- Probate Court No. 1 Hearing Schedule, non-jury weeks
- Probate Court No. 2 Hearing Schedule, non-jury weeks
- Setting Hearings in Probate Court No. 1
- Setting Hearings in Probate Court No. 2
To Schedule a Hearing or a Jury Trial
For Probate Court No. 1
To schedule any hearings except those listed below, please fill out a Regular Docket Hearing Request Form and email the form to [email protected].
- For uncontested guardianship hearings, please review the dedicated section below.
- For heirship hearings, please review the dedicated section below.
- No form is needed to request a hearing for a will prove-up on the uncontested probate docket (unless there is a partial intestacy). After you have filed the original will, request a hearing date by emailing [email protected].
- For emergency settings, please first contact either the Court Investigator Ophelia Enamorado (for temporary guardianships or TROs related to guardianships) or staff attorney Alexandra Jones-Lafont (for Temporary Administrations or other TROs)
- To schedule a jury trial, email [email protected] or call the Probate Court No. 1 Coordinator at (512) 854-9258.
For Probate Court No. 2
To schedule any hearings except those listed below, please fill out a Regular Docket Hearing Request Form and email the form to [email protected].
- For uncontested guardianship hearings, please review the dedicated section below.
- For all heirship hearings, please review the dedicated section below.
- No form is needed to request a hearing for a will prove-up on the uncontested probate docket (unless there is a partial intestacy). After you have filed the original will, request a hearing date by emailing [email protected].
- For emergency settings, please first contact either the Court Investigator Emily Rickers (for temporary guardianships or TROs related to guardianships) or Alexandra Leissner (for Temporary Administrations or other TROs)
- To schedule a jury trial, email [email protected] or call the Probate Court No. 2 Coordinator at (512) 854-5512.
To Schedule Uncontested Guardianship Hearings
For Probate Court No.1:
- Before scheduling any guardianship hearing, please read Court 1's Uncontested Guardianship Docket Procedures
- Complete the Uncontested Guardianship Docket Setting Request Form
- Email the form to Ophelia Enamorado
For Probate Court No.2:
- Guardianship Docket Setting Request Form
- Email the form to [email protected]
To Schedule Heirship Hearings
Heirship cases are heard on both the regular docket and the uncontested probate docket, depending on the circumstances. An heirship case should be scheduled on the regular docket not only if a contest (or any answer that could be construed as a contest) has been filed, but also if there are unusual circumstances that need to be addressed—even if there is no contest about these issues. For example, schedule an heirship on the regular docket if there is a common-law marriage, an equitable adoption or a formal adoption about which there is a question, a declaratory judgment, a settlement agreement, DNA evidence, or expert testimony. Heirship cases should be scheduled on the uncontested docket only if there is no contest and there are no unusual circumstances that need to be addressed.
For Probate Court No.1
- Uncontested Docket Heirship Setting Request Form
- Regular Docket Heirship Setting Request
- Email the form to [email protected]
For Probate Court No.2
