Probate

General

• Court Policy Regarding Pro Se Applicants 
• Submitting paperwork for will prove-ups and heirships
• Dependent Administrator General Information Form 
• How to Address Medicaid for Muniments and Determination of Heirship with No Administration

When Decedent Dies With a Will

• The Uncontested Docket: When the Decedent Dies With a Will 
• Check 10 Key Points in the Will 
• Administrative Orders:
  • Applications to Probate a Copy of a Lost Will or a Lost Will w/o a Copy
  • Applications to Probate a Will More Than Four Years after the Testator’s Death 
• Motions:
  • Motion for Alternate Method of Proof of Will by Deposition of Subscribing Witness by Deposition of Subscribing Witness 
  • Motion for Alternate Method of Proof of Will When No Subscribing Witness Available to Testify in Person or by Deposition
• Guides:
  • A Guide for the Texas Independent Executor (Court No. 1)
  • A Guide for the Texas Independent Executor (Court No. 2)
  • Una Guía para el Ejecutor Testamentario Independiente de Texas
  • A Guide for the Texas Independent Administrator w/ Will Annexed (Court No. 1)
  • A Guide for the Texas Independent Administrator w/ Will Annexed (Court No. 2)
  • Court Instructions for a Dependent Administrator or Executor 

When Decedent Dies Without a Will

• Who Takes if You Don't Have a Will? 

Small Estate Affidavits

• Information about Small Estate Affidavits & Checklist 
• Administrative Orders Requiring Use of Courts' Small Estate Affidavit Form 
• Small Estate Affidavit Form 

Determinations of Heirship

• The Uncontested Docket: When the Decedent Dies w/o a Will 
• Guides:
  • A Guide for the Texas Independent Administrator (Court No. 1)
  • A Guide for the Texas Independent Administrator (Court No. 2)
  • Court Instructions for a Dependent Administrator 
  • The Ad Litem Manual for Heirship Proceedings (hearing request form can be found on the court's Hearings & Jury Trials page)

For Annual and Final Accounts

• Visit the Court's Annual & Final Accountings and Reimbursements page