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Dallas County Civil

Texas

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Case Information

Filed 2025-01-27
Status OPEN
Type Decedent Will (letters Testamentary)
Docket 32 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Kern , Donna Drees|Kern, Matthew
Defendant Kern, Wayne L.
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Judge

Hon. Malveaux, Julia

Dallas County (TX)

Texas

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Docket Entries

  1. 07/30/2025 AFFIDAVIT IN LIEU OF INVENTORY View Document Affidavit in Lieu of Inventory Appraisement and Li
  2. 01/27/2025 APPLICATION View Document Certified Copy of Will of Wayne L Kern View Document Certified Copy of Certificate and Order of Probate View Document Application for Probate of Certified Copy of Will Comment APPLICATON FOR PROBATE OF CERTIFIED COPY OF ORIGINALLY SIGNED WILL, NOT PRODUCED IN COURT AND ISSUANCE OF LETTERS TESTAMETARY
  3. 01/27/2025 DEATH CERTIFICATE
  4. 01/27/2025 ISSUE POSTED NOTICES View Document Posted Notice - Application to Probate Will Comment COURT RTN:02/10/2025
  5. 01/27/2025 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE Comment COVER LETTER FOR WILL
  6. 01/27/2025 WILL View Document WILL Comment CERTIFIED COPY OF WILL FROM THE 26TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT, MORGAN COUNTY, MISSOURI WILL DATED: 06/18/2008 DOD: 09/07/2024 AGE: 91
  7. 01/27/2025 POSTED NOTICE Served 01/28/2025 Anticipated Server CONSTABLE 1 Anticipated Method CONSTABLE Actual Server CONSTABLE 1 Returned 01/29/2025 Comment RTN: 01/29/2025
  8. 01/29/2025 RETURN POSTED NOTICE
  9. 02/12/2025 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document Proposed Proof of Death and Other Facts View Document Proposed Proof Addendum Regarding Qualifications View Document Proposed Order Admitting Will not produced to Prob View Document Proposed Oath of Executor View Document Letter to clerk submitting proposed documents for Comment PROPOSED HEARING DOCUMENTS
  10. 03/04/2025 STATUS CONFERENCE Judicial Officer MCNEIL, MARY JAYNE Hearing Time 03:45 PM
  11. 03/19/2025 ADVERSE ACTIONS View Document Section 501 Application for Ancillary Probate of F Comment APPLICATION FOR ANCILLARY PROBATE OF FOREIGN WILL AND ISSUANCE OF ANCILLARY LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
  12. 03/19/2025 ISSUE POSTED NOTICES View Document Posted Notice - Application to Probate Will Comment COURT RTN 3/31/25
  13. 03/19/2025 POSTED NOTICE Served 03/20/2025 Anticipated Server CONSTABLE 1 Anticipated Method CONSTABLE Actual Server CONSTABLE 1 Returned 03/21/2025 Comment RTN: 03/21/2025
  14. 03/20/2025 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE Comment FROM: HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH LLP REG: AUTHENTICATION and EXEMPLIFICATION CASE FILE FROM STATE OF MISSOURI COUNTY OF MORGAN; SEE NOTES
  15. 03/21/2025 RETURN POSTED NOTICE View Document RETURN POSTED NOTICE
  16. 03/24/2025 APPOINTMENT OF RESIDENT AGENT View Document Appointment of Resident Agent Matthew Kern
  17. 03/24/2025 WAIVER View Document Distributee Agreement to Ancillary Independent Adm Comment WAIVER OF CITATION - DONNA
  18. 03/24/2025 WAIVER View Document Waiver and Renunciation of Right to Ancillary Lett Comment WAIVER AND RENUNICATION OF RIGHT- DONNA
  19. 03/24/2025 WAIVER View Document Waiver and Renunciation of Right to Letters Testam Comment WAIVER AND RENUNCIATION - BRIAN
  20. 03/27/2025 WAIVER View Document Waiver and Renunciation of Right to Ancillary Lett Comment W AIYER AND RENUNCIATION OF RIGHT TO ANCILLARY LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
  21. 03/28/2025 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document Proposed Proof of Death and Other Facts Ancillary View Document Proposed Proof Addendum Regarding Qualifications View Document Proposed Order Admitting Foreign Will to Ancillary View Document Proposed Oath of Ancillary Independent Executor View Document Correspondence Submitting Proposed Ancillary Docum Comment PROPOSED DOCUMENTS
  22. 04/07/2025 WAIVER View Document Waiver De Novo Hearing Comment WAIVER OF DE NOVO HEARING
  23. 04/07/2025 NOTICE OF HEARING View Document Notice of Virtual Court Proceeding Comment NOTICE OF VIRTUAL COURT PROCEEDING
  24. 04/30/2025 APPLICATION FOR PROBATE OF FOREIGN WILL & APPT OF EXECUTOR Judicial Officer MCNEIL, MARY JAYNE Hearing Time 01:30 PM
  25. 04/30/2025 ORDER - PROBATE OF WILL AND LETTERS TESTMENTARY View Document ORDER - PROBATE OF WILL AND LETTERS TESTMENTARY
  26. 04/30/2025 PROOF OF DEATH AND OTHER FACTS View Document PROOF OF DEATH AND OTHER FACTS Comment - ANCILLARY PROBATE
  27. 04/30/2025 PROOF (GENERAL) View Document PROOF (GENERAL) Comment - PROOF ADDENDUM REGARDING QUALIFICATIONS . MATTHEW KERN ("AFFIANT")
  28. 05/05/2025 OATH FILED View Document OATH FILED
  29. 05/05/2025 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document Request for Ancillary Letters Testamentary Comment REQUEST FOR LETTERS
  30. 05/13/2025 NOTICE TO CREDITORS View Document Notice to Creditors Affidavit of Publication Comment AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
  31. 05/27/2025 WAIVER View Document Waiver of TEC 308 Notice Comment WAIVER OF NOTICE - DONNA KERN
  32. 05/27/2025 AFFIDAVIT OF NOTICE TO BENEFICIARIES AFTER PROBATE OF WILL View Document Ancillary Executors Affidavit of Notice TEC 308

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