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The court's posted requirements for probating a will more than four years after death under Texas Estates Code § 256.003: proof of no default, notice to or waivers from the intestate heirs, and a disinterested witness to prove up the heirs.
Applies to matters in Cameron County Probate Court No. 1 (the posted document is headed "County Court at Law No. 4", the court's former designation before it became the statutory probate court; Judge Sheila Garcia Bence presides). Posted on the county's Probate Courts page.
JUDGE SHEILA GARCIA BENCE COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 4 Cameron County 974 E. Harrison Street Brownsville, TX 78520 (956) 574-8116 STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR PROBATING A WILL MORE THAN FOUR YEARS AFTER DEATH OF THE TESTATOR The Texas Estates Code (TEC) §256.003 prohibits the probate of a will more than four years after the death of the testator unless the applicant proves there was no default in faili
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-10 from the county-site PDF in BenchPath custody (native text layer published as extracted after whitespace normalization). Joined to Judge Sheila Garcia Bence (the issuing and current judge).
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