In Est. of Smith, the beneficiaries of an estate filed claims that the decedent was mentally incompetent when she deeded her residence to her grandson and granddaughter-in-law. No. 02-24-00175-CV, 2024 Tex. App. LEXIS 8272 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth November 27, 2024, no pet.). The executor of the estate never raised this claim while the grandson and granddaughter-in-law were married, and in fact accepted payments for the property. Later, the estate beneficiaries filed claims, and the executor filed a motion to resign, which was granted. The grandson and his soon to be ex-wife file a plea to the jurisdiction, alleging that the beneficiaries did not have standing to assert their claim. The trial court granted same and there was an appeal.

The court of appeals discussed standing to assert claims

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