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Court

Dallas County Civil

Texas

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Case Information

Filed 2025-05-14
Status OPEN
Type Decedent Independent Administration With Will
Docket 32 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Ellsworth , Virginia Louise
Defendant Bowdon , Virginia Kirkland
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Judge

Hon. Malveaux, Julia

Dallas County (TX)

Texas

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Docket Entries

  1. 09/25/2025 ORDER - APPROVING INVENTORY AND APPRAISEMENT View Document ORDER
  2. 05/14/2025 APPLICATION View Document Application.pdf View Document BOWDON VIRGINIA WILL.pdf Comment APPLICATION FOR PROBATE OF WILL AND ISSUANCE OF LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATON
  3. 05/14/2025 DECLINATION View Document BOWDON DECLINATION TO SERVE.pdf Comment DECLINATION OF RIGHT TO SERVE AS EXECUTOR-JOSEPH HENRY BOWDON, III
  4. 05/14/2025 WAIVER View Document BOWDON WAIVER VIRGINIA ELLSWORTH.pdf Comment WAIVER-VIRGINIA ELLSWORTH
  5. 05/14/2025 WAIVER View Document BOWDON WAIVER JOHN BOWDON.pdf Comment WAIVER- JOHN BOWDON
  6. 05/14/2025 WAIVER View Document BOWDON WAIVER KENNETH BOWDON.pdf Comment WAIVER-KENNETH BOWDON
  7. 05/14/2025 WAIVER View Document BOWDON WAIVER JOSEPH BOWDON III.pdf Comment WAIVER-JOSEPH BOWDON III
  8. 05/14/2025 ISSUE POSTED NOTICES View Document Posted Notice - Application to Probate Will Comment COURT RTN: 05/26/25
  9. 05/14/2025 POSTED NOTICE Served 05/15/2025 Anticipated Server CONSTABLE 1 Anticipated Method CONSTABLE Actual Server CONSTABLE 1 Returned 05/16/2025 Comment RTN: 05/16/2025
  10. 05/16/2025 WILL View Document WILL Comment DATE OF WILL: 07/16/2010 DOD: 04/23/2025 AGE:96
  11. 05/16/2025 RETURN POSTED NOTICE View Document RETURN POSTED NOTICE
  12. 05/20/2025 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document Transmittal to court-hearing docs.pdf View Document Oath of Independent Administrator (will annexed) 4909-6541-6764 v.1.pdf View Document Proof of Death and Other Facts - will annexed 4922-7403-9612 v.1.pdf Comment PROPOSED PROVE UP DOCUMENTS
  13. 05/20/2025 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document Order Admitting Will to Probate - Bowdon 4915-8623-9292 v.1.pdf Comment PROPOSED ORDER GRANTING INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION AND AUTHORIZING LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
  14. 05/20/2025 DEATH CERTIFICATE
  15. 05/20/2025 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document Transmittal to court-hearing docs.pdf View Document Proof-Addendum-Regarding-Qualifications-Virginia 4904-4538-8604 v.1.pdf Comment PROPOSED DOCUMENTS
  16. 05/21/2025 WAIVER View Document Waiver of De Novo Hearing-Judge McNeil.pdf Comment WAIVER OF DE NOVO HEARING
  17. 05/21/2025 NOTICE OF HEARING View Document Notice of Virtual Hearing.pdf Comment NOTICE OF VIRTUAL COURT PROCEEDING
  18. 06/05/2025 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document Transmittal to court-proposed proof of sub witness.pdf View Document Proof of Subscribing Witness.pdf Comment PROPOSED PROOF BY SUBSCRIBING WITNESS
  19. 06/16/2025 SUPPLEMENTAL: APPLICATION View Document Supplemental-final.pdf Comment SUPPLEMENT TO APPLICATION FOR PROBATE OF WILL AND ISSUANCE OF LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION WITH WILL ANNEXED
  20. 06/16/2025 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document Transmittal to court-updated hearing docs.pdf View Document Oath of Independent Administrator (will annexed) 4909-6541-6764 v.1.pdf View Document Proof of Death and Other Facts - will annexed 4922-7403-9612 v.1.pdf View Document Proof of Subscribing Witness.pdf Comment PROPOSED DOCUMENTS
  21. 06/16/2025 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document Order Admitting Will to Probate - Bowdon 4915-8623-9292 v.1.pdf Comment PROPOSED ORDER GRANTING INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION AND AUTHORIZING LETTERS OF ADMINISTATION WITH WILL ANNEXED
  22. 06/18/2025 APPLICATION FOR PROBATE OF WILL AND COURT -CREATED IND ADMIN Judicial Officer MCNEIL, MARY JAYNE Hearing Time 11:00 AM Comment w/ Will Annexed
  23. 06/18/2025 ORDER - APPOINTING INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR W/OUT BOND View Document ORDER - APPOINTING INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR W/OUT BOND Comment - ORDER GRANTING INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION AND AUTHORIZING LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION WITH WILL ANNEXED
  24. 06/18/2025 PROOF OF DEATH AND OTHER FACTS View Document PROOF OF DEATH AND OTHER FACTS
  25. 06/18/2025 PROOF (GENERAL) View Document PROOF (GENERAL) Comment - PROOF ADDENDUM REGARDING QUALIFICATIONS
  26. 06/18/2025 OATH FILED View Document OATH FILED Comment - OATH OF INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR WITH WILL ANNEXED
  27. 06/18/2025 PROOF BY SUBSCRIBING WITNESS View Document PROOF BY SUBSCRIBING WITNESS Comment - TANYAL L. CAMEL ("AFFIANT")
  28. 07/02/2025 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document Transmittal to court-letters.pdf Comment REQUEST FOR LETTERS
  29. 07/22/2025 NOTICE TO CREDITORS View Document 724500 ESTATE OF Virginia Kirkland Bowdon .pdf Comment PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
  30. 09/19/2025 INVENTORY AND APPRAISEMENT - AFTER 90
  31. 09/19/2025 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document Order Approving Inventory.pdf Comment PROPOSED ORDER APPROVING INVENTORY APPRAISEMENT AND LIST OF CLAIMS
  32. 09/19/2025 AFFIDAVIT OF NOTICE TO BENEFICIARIES AFTER PROBATE OF WILL View Document Affidavit of Notice to Bene-final.pdf

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