Legal Question in Business Law in Texas

If you own shares in a partnership/corporation (3 holders) and the majority holder dies. Who will his shares go to, the other partners or his spouse? What if we have a Buy-Sell agreement. Will that overrule a Will?


Asked on 1/26/10, 12:50 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Darrel Behring Darrel D. Behring, PC

His shares are part of his estate and will pass under his will or the laws of intestate distribution of Texas or the state that was his residence at the time of the death. The buy sell agreement will remain operative and can be exercised by the holders of the right to purchase as to the shares that were legally owned by the deceased. if the shares were part of the community property of the deceased and spouse, the spouse must also be a party to the buy sell for it to be enforceable against the surviving spouse.

A review of the facts and buy sell agreement is required to provide firm advise here.

Darrel Behring

Read more
Answered on 1/31/10, 3:45 pm


Related Questions & Answers

More Business Law questions and answers in Texas