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Court

Henderson County

Texas

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Case Information

Filed 2022-08-30
Status Pending
Type Independent Administration
Docket 47 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Baker, Sara
Defendant Smith, Ronny
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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 Application to Determine Heirship & Ltrs of Indep Admini
  3. Application with Ad Litem Mtn for Attny Ad Litem
  4. Application Order for Attny Ad Litem
  5. Judge's Note APPLICATION TO DETERMINE HEIRSHIP AND FOR LETTERS OF INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION FILED
  6. Citation POSTING
  7. Citation PUBLICATION
  8. Citation
  9. Citation
  10. Judge's Note SIGNED ORDER APPROVING BARRY SPENCER AS ATTY AD LITEM
  11. Order Appointing Attorney AD LITEM
  12. Judge's Note TEXAS OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION NOTICE OF POSTING
  13. Publishers Affidavit RETURN OCA
  14. Citation Filed RETURN PUBLICATION
  15. Judge's Note SHERIFF'S RETURN FILED
  16. Waiver & Consent Dustin Smith
  17. Waiver & Consent CHARLES SMITH
  18. Judge's Note WAIVERS OF CITATION, WAIVER OF BOND AND CONSENT TO APPT OF INDEP ADMIN DUSTIN SMITH AND CHARLES SMTIH
  19. Citation Filed RETURNED POSTING
  20. Judge's Note OFFICER'S RETURN FILED
  21. No Fee Documents WAIVERS OF CITATION, WAIVER OF BOND AND CONSENT TO APPT OF INDEP ADMIN
  22. Judge's Note WAIVER OF CITATION WAIVER OF BOND AND CONSENT TO APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRAX FILED
  23. Application in an Existing Estate Amended Application to Determine Heirship
  24. No Fee Documents Citation by Publication ROS
  25. Judge's Note AMENDED APPLICATION TO DETERMINE HEIRHSIP AND FOR LETTERS OF IND. ADMINISTRATION FILED; AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION FILED.
  26. No Fee Documents NOH
  27. Judge's Note NOTICE OF HEARING FILED
  28. Original Answer Unknown Heirs Answer
  29. Original Answer Unknown Heirs Answer
  30. Judge's Note ANSWER OF DECEDENT'S UNKNOWN HEIRS FILED
  31. No Fee Documents Ad Litem Report
  32. Judge's Note REPORT OF ATTORNEY AD LITEM FILED
  33. Issuance of Letters Testamentary (10:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Perryman, Nancy)
  34. Agreed Order Judgment Deter Heirship
  35. Agreed Order Order Auth Ltrs of Admin
  36. Judge's Note PTYS APPEARED; CASE RESET TO 12/15/22 AT 10AM
  37. Application To Determine Heirship (10:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Perryman, Nancy) & Ind. Admin.
  38. Bond Bond of Administratrix
  39. Agreed Order Judgment Determining Heirship and Granting Letters
  40. Oath Oath of Independent Administrator
  41. Agreed Order Order Authorizing Letters
  42. No Fee Documents Proof of Death and Other Facts
  43. Judge's Note BOND OF ADMINISTRATRIX; JUDGMENT DETERMINING HEIRSHIP AND GRANTING LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION; OATH OF INDEP ADMIN; ORDER AUTHORIZING LETTERS OF ADMIN; PROOF OF DEATH AND OTHER FACTS FILED
  44. Judge's Note PTYS APPEARED FOR APPL TO DET HEIRSHIP; TESTIMONY FROM APRIL POWERS NEICE OF DECEDENT-MS CANTRELL AND DECEDENT WERE NOT MARRIED; REPORT FROM ATTY AD LITEM; SIGNED JUDGMENT DECLAIRING HEIRSHIP; BOND SET AT $1000 SIGNED BOND; TESTIMONY FROM SARA BAKER ON ADMIN MS BAKER QUALIFIED TO SERVE TESTIMONY FROM CHARLIE SMITH; SIGNED ORDER AUTHORIZING LETTERS TESTAMENTARY BOND SET AT $1000, SIGNED PROOF OF DEATH
  45. Proof of Death and Other Facts
  46. Bond OF ADMINISTRATRIX
  47. Judgment DETERMINING HEIRSHIP AND GRANTING LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION

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