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Case Information

Filed 2023-07-26
Status Filed
Type Other Estate Proceedings
Docket 26 entries
Disposition judgment

Parties

Plaintiff Kelly, Anne V
Defendant Ballard, Patrick Spencer

Docket Entries

  1. No Fee Documents Ad Litem Fee order
  2. Application Application to Determine Heirship
  3. Citation POSTING
  4. Citation
  5. Citation PUBLICATION
  6. Citation
  7. Affidavit SUBMITTED PUBLICATION ON OCA
  8. Citation Filed SERVED/RETURNED- DETERMINATION HEIRSHIP
  9. Citation Filed SERVED/RETURNED-APP TO DETERM HEIRSHIP
  10. Agreed Order Order Appointing Atty Ad Litem
  11. Judge's Note Signed Order Appointing Attorney Ad Litem
  12. Order Appointing Attorney AD LITEM-BARRY SPENCER
  13. No Fee Documents Applicant Anne V. Kelly's Notice of Intention to Take Deposition on Written Questions of Cathy Howard
  14. No Fee Documents Applicant Anne V. Kelly's Notice of Intention to Take Deposition on Written Questions of Beth Kirby
  15. Original Answer Unknown Heirs answer
  16. No Fee Documents Ad Litem report
  17. No Fee Documents NOTICE OF FILING DEPOSITIONS ON WRITTEN QUESTIONS
  18. No Fee Documents ATTORNEYS CERTIFICATE OF NOTICE IN PROCEEDING TO DETERMINE HEIRSHIP (PURSUANT TO TEXAS ESTATES CODE 202.057)
  19. No Fee Documents AFFIDAVIT OF NO DEBTS
  20. No Fee Documents COURT INSTRUCTIONS
  21. Agreed Order JUDGMENT DECLARING HEIRSHIP
  22. No Fee Documents PROOF OF DEATH
  23. Probate Hearing (9:00 AM) (Judicial Officer McKinney, Wade)
  24. Judgment DECLARING HEIRSHIP
  25. Judge's Note Signed Order of Determination of Heirship.
  26. Appointment Ad Litem Motion to Deposit Fees

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