Notary Seal Required v. Unsworn Declaration Permitted — filing requirements in Probate Court No. 3 (Bexar County; Judge Barbie Scharf-Zeldes)

High confidence· verified September 8, 2026Case ManagementNotary Seal Required / Unsworn Declaration Permitted, Judge Barbie Scharf-Zeldes, Bexar County Probate Court No. 3 (one page) — posted by Bexar County (www.bexar.org, Probate Court 3 page, View/39907).

Summary

Documents that still require a notary seal in Probate Court No. 3 — proof of death and other facts (§ 256.157), proof of signature or subscribing witness (§ 256.152), statements of fact (§ 203.001), affidavits of service under § 202.057 unless certified by the attorney, applications to determine heirship (§ 202.007), guardianship applications (§§ 1251.003, 1101.001), temporary administration applications (§ 452.002), inventories in administrations and guardianships (§§ 309.053, 1154.053) and annual and final accounts (§§ 359.005, 362.003, 1163.005, 1204.101) — versus those where an unsworn declaration is permitted: waivers of notice in heirships (§§ 202.055–.056), appointment of a resident agent (§ 1104.357), annual guardianship reports (§ 1163.1011), consents to independent administration (§§ 401.003–.004), declinations to serve (§ 401.008; notary recommended), and, since September 1, 2023, the executor's or administrator's oath, which without a notary must carry the prescribed declaration language (§§ 305.001–.003, 305.051–.053, 305.055).

Applies to

Applies to filings in Bexar County Probate Court No. 3 (Judge Barbie Scharf-Zeldes). Not registered on TOPICs. Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Source of truth

JUDGE BARBIE SCHARF-ZELDES Bexar County Probate Court No. 3 Bexar County Courthouse 100 Dolorosa, Suite 1.20 San Antonio, Texas 78205 Notary Seal Required Unsworn Declaration Permitted Proof of Death & Other Facts § 256.157 Waivers of Notice in Heirships § 202.055 - 202.056 Proof of Signature/Subscribing Witness § 256.152 Appointment of Resident Agent in Guardianship § 1104.357 Statements of Fact

Official source: Bexar County Courts — www.bexar.org (county website; Civil District Courts, Presiding Court, individual district-court, County Courts, Probate Court, Justice of the Peace, Veterans Treatment Court, District Clerk and Attorney Information pages)
Source health: Healthy · checked October 8, 2026
Effective date: September 1, 2023
Last verified: September 8, 2026benchpath-tx-ajr4-bexar-ownsite-2026-09-07

Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-08 from BenchPath's own-site custody copy (one page; native text layer of a two-column table read in full and transcribed column by column). Issued under the judge's name, so judge-joined; the September 1, 2023 oath change it references is carried as the effective date — the notice itself is undated.

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