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Court

Henderson County

Texas

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Case Information

Filed 2023-01-19
Status Disposed
Type Independent Administration
Docket 39 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Simmons, Jacob J
Defendant Douglas, Cindy L
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Judge

Hon. Perryman, Nancy

Henderson County (TX)

Texas

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Docket Entries

  1. New Cases or Applications Filed (OCA)
  2. Application with Ad Litem Application with Ad Litem
  3. Application with Ad Litem Application with Ad Litem
  4. Application with Ad Litem Application with Ad Litem
  5. Application with Ad Litem Application with Ad Litem
  6. Application Application
  7. Judge's Note APPLICATION FOR DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION FILED; WAIVER AND CONSENT TO INDEP AND POWER OF SALE, WITH WAIVER OF CITATION AND NOTICE-JACOB B SIMMONS; WAIVER CONSENT TO INDEP ADMIN AND POWER OF SALE, WITH WAIVER OF CITATION AND NOTICE-CARINA SIMMONS FILED
  8. Judge's Note APPLICATION FOR APOINTMENT OF ATTY AD LITEM FILED; SIGNED ORDER APPOINTING BARRY SPENCER
  9. Citation POSTING SENT TO SO
  10. Citation PUBLICATION SENT TO SO
  11. Citation
  12. Citation
  13. Order Appointing Attorney ATTORNEY AD LITEM
  14. Publishers Affidavit
  15. Judge's Note TEXAS OFFICE OF COURT ADMIN RETURN OF SERVICE FILED
  16. Citation Filed POSTING RETURNED
  17. Judge's Note SHERIFF'S RETURN FILED
  18. Citation Filed RETURNED
  19. No Fee Documents Supplemental Application for Determination of Heirship and Administration of Estate and Letters of Adminstration
  20. Judge's Note Supplemental Application for Determination of Heirship and Administration of Estate and Letters of Adminstration FILED
  21. No Fee Documents PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT (CITATION BY PUBLICATION)
  22. Judge's Note PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT FILED
  23. Original Answer Unknown Heirs answer
  24. Judge's Note ANSWER OF DECEDENT'S UNKNOWN HEIRS FILED
  25. No Fee Documents Ad Litem report
  26. Judge's Note REPORT OF ATTORNEY AD LITEM FILED
  27. Application To Determine Heirship (10:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Perryman, Nancy) 03/02/2023 Reset by Court to 03/21/2023
  28. Judge's Note APPLICANT JACOB SIMMONS APPEARED AND TESTIFIED; APPLICANT HAS ONE SISTER MOTHER NOT MARRIED EVER- NO OTHER SIBLINGS; TESTIMONY FROM JNNIFER HILL AND MICHAE MCLUSKEY; BOTH FAMILY FRIENDS FOR YEARS OF DECEDENT REPORT FROM ATTY AD LITEM FILED AND ORAL REPORT GIVEN BY AD LITEM; SIGNED JUDGMENT DECLARING HEIRSHIP; TESTIMONY FROM APPLICANT JACOB SIMMONS APPLICANT QUALIFIED TO SERVE; SIGNED ORDER GRANING INDEPENDENT ADMIN AND APPOINTING INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR
  29. Proof of Death and Other Facts MICHAEL MCCLUSKEY
  30. Proof of Death and Other Facts JENNIFER HILL
  31. Proof of Death and Other Facts JACOB SIMMONS
  32. Judgment DECLAIRING HEIRSHIP
  33. Order Admitting Will to Probate GRANTING INDEP ADMIN AND APPOINTING INDEP ADMIN
  34. Oath
  35. Inventories Filed (OCA) Inventory
  36. Judge's Note AFFIDAVIT IN LIEU OF INVENTORY, APPRAISEMENT AND LIST OF CLAIMS FILED
  37. No Fee Documents CERTIFICATE OF NOTICE TO BENEFICIARIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 308.002
  38. Judge's Note CERTIFICATE OF NOTICE TO BENEFICIARIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 308.002 FILED
  39. No Fee Documents PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT (NOTICE TO CREDITORS)

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