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Court

Dallas County Civil

Texas

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Case Information

Filed 2024-11-26
Status OPEN
Type Decedent Dependent Administration
Docket 41 entries
Disposition AGREED JUDGMENT

Parties

Plaintiff Williams, Cathy Lavern
Defendant Ransom, Lula Bell
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Judge

Hon. Malveaux, Julia

Dallas County (TX)

Texas

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Docket Entries

  1. 11/26/2024 NEW CASE FILED (OCA)
  2. 11/26/2024 APPLICATION View Document Application - Letters of Dependent Admin.pdf Comment APPLICATION FOR LETTERS OF DEPENEDNT ADMINISTRATION
  3. 11/27/2024 ISSUE POSTED NOTICES View Document Posted Notice - Application for Letters of Administration Comment COURT RTN:12/09/2024
  4. 11/27/2024 POSTED NOTICE Served 11/29/2024 Anticipated Server CONSTABLE 1 Anticipated Method CONSTABLE Actual Server CONSTABLE 1 Returned 12/02/2024 Comment RTN: 12/02/2024
  5. 12/02/2024 RETURN POSTED NOTICE View Document RETURN POSTED NOTICE
  6. 12/06/2024 APPLICATION View Document Application - Heirship Determination (002).pdf Comment APPLICATION FOR HEIRSHIP DETERMINATION
  7. 12/06/2024 ISSUE CITATION Served 12/11/2024 Anticipated Server OTHER SERVER Anticipated Method CIT BY PUBLICATION Actual Server OTHER SERVER Returned 02/12/2025 Comment RTN: 02/12/2025
  8. 12/20/2024 RETURN OF SERVICE View Document RETURN OF SERVICE Comment OCA PUBLICATION
  9. 12/26/2024 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document Order -Appointing Dependent Admin.pdf Comment PROPOSED ORDER
  10. 12/26/2024 DEATH CERTIFICATE
  11. 12/26/2024 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document Oath for Cathy Lavern Williams.pdf View Document Letter - To Court - Oath.pdf Comment PROPOSED OATH
  12. 12/26/2024 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document Proof of Death and Other Facts (notary).pdf View Document Letter - To Court for proof of death.pdf Comment PROPOSED PROOF OF DEATH AND OTHER FACTS
  13. 01/03/2025 MOTION - ATTORNEY AD LITEM View Document Motion - to appoint AAL.pdf Comment APPLICANT S MOTION TO APPOINT ATTORNEY AD LITEM
  14. 01/03/2025 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document Letter - to court - filing of documents.pdf View Document Drafted order - Proposed Appointing AAL.pdf Comment PROPOSED ORDER
  15. 01/06/2025 ISSUE CITATION Comment CLERK ERROR-REISSUED 01/14/2025
  16. 01/06/2025 ADVERSE ACTIONS View Document Counter Application in the estate of lula Carter Ransom.pdf Comment COUNTER APPLICATION FOR DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP AND LETTERS OF INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION
  17. 01/06/2025 ISSUE CITATION Unserved Anticipated Server PRIVATE PROCESS SERVER Anticipated Method PRIVATE PROCESS SERVER Comment RTN:
  18. 01/14/2025 ISSUE CITATION
  19. 01/14/2025 ISSUE CITATION Unserved Anticipated Server PRIVATE PROCESS SERVER Anticipated Method PRIVATE PROCESS SERVER Comment RTN:
  20. 02/10/2025 MISC. EVENT View Document Affidavit - Proof of Publication - unk heirs.pdf Comment ATTORNEY COPY OF CITATION BY PUBLICATION
  21. 02/12/2025 RETURN PUBLISHED CITATION View Document RETURN PUBLISHED CITATION
  22. 02/13/2025 NOTICE - APPEARANCE View Document Notice of Appearance of Counsel in the Estate of Lula Carter Ransom.pdf
  23. 02/17/2025 ORDER - APPOINTING ATTORNEY AD LITEM View Document ORDER - APPOINTING ATTORNEY AD LITEM
  24. 02/20/2025 ORIGINAL ANSWER - GENERAL DENIAL View Document Original Answer in the Estate of Lula Carter Ransom.pdf Comment ORIGINAL ANSWER
  25. 03/07/2025 ORIGINAL ANSWER - GENERAL DENIAL View Document Original Answer and General Denial AAL.pdf
  26. 03/13/2025 REPORT OF ATTORNEY AD LITEM View Document ENVELOPE #98440617 DOC001
  27. 03/17/2025 ORIGINAL ANSWER View Document Original Answer in Lula Cater Ransom Estate.pdf
  28. 04/14/2025 NOTICE OF HEARING View Document Notice of Status Hearing.pdf Comment NOTICE OF STATUS HEARING
  29. 05/15/2025 STATUS CONFERENCE Judicial Officer MALVEAUX, JULIA R. Hearing Time 10:15 AM
  30. 05/29/2025 MOTION View Document Agreed Motion to Appoint Administrator.pdf Comment AGREED MOTION TO APPOINT THIRD PARTY DEPENDENT ADMINITRATOR
  31. 05/29/2025 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document Order Appointing Third Party Administrator.pdf Comment PROPOSED ORDER APPOINTING THIRD PARTY DEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR
  32. 05/30/2025 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document Order appointing Third Party Administrator .pdf Comment PROPOSED AGREED ORDER APPOINTING THIRD-PARTY DEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR AND ORDER DIRECTING DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS
  33. 06/02/2025 CERTIFICATE - ATTORNEY View Document Attorney's 202.057 Certificate.pdf Comment ATTORNEY'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE OF CITATION
  34. 06/04/2025 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document Agreed Judgment Declaring Heirship.pdf View Document Letter to clerk - proposed hearing document.pdf Comment PROPOSED AGREED JUDGMENT DECLARING HEIRSHIP
  35. 06/26/2025 ISSUE POSTED NOTICES View Document Blank Notice-Court 1 Comment COURT RTN: 07/14/2025
  36. 06/26/2025 POSTED NOTICE Served 06/30/2025 Anticipated Server CONSTABLE 1 Anticipated Method CONSTABLE Actual Server CONSTABLE 1 Returned 07/01/2025 Comment RTN: 07/01/2025
  37. 07/01/2025 RETURN POSTED NOTICE View Document RETURN POSTED NOTICE
  38. 07/29/2025 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document Statement of Facts - Bernice Wright.pdf View Document Statement of Facts - Irene Jones.pdf View Document Letter - to court - filing of SOFs.pdf Comment PROPOSED STATEMENTS OF FACTS
  39. 08/11/2025 NOTICE OF HEARING View Document Notice of Virtual Court Proceeding-Lula Ransom.pdf
  40. 08/14/2025 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document Proof of Death and Other Facts (notary).pdf View Document Letter - to court - Updated Proof of Death .pdf Comment PROPOSED PROOF OF DEATH
  41. 08/14/2025 NOTICE OF HEARING View Document NOTICE OF VIRTUAL COURT PROCEEDING LULA RANSOM.PDF

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