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Henderson County

Texas

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Case Information

Filed 2023-10-16
Status Disposed
Type Independent Administration
Docket 26 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Daughety, Kathryn
Defendant Smith, Lawrence J
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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 PROBATE OF WILL AND ISSUANCE OF LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION WITH WILL ANNEXED
  3. Will/Codicil LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
  4. Application AGREEMENT AS TO THE ADVISABILITY OF INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION, DESIGNATION OF INDEPENDENT CO-ADMINISTRATORS AND WAIVER OF SERVICE OF CITATION AND NOTICE (KATHRYN DAUGHETY)
  5. Application AGREEMENT AS TO THE ADVISABILITY OF INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION, DESIGNATION OF INDEPENDENT CO-ADMINISTRATORS AND WAIVER OF SERVICE OF CITATION AND NOTICE (VICKY J. RISVOLD)
  6. Citation POSTING
  7. Citation
  8. Will/Codicil ORIGINAL WILL
  9. Citation Filed POSTING RETURNED SERVED
  10. Application in an Existing Estate FIRST SUPPLEMENT TO THE APPLICATION FOR PROBATE OF WILL AND ISSUANCE OF LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION WITH WILL ANNEXED
  11. No Fee Documents AGREEMENT AS TO THE ADVISABILITY OF INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION, DESIGNATION OF INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR AND WAIVER OF SERVICE OF CITATION AND NOTICE (KATHRYN DAUGHETY)
  12. Citation POSTING
  13. Citation
  14. No Fee Documents Agreement as to the Advisability of Independent Administration, Designation of Independent Administrator and Waiver of Service of Citation and Notice-Vicky J. Risvold
  15. Prove-up (11:00 AM) (Judicial Officer Williams, Scott)
  16. Judge's Note ADMITTED WILL TO PROBATE/WILL SIGN ORDER ONCE CITATION ON FILE FOR APPROPRIATE TIME
  17. Citation Filed POSTING RETURNED SERVED
  18. Judge's Note SIGNED ORDER
  19. Proof of Death and Other Facts
  20. Order Admitting Will to Probate AND AUTHORIZING LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
  21. Oath
  22. No Fee Documents INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR'S AFFIDAVIT OF NOTICE PURSUANT TO TEXAS ESTATES CODE CHAPTER 308
  23. No Fee Documents Publisher's Affidavit
  24. Inventories Filed (OCA) Inventory
  25. Agreed Order Proposed Order
  26. Judge's Note APPROVED INVENTORY, APPRAISEMENT AND LIST OF CLAIMS/SIGNED ORDER

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