wills & Trust Litigation

When the validity of a will or trust is in question — due to undue influence, lack of testamentary capacity, fraud, or improper execution — we litigate to establish the decedent's true intent. We represent both challengers and defenders.

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Fiduciary Removal & Defense

Executors and administrators have a legal duty to the estate and its beneficiaries. When a fiduciary is stealing assets, self-dealing, failing to communicate, or refusing to act — we petition the court to remove them and hold them personally liable.

03
Heirship Determination

When no valid will exists, Texas and Arizona intestacy laws govern who inherits. We navigate heirship proceedings to identify rightful heirs — preventing unauthorized claimants from seizing assets and ensuring the correct parties receive what they are legally entitled to.

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Stalled or Failed Administration

When a probate has been open for years without resolution, assets have been distributed incorrectly, or administration has simply stopped — we step in, audit what has happened, and move the matter toward closure.

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Beneficiary Disputes

Disputes between beneficiaries over asset valuation, distribution timing, real property, or interpretation of will provisions. We represent beneficiaries who are not receiving what they are entitled to under the will or under Texas law.

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Missing or Undisclosed Assets

When you suspect the estate inventory is incomplete — real property, financial accounts, business interests, or personal property not disclosed — we investigate and compel full accounting through subpoenas, depositions, and formal discovery.

Is your situation on this list? Don't wait — estates lose value every day the matter sits unresolved.

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Our Strategy

We do not wait for the truth
to surface. We find it.

Three stages. Every case. Move faster than the opposition, document everything, and leave no room for the other side to recover.

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Stage One
Audit

We move immediately to secure the estate's value. This begins with demanding a full accounting from the current administrator — identifying every transaction and ensuring assets are protected from further loss while the case is active.

Full accounting demand · Asset inventory · Protective orders where needed
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Stage Two
Investigation

We use formal discovery tools to surface what the other side would prefer to keep hidden. Subpoenas to financial institutions. Depositions of involved parties. Records that trace every unauthorized transfer and off-book transaction.

Subpoenas · Depositions · Financial record tracing · Third-party discovery
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Stage Three
Correction

Once the evidence is assembled, we petition the court for the necessary remedies — removal of a negligent executor, recovery of improperly transferred funds, and distribution to the rightful beneficiaries on terms that reflect what the decedent actually intended.

Fiduciary removal · Asset recovery · Court-ordered distribution · Estate closure

The estate is losing value every day this goes unresolved. Call now — (956) 426-3550

Octavia LaVon Martinez — Texas Probate Attorney Hidalgo County
Octavia LaVon Martinez
Founder & Principal Attorney
Why This Attorney

Complex probate requires a litigator — not a form-filer.

Routine probate can be handled by any estate attorney. Complex probate — contested wills, missing assets, executor misconduct, years-open administrations — requires someone who was a litigator first.

Before founding this firm, Octavia was a felony prosecutor and complex civil litigator. She knows how institutional cases are built, how discovery is used as a weapon, and how opposing counsel thinks — because she has been on the other side of that table.

She did not return to practice to process paperwork. She returned to intervene in situations where the wrong attorney would cost a family everything. In contested probate, that means using subpoenas, depositions, and formal discovery to surface what the other side would prefer to keep hidden — and moving faster than they expect.

University of Virginia · Ohio State Moritz College of Law
Former Felony Prosecutor
Complex Medical Malpractice Litigator
Licensed in Texas & Arizona
Virtual firm · Serving all of Texas
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"Octavia handled our mother's affairs after her passing. She handled everything effectively and with care. We did not have to worry about dealing with creditors or any other of those tasks during such a difficult time. She took care of everything."
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Where We Serve

Serving the Rio Grande Valley — handled virtually.

This firm accepts Complex Probate & Estate cases across the Rio Grande Valley, with a primary focus on Hidalgo, Cameron, and Willacy County.

Hidalgo County Cameron County Willacy County

Fully virtual representation. No travel required. Strategy sessions, document review, court filings, and communication — all handled remotely without you needing to come to an office.

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Rio Grande river Texas — Complex Probate attorney serving Hidalgo Cameron Willacy County
Corrective Counsel

Has your probate
already gone wrong?

This firm is regularly retained to step into probate matters that have been mishandled by prior counsel — where deadlines have been missed, strategy has stalled, or an attorney has allowed the other side to seize momentum that cannot easily be recovered.

The earlier we intervene, the more options remain available. If any of the following describe your situation, call us.

Your attorney has stopped communicating or responding
The estate has been open for years with no resolution
You suspect assets are missing or have been transferred improperly
A court deadline was missed or a filing was not made
The executor is unresponsive or acting in bad faith
You are a beneficiary who has received nothing and no explanation
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One strategy session. A clear picture of where your probate stands and what corrective action looks like.

Paid session. No sales pitch. Real legal analysis applied to your specific case — and honest direction on whether we can help and how.

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Complex Probate · Texas

The estate is losing value
every day this goes unresolved.

One strategy session. A frank assessment of your situation, what your legal options are, and what aggressive intervention looks like in practice.

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