Houston estate litigation firm Abaza Law today announced the launch of a dedicated practice area focused on wrongful death cases involving Texas’s Slayer Rule.
Houston, TX (1888PressRelease) July 12, 2026 - Abaza Law, a leading Houston probate and estate litigation firm, today announced the launch of a dedicated practice area focused on wrongful death cases involving Texas’s Slayer Rule. The firm is now actively accepting new matters where a killer seeks to benefit financially from their victim’s death through inheritance, life insurance proceeds, retirement accounts, trusts, or other estate assets.
Texas law strictly prohibits a person who feloniously and intentionally kills another from profiting from the victim’s death. Under the Slayer Rule (codified in the Texas Estates Code), any inheritance, bequest, or benefit that would otherwise pass to the slayer is redirected to the decedent’s other heirs or beneficiaries as if the killer had predeceased the victim. Abaza Law is prepared to represent estates, surviving family members, and rightful heirs in probate proceedings, declaratory judgment actions, and related litigation to enforce the Slayer Rule and recover assets wrongfully claimed.
“Families devastated by homicide should not have to watch the perpetrator attempt to profit from their loss,” said Nicholas Abaza, founder of Abaza Law. “We are expanding our estate litigation practice to aggressively pursue Slayer Rule cases, ensuring that justice extends beyond criminal court into the proper distribution of the victim’s estate and wrongful death recoveries.”
The firm handles complex Slayer Rule applications, including disputes involving life insurance beneficiaries, joint tenancy properties, payable-on-death accounts, and community property interests. Clients benefit from Abaza Law’s deep expertise in Texas probate, estate contests, and fiduciary litigation. http://www.nicholasabaza.com.
Houston estate litigation firm Abaza Law today announced the launch of a dedicated practice area focused on wrongful death cases involving Texas’s Slayer Rule. 
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