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Before setting a hearing on an application to probate a will (as muniment or for letters), for administration, for determination of heirship or for guardianship (including successors), counsel must send the death certificate to paralegal Roger Murray and request a file review; once cleared, hearing dates are offered by e-mail only, in person or (if uncontested) by Zoom on counsel's own account; counsel confirms availability with the administrative assistant or staff attorney, then must e-file a fiat with the probate clerk within 3 business days and, for Zoom hearings, send the Zoom details within 3 business days, or the setting is dropped without notice.
Applies to attorneys setting hearings in Bexar County Probate Court No. 1 (Judge Oscar Kazen; staff contacts Samantha Guerra (210) 335-2190 and Martin Collins (210) 335-0490). Unsigned; court-joined only. Not registered on TOPICs. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
BEFORE SETTING A HEARING IN PROBATE COURT NO. 1 A review of the file must be requested for any of the following applications, to include applications to appoint a successor: Application to Probate Will as a Muniment of Title Application to Probate Will for Letters Testamentary Application to for Administration (Independent or Dependent) Application for Determination of Heirship Application for Guardianship To do so, send a copy of the Death Certificate (if applicable) to Paralegal, Roger Murray at r.murray@bexar.org and request a review of the case file. Mr. Murray will refer you to the Administrative Assistant when the hearing may be set. For all other hearings, please contact Administrative Assistant, Samantha Guerra, directly. When you are cleared to set a hearing, potential hearing dates will be offered by email only. Hearings may be heard in-person or if uncontested, by Zoom on your own account. Probate Court No. 1 does not arrange the Zoom meetings for our hearings. When you have selected a time slot that works for all, please contact Samantha Guerra (210-335- 2190 or samantha.guerra@bexar.org) or Martin Collins (210-335-0490 or mcollins@bexar.org) to ask if your chosen date is still available. If available, you should e-file a fiat with the probate clerk’s office within 3 business days to keep the setting. Failure to do so will result in a dropped setting. If you have set your hearing by Zoom, on your own account, the court must receive the Zoom details by e-mail within 3 business days or your hearing will be dropped without notice by the court.
BEFORE SETTING A HEARING IN PROBATE COURT NO. 1 A review of the file must be requested for any of the following applications, to include applications to appoint a successor: Application to Probate Will as a Muniment of Title Application to Probate Will for Letters Testamentary Application to for Administration (Independent or Dependent) Application for Determination of Heirship Application for Gua
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-08 from BenchPath's own-site custody copy (one page; native text layer read in full). Undated; 2024-01-01 is a placeholder — UNVERIFIED.
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