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The court's guide, which counsel must give the client under the muniment checklist: muniment of title (Estates Code Chapter 257) suits testate estates with no debts other than real-estate liens and no Medicaid claim; the process (application, ten-day posting, hearing with a witness signing a proof of death and oath of no debts, order, certified copies filed with the county clerk for real property); unless waived, the applicant's sworn affidavit of fulfilled and unfulfilled terms must be filed before the 181st day after the will is admitted (§ 257.103); Medicaid benefits received on or after March 1, 2005 require proof the estate is not subject to a MERP claim; the applicant acknowledges receipt of the instructions.
Applies to applicants probating a will as a muniment of title in Bexar County Probate Court No. 2 (Judge Veronica Vasquez); the court's checklist (TOPICs doc 429) requires the attorney to provide this guide to the client. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Guide for Muniment of Title, revised 01.20.2020 Page 1 of 2 JUDGE VERONICA VASQUEZ BEXAR COUNTY PROBATE COURT NO. 2 Bexar County Courthouse 100 Dolorosa Street, Room 123 San Antonio, Texas 78205 A Guide for Muniment of Title CAUSE NO. __________-PC-__________ GENERAL INFORMATION Under Texas law, there is an option to probate a will called Muniment of Title, Estates Code Chapter 257. This allows fo
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-08 from the TOPICs custody file (two pages; native text layer read in full). Registered by the court as a local rule and required by its checklist, so published rather than recorded.
In justice-court eviction cases: the citation sets a personal-appearance trial day not less than 10 nor more than 21 days after the petition is filed; a written answer is permitted but NOT required (appearing on the trial day is what matters); no trial may be held until 4 days after service; and an appeal must be perfected within 5 days after the judgment is signed.
Policy Regarding Pro Se Applicants — Harris County Probate Courts (Probate Court No. 1 posting) — posted on the court's own website — the court-procedure tier (standing procedures, policies, and preferences the court itself publishes), distinct from the TOPICs-registered local-rules tier (TRCP 3a registration applies to local rules). Operative requirements quoted verbatim; the posted document is the controlling text.
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