General
- Court Policy Regarding Pro Se Applicants (updated 06/14/2022)
- Submitting paperwork for will prove-ups and heirships (updated 5/10/2022)
- Dependent Administrator General Information Form (updated for 01/1/2014)
- Updated: 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 (updated 9/13/2023)
- Check 10 Key Points in the Will (updated 09/05/2017)
- Administrative Order Regarding Applications to Probate a Copy of a Lost Will or a Lost Will without a Copy
- Administrative Order Regarding Applications to Probate a Will More Than Four Years after the Testator’s Death (updated 01/1/2014)
- Motion for Alternate Method of Proof of Will by Deposition of Subscribing Witness by Deposition of Subscribing Witness (updated 11/2/2016)
- Motion for Alternate Method of Proof of Will When No Subscribing Witness Available to Testify in Person or by DepositionWhen No Subscribing Witness Available to Testify in Person or by Deposition (updated 11/2/2016)
- A Guide for the Texas Independent Executor (updated for 09/05/2017)
- Una Guía para el Ejecutor Testamentario Independiente de Texas
- A Guide for the Texas Independent Administrator with Will Annexed (updated 09/5/2017)
- Court Instructions for a Dependent Administrator or Executor (updated for 06/18/2019)
When Decedent Dies Without a Will
- Who Takes if You Don't Have a Will? (updated 01/1/2014)
Small Estate Affidavits
- Small Estate Affidavit Checklist (updated 12/26/2019)
- Administrative Order Requiring Use of Court’s Small Estate Affidavit Form (updated 01/1/2014)
- Small Estate Affidavit Form (updated 09/05/2017)
- Small Estate Affidavit Form (updated 09/05/2017)(if you use this Word version, do not eliminate any sections of the form)
Determinations of Heirship
- The Uncontested Docket: When the Decedent Dies Without a Will (updated 9/27/2023)
- A Guide for the Texas Independent Administrator (updated for 09/5/2017)
- Court Instructions for a Dependent Administrator (updated for 06/18/2019)
- The Ad Litem Manual for Heirship Proceedings (updated 07/14/2014)
- For information about probate hearings, see the Hearings and Jury Trials page.
Probate Court 1 Heirship Hearing Request Forms:
- Probate Court 1 - Uncontested Docket Heirship Setting Request Form (updated 03/2023; please print this version to fill out manually or utilize as a fillable PDF)
- Probate Court 1 - Regular Docket Heirship Setting Request (updated 03/2023; please print this version to fill out manually or utilize as a fillable PDF)
Probate Court 2 Heirship Hearing Request Forms:
- Probate Court 2 - Uncontested Docket Heirship Setting Request Form (updated 03/2023; please print this version to fill out manually or utilize as a fillable PDF)
- Probate Court 2 - Regular Docket Heirship Setting Request Form (updated 03/2023; please print this version to fill out manually or utilize as a fillable PDF)
