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Taylor County

Texas

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Case Information

Filed 2023-07-20
Status Filed
Type Administration Dependent Administration
Docket 60 entries
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Judge

Hon. Harper Robert

Taylor County (TX)

Texas

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Docket Entries

  1. Probate Hearing (1:30 PM) (Judicial Officer Harper, Robert) Judgment Declaring Heirship - Court Reporter Needed
  2. Last Will and Testament Copy of Unsigned Will to be Probated
  3. Request For Issuance of a posted citation, citation by publication & a personal citation
  4. Abstract for Elections
  5. Citation by Posting July 31, 2023
  6. Citation by Publication To Mark Allen Merritt, whose whereabouts are unknown - for a newspaper 1st Monday after publishing will be Aug. 7, 2023 - issued & emailed to Attorney
  7. Citation by Publication Clerk posted on the OCA website
  8. Personal Citaton Issued Issued & sent to Constable's queue
  9. Citation Hood, Donald W. Served 07/20/2023 Response Due 08/09/2023
  10. Motion For Appointment Of Attorney Ad Litem
  11. Order for Court Appointment Appointed for Mark Allen Merritt, Whose Whereabouts are Unknown - documents emailed to Attorney Ad Litem
  12. Declination To Serve & Waiver of Citation - Monte Michael Merritt
  13. Citation Returned Served on Donald W. Hood
  14. Citation Returned Served Citation by Publication Return of Service on OCA website Re: Mark Allen Merritt
  15. Ad Litem's Answer
  16. Remarks Copy of Unsigned Will filed
  17. Motion To Transfer Case Joint Motion to Transfer to CCL #1
  18. Order To Transfer Agreed Order to Transfer to CCL #1
  19. Motion To Substitute Counsel Agreed Motion for Cathy Fowlkes to Withdraw & Katie Gore to Substitute as Counsel for David Matthew Merritt
  20. Order For Substitute Counsel
  21. Application To Determine Heirship and Application To Determine Death (of an Heir)
  22. Application for Dependent Administration
  23. Request For Issuance of a posted citation
  24. Request For Issuance of a Citation by Publication
  25. Motion For Appointment Of Attorney Ad Litem
  26. Citation by Posting Feb. 10, 2025
  27. Citation by Publication First Monday after publishing will be Feb. 10, 2025 for a newspaper - issued & emailed to Attorney
  28. Citation by Publication Clerk posted on the OCA website
  29. Citation Returned Served Citation by Publication Return of Service from OCA
  30. Order for Court Appointment Documents emailed to Attorney Ad Litem
  31. Ad Litem's Answer
  32. Motion To Substitute Counsel
  33. Order to Substitute Counsel Garrett Hurst to Substitute for Katie Gore to Represent David Merritt
  34. Proof of Death and Other Facts
  35. Affidavit of Facts Concerning the Identity of Heirs - Cynthia Deegan
  36. Affidavit of Facts Concerning the Identity of Heirs - Jennifer Deegan
  37. Motion to Presume Death of Mark Allen Merritt
  38. Setting Letter Hearing set for May 27, 2025 @ 10:30 a.m.
  39. Setting Letter RE: Motion to Presume Death is set for May 19, 2025 @ 9:00 a.m.
  40. Probate Hearing (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Harper, Robert) Motion to Presume Death of Mark Allen Merritt and Probate Hearing - Court Reporter Needed
  41. Order Granting Motion to Presume Death of Mark Allen Merritt
  42. Order Appointing Administrator Granting Dependent Administration
  43. Oath Dependent Administrator - David Matthew Merritt
  44. Bond $70,000 Principal Signature Bond Approved
  45. Request For Issuance for Letters of Administration
  46. Letters of Administration 4 issued & will be picked up
  47. Exhibit List
  48. Citation Returned Served Citation by Publication published in a newspaper
  49. Inventory, Appraisement & List of Claims
  50. Application for Sale of Personal Property
  51. Request For Issuance of a posted citation
  52. Citation by Posting June 2, 2025
  53. Order Approve Inventory
  54. Order Of Sale Of Personal Property
  55. Affidavit of Facts Concerning the Identity of Heirs of Donald Hood, Deceased - Robert Campbell
  56. Affidavit of Facts Concerning the Identity of Heirs of Donald Hood, Deceased - Dorothy Campbell
  57. Setting Letter Hearing set for June 23, 2025 @ 1:30 p.m.
  58. Application for Sale of Real Property Wise County
  59. Request For Issuance of a posted citation
  60. Citation by Posting June 30, 2025

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