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Court Instructions to the Administrator of the Estate of a Deceased Person (Bexar County Probate Courts, Orders & Forms)

High confidence· verified September 9, 2026Divisional InstructionsCourt Instructions to the Administrator of the Estate of a Deceased Person (one page) — posted by Bexar County (www.bexar.org, Probate Court Orders & Forms page, View/28853).

Summary

Eleven instructions an administrator of a decedent's estate attests to having read: file the oath and bond within 20 days and the inventory, appraisement and list of claims within 90 days; file an annual account on each anniversary of appointment if the estate stays open past a year (prepared by counsel); publish notice to creditors within one month of receiving letters and give registered-mail notice to real-estate lienholders within two months; keep estate funds in insured accounts in the estate's name with only necessary sums in checking and the rest at the best available interest; obtain a written court order before any expenditure and before selling, leasing or transferring any non-cash asset; keep accurate records; preserve, protect and insure non-cash assets; file the final accounting and seek the heirship determination at closing; and consult counsel on anything not understood.

Applies to

Applies to fiduciaries appointed by the Bexar County Probate Courts (Nos. 1, 2 and 3): posted on the Probate Courts' shared Orders & Forms page of the county website (www.bexar.org/3072/Orders-Forms, breadcrumb Probate Courts > Orders & Forms) without a court or judge designation, so no court or judge join. Probate Court No. 3 also posts its own, longer instruction sets over Judge Scharf-Zeldes's signature block (published separately). Not registered on TOPICs. Undated on its face. Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Requirement

CAUSE NO. _____________________________ COURT INSTRUCTIONS TO THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF A DECEASED PERSON As the duly appointed Administrator of this Estate, you are hereby advised by the court that you MUST perform the following: 1. File your Oath and Bond within 20 days; 2. File your Inventory, Appraisement and List of Claims within 90 days; 3. If the Estate is not closed within the first year, then file your Annual Account each year on the anniversary date of your appointment. This account should be prepared by your attorney; 4. Within one month after receiving letters, publish in a local newspaper your notice to the creditors of the Estate and within two months, give your notice by registered mail to each holder of a real estate lien against Estate property. Each such notice should be prepared for you by your attorney; 5. Place all Estate funds in insured accounts in the name of the Estate. Retain in a checking account only such funds as are reasonably necessary to pay the debts of the Decedent and the expenses of administering this Estate. Place all additional funds in interest-bearing accounts at the highest interest rate then available; 6. Obtain a written order of this Court authorizing any expenditure of Estate funds before any such expenditures are made; 7. Maintain an accurate record of all expenditures and receipts of Estate funds; 8. Preserve, protect and insure, if insurable, all non-cash assets of this Estate; 9. Obtain a written order of this Court before attempting to sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any non-cash asset of this Estate; 10. File your Final Accounting when the Estate is ready to be closed and seek the order of the Court regarding a determination of the heirs of the Estate for purposes of distributing the remaining assets when the Estate has been finally administered. These documents should be prepared by your attorney; 11. Consult with your attorney on any matter regarding this Estate that you do not understand. I, the Administrator of this Estate, hereby attest that I have read the above and understand its contents. [Administrator's signature, date, printed name.]

Source of truth

CAUSE NO. _____________________________ COURT INSTRUCTIONS TO THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF A DECEASED PERSON As the duly appointed Administrator of this Estate, you are hereby advised by the court that you MUST perform the following: 1. File your Oath and Bond within 20 days; 2. File your Inventory, Appraisement and List of Claims within 90 days; 3. If the Estate is not closed within the fir

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: —
Last verified: September 9, 2026benchpath-tx-ajr4-bexar-ownsite-r2-0909

Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-09 from BenchPath's own-site custody copy read through the vision lane (rendered pages transcribed; the OCR text layer was not used). One page whose OCR text layer is degraded ("oi this Estate", "MUS.T", "tha anniversary"); transcribed from the render. The attestation and signature block are described in brackets.