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Court

Dallas County Civil

Texas

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Case Information

Filed 2025-05-12
Status OPEN
Type Decedent Will (letters Testamentary)
Docket 34 entries

Parties

Plaintiff Jourden, Matthew Scott
Defendant Jourden, Joe Bland
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Judge

Hon. Warren Ingrid

Dallas County (TX)

Texas

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Docket Entries

  1. 04/10/2026 ORDER - APPROVING INVENTORY AND APPRAISEMENT
  2. 05/12/2025 APPLICATION View Document Jourden - Application to Determine Heirs and for IA - signed.pdf Comment APPLICATION TO DETERMINE HEIRS, FOR INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
  3. 05/12/2025 ISSUE POSTED NOTICES View Document Posted Notice - Application for Letters of Administration Comment COURT RTN:05/26/2025
  4. 05/12/2025 POSTED NOTICE Served 05/13/2025 Anticipated Server CONSTABLE 1 Anticipated Method CONSTABLE Actual Server CONSTABLE 1 Returned 05/14/2025 Comment RTN: 05/14/2025
  5. 05/12/2025 ISSUE CITATION Served 05/16/2025 Anticipated Server OTHER SERVER Anticipated Method CIT BY PUBLICATION Actual Server OTHER SERVER Returned 05/19/2025 Comment RTN: 05/19/2025
  6. 05/14/2025 RETURN POSTED NOTICE View Document RETURN POSTED NOTICE
  7. 05/14/2025 MOTION - ATTORNEY AD LITEM View Document Jourden - Order Appointing Attorney Ad Litem.pdf View Document Jourden - Motion to Appoint Attorney Ad Litem.pdf Comment MOTION TO APPOINT ATTORNEY AD LITEM
  8. 05/19/2025 RETURN PUBLISHED CITATION View Document RETURN PUBLISHED CITATION
  9. 05/23/2025 RETURN OF SERVICE View Document RETURN OF SERVICE Comment OCA PUBLICATION
  10. 06/05/2025 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE Comment LETTER FILED WITH AD LITEM PAYMENT
  11. 06/06/2025 ORDER - APPOINTING ATTORNEY AD LITEM View Document ORDER - APPOINTING ATTORNEY AD LITEM
  12. 06/06/2025 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE Comment ATTORNEY AD LITEM APPOINTMENT
  13. 06/09/2025 ORDER - APPOINTING ATTORNEY AD LITEM View Document ORDER - APPOINTING ATTORNEY AD LITEM
  14. 07/02/2025 ORIGINAL ANSWER - GENERAL DENIAL View Document 2025.07.02 AAL_AX_PROBATE.pdf
  15. 07/31/2025 SUPPLEMENTAL: APPLICATION View Document Jourden - Applicant's Supplement to the Application.pdf Comment APPLICANT'S SUPPLEMENT TO THE APPLICATION TO THE DETERMINE HEIRS, FOR INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
  16. 08/27/2025 WAIVER View Document Jourden - Executed Consent to Application (1) - Waiver - DHIA (Nancy Jourden).pdf Comment EXECUTED CONSENT TO APPLICATION - WAIVE OF CITATION - NANCY JOURDEN
  17. 09/17/2025 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document Jourden - Oath of Independent Administrator.pdf View Document Jourden - Statement of Facts (Chad Everett Smith).pdf View Document Jourden - Order for Independent Administration - 401003.pdf View Document Jourden - Statement of Facts (Chester Smith).pdf View Document Jourden - Proof of Death and Other Facts with Addendum Qualifications.pdf View Document Jourden - Judgment Declaring Heirship.pdf View Document Jourden - cvr ltr to Dallas - Proposed Hearing Documents - DHIA.pdf Comment PROPOSED HEARING DOCUMENTS
  18. 09/17/2025 MEDICAL REPORT OR LETTER Comment DEATH CERTIFICATE OF JOE BLAND JOURDEN
  19. 10/30/2025 WAIVER View Document Jourden - Dallas - COURT 2 - Waiver of De Novo Hearing.pdf Comment WAIVER OF DE NOVO HEARING
  20. 10/30/2025 NOTICE OF HEARING View Document Jourden - Dallas - COURT 2 - Notice-of-Virtual-Court-Appearance-Form (1).pdf
  21. 11/20/2025 DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP WITH IND ADMINISTRATION Judicial Officer TROBEE, RYAN Hearing Time 10:30 AM Comment VIRTUAL
  22. 11/20/2025 SUPPLEMENTAL: APPLICATION View Document Jourden - Applicant's Second Supplement to the Application.pdf Comment APPLICANT'S SECOND SUPPLEMENT TO THE APPLICATION TO DETERMINE HEIRS, FOR INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION AND LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
  23. 11/20/2025 CERTIFICATE - ATTORNEY View Document Jourden - Certificate of Service of Citation - Signed.pdf Comment CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE OF CITATION
  24. 12/05/2025 JUDGMENT DECLARING HEIRSHIP View Document JUDGMENT DECLARING HEIRSHIP
  25. 12/05/2025 ORDER - APPOINTING ADMINISTRATOR View Document ORDER - APPOINTING ADMINISTRATOR
  26. 12/05/2025 ORDER - ATTORNEY AD LITEM FEES View Document ORDER - ATTORNEY AD LITEM FEES
  27. 01/05/2026 NOTICE TO CREDITORS View Document 728599 ESTATE OF JOE BLAND JOURDEN .pdf Comment ESTATE OF JOE BLAND JOURDEN
  28. 01/06/2026 PROOF OF DEATH AND OTHER FACTS View Document Jourden - Proof of Death - signed.pdf Comment PROOF OF DEATH AND OTHER FACTS WITH ADDENDUM QUALIFICATIONS
  29. 01/06/2026 OATH FILED View Document Jourden - Oath of Independent Administrator - signed.pdf Comment OATH OF INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR
  30. 01/06/2026 MISC. EVENT View Document Jourden - Statement of Facts (Chester Smith) - signed.pdf Comment WITNESS STATEMENT OF FACTS - CHESTER SMITH
  31. 01/06/2026 MISC. EVENT View Document Jourden - Statement of Facts (Chad Everett Smith) - Signed.pdf Comment WITNESS STATEMENT OF FACTS - CHAD EVERETT SMITH
  32. 01/06/2026 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document Jourden - cvr Dallas County - request for Letters - 2026.pdf Comment REQUESTING FOR LETTERS TESTAMENTARY
  33. 01/27/2026 INVENTORY AND APPRAISEMENT - BEFORE 90 Comment INVENTORY, APPRAISMENT, AND LIST OF CLAIMS
  34. 01/27/2026 CORRESPONDENCE - LETTER TO FILE View Document Jourden - Order Approving I&A.pdf Comment PROPOSED ORDER APPROVING INVENTORY, APPRAISMENT, AND LIST OF CLAIMS

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