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Dallas County Civil

Texas

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Case Information

Filed 2025-03-19
Status OPEN
Type Decedent Will (letters Testamentary)
Docket 28 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Ballas, Samuel David
Defendant Ballas, Victor
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Judge

Hon. Malveaux, Julia

Dallas County (TX)

Texas

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Docket Entries

  1. 02/03/2026 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document ltr court - req certified copies.pdf Comment REQUEST FOR COPIES
  2. 03/19/2025 APPLICATION View Document application.pdf View Document Victor Ballas Will .pdf View Document 1st Codicil.pdf View Document 2nd Codicil.pdf Comment APPLICATION FOR PROBATE OF WILL AND CODICILS AND ISSUANCE OF LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
  3. 03/20/2025 ISSUE POSTED NOTICES View Document Posted Notice - Application to Probate Will Comment COURT RTN:04//07/2025
  4. 03/20/2025 POSTED NOTICE Served 03/24/2025 Anticipated Server CONSTABLE 1 Anticipated Method CONSTABLE Actual Server CONSTABLE 1 Returned 03/25/2025 Comment RTN: 03/25/2025
  5. 03/25/2025 RETURN POSTED NOTICE View Document RETURN POSTED NOTICE
  6. 03/26/2025 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE Comment COVER LETTER FOR WILL
  7. 03/26/2025 WILL Comment WILL DATED: 11/22/1983 DOD: 02/03/2025 AGE: 88
  8. 03/26/2025 CODICIL View Document CODICIL Comment 1ST CODICIL DATED: 07/05/2020
  9. 03/26/2025 CODICIL View Document CODICIL Comment 2ND CODICIL DATED: 10/05/2020
  10. 05/01/2025 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document ltr-court proposed hearing docs.pdf View Document oath.pdf View Document order.pdf View Document proof addendum - P2.pdf View Document proof.pdf Comment PROPOSED HEARING DOCUMENTS
  11. 05/01/2025 DEATH CERTIFICATE
  12. 06/02/2025 NOTICE OF HEARING View Document Notice of Virtual Hearing.pdf Comment NOTICE OF VIRTUAL COURT PROCEEDING
  13. 06/02/2025 WAIVER View Document Waiver of De Novo Hearing -B4 Associate Judge #2.pdf Comment WAIVER OF DE NOVO HEARING
  14. 06/30/2025 APPLICATION FOR PROBATE OF WILL AND LETTERS TESTAMENTARY Judicial Officer MCNEIL, MARY JAYNE Hearing Time 10:00 AM
  15. 06/30/2025 ORDER - PROBATE OF WILL AND LETTERS TESTMENTARY View Document ORDER - PROBATE OF WILL AND LETTERS TESTMENTARY
  16. 06/30/2025 PROOF OF DEATH AND OTHER FACTS View Document PROOF OF DEATH AND OTHER FACTS
  17. 06/30/2025 PROOF (GENERAL) View Document PROOF (GENERAL) Comment PROOF ADDENDUM - QUALIFICATIONS
  18. 06/30/2025 OATH FILED View Document OATH FILED
  19. 07/14/2025 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document ltr-request letters testamentary.pdf Comment LETTER TO COURT - LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
  20. 07/14/2025 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document ltr-request certified copies.pdf Comment REQUEST FOR CERTIFIED COPIES
  21. 07/15/2025 NOTICE TO CREDITORS View Document 724357 ESTATE OF Victor Ballas .pdf Comment AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
  22. 08/18/2025 APPLICATION -INVENTORY EXTENSION View Document Inventory Extension.pdf Comment APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE INVENTORY, APPRAISEMENT AND LIST OF CLAIMS OR AFFIDAVIT IN LIEU OF INVENTORY, APPRAISEMENT AND LIST OF CLAIMS
  23. 08/19/2025 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document ltr-court inv ext.pdf
  24. 08/19/2025 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document Inventory Extenstion Order.pdf Comment PROPOSED ORDER APPROVING APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE INVENTORY OR AFFIDAVIT
  25. 08/20/2025 NOTICE View Document 308 atty rpt.pdf Comment REPORT ON THE GIVING OF NOTICE UNDER CHAPTER 308 OF THE TEXAS ESTATES CODE
  26. 08/26/2025 ORDER - APPROVING INVENTORY EXTENSION View Document ORDER - APPROVING INVENTORY EXTENSION Comment - IS HEREBY EXTENDED FROM SEPTEMBER 29, 2025, TO MAY 14, 2026
  27. 09/15/2025 NTC TO BENEFICIARIES AFTER PROBATE OF WILL REMINDER LETTER View Document 308 Reminder Letter New CT#1
  28. 10/10/2025 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document ltr request letters and cert copies.pdf Comment REQUEST FOR LETTERS AND CERTIFIED COPIES

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