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Henderson County

Texas

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Case Information

Filed 2021-12-13
Status Filed
Type Independent Administration
Docket 42 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Ducote Jr., Thomas|Ferguson, Hope Elizabeth
Defendant Ducote, Shirley Worford
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Judge

Hon. (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officers Williams, Scott, Williams, Scott)

Henderson County (TX)

Texas

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Docket Entries

  1. New Cases or Applications Filed (OCA)
  2. Application Application for Temporary Administration
  3. Temporary Administration (1:30 PM) (Judicial Officer Williams, Scott)
  4. Judge's Note AFTER HEARING, APPOINTED TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATOR/SIGNED ORDER
  5. Proof of Death and Other Facts
  6. Order APPOINTING TEMP. ADMINISTRATOR
  7. Oath
  8. No Fee Documents Letter to Clerk
  9. Judge's Note APPROVED BOND/SIGNED ORDER
  10. Bond
  11. Citation POSTING
  12. Citation
  13. Citation Filed POSTING RETURNED SERVED
  14. Appointment Motion to Transfer Venue and Set Aside Order (w. Exhibit)
  15. No Fee Documents Notice of Hearing on Motion to Transfer Venue and Set Aside Order
  16. CANCELED Motion to Transfer (10:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Williams, Scott) Other
  17. Motion to Transfer (1:30 PM) (Judicial Officer Williams, Scott)
  18. CANCELED Motion to Transfer (10:30 AM) (Judicial Officer Williams, Scott) Passed Hearing
  19. Application in an Existing Estate Application for Probate of Copy of Will and Issuance of Letters of Independent Administration with Will Annexed
  20. Citation POSTING
  21. Citation
  22. Citation PUBLICATION
  23. Citation
  24. No Fee Documents Letter to Clerk for Citation Fee
  25. Authenticated Claim CREDITOR CLAIM
  26. Judge's Note SIGNED ORDER ALLOWING CLAIM
  27. Order APPROVING CREDITOR'S CLAIM
  28. Letter CLAIM LETTER TO ATTY AND APPLICANT WITH COPY OF CLAIM
  29. Citation Filed PUBLICATION RETURNED SERVED
  30. Citation Filed POSTING RETURNED FILED
  31. Notice OF PUBLICATION ON OCA
  32. No Fee Documents Waiver and Renunciation of Right To Letters Testamentary of Eric Lowe
  33. No Fee Documents Waiver and Renunciation of Right To Letters Testamentary of Brenda Lowe
  34. Application For Probate (1:30 PM) (Judicial Officer Williams, Scott)
  35. No Fee Documents Waiver of Notice and Citation by Monique Ducote Migdol
  36. Agreed Order Proposed Order
  37. Judge's Note PARTIES APPEARED WITH ATTORNEYS/SIGNED ORDER ADMITTING WILL TO PROBATE/SIGNED ORDER
  38. Proof of Death and Other Facts THOMAS DUCOTE
  39. Proof of Death and Other Facts HOPE FERGUSON
  40. Order Admitting Will to Probate AND AUTHORIZING LETTERS
  41. Oath THOMAS DUCOTE
  42. Oath HOPE FERGUSON

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