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Judge Bonnie J. Robison's standing administrative order SO-2017-00001 (signed Sept. 8, 2017; effective Sept. 1, 2017): every application to probate a will, to probate a will as a muniment of title or for letters of administration must state the last three digits of the applicant's driver's license and Social Security numbers and, if known, the decedent's, or state why the numbers are omitted (Estates Code §§ 256.052, 257.051, 301.052); the Probate Court Administrator will not set a non-compliant matter on the docket.
Texas > Denton County > Probate Courts Nos. 1 and 2 (posted under both courts' Standing Orders) — applicants for probate of a will, muniment of title or letters of administration.
"1. Effective September 1, 2017, in accordance with the Texas Estates Code, all applications for probate of a will, applications for probate of a will as a muniment of title, and applications for letters of administration, shall contain the last three numbers of the Applicant's driver's license and social security number, if applicable. Additionally, all such applications shall include the last three numbers of the Decedent's driver's license and social security number if known by the Applicant at the time of filing. See Tex. Est. Code §256.052 (a)(1-a) and (a)(2-a); Tex. Est. Code §257.051 (a)(1-a) and (a)(2-a); and Tex. Est. Code §301.052 (a)(1-a) and (2-a). If an Applicant does not provide the last three numbers of the Applicant's or Decedent's driver's license and social security number in the application, the Applicant must state the reason those numbers are not included in the application. See Tex. Est. Code §256.052(b); Tex. Est. Code §257.051(b); and Tex. Est. Code §301.052(b). 2. Failure to comply with this Order will result in the Probate Court Administrator not setting the matter on the Court's docket. 3. This Order shall become effective on September 1, 2017."
"1. Effective September 1, 2017, in accordance with the Texas Estates Code, all applications for probate of a will, applications for probate of a will as a muniment of title, and applications for letters of administration, shall contain the last three numbers of the Applicant's driver's license and social security number, if applicable. Additionally, all such applications shall include the last th
Reviewer note: Own-site document (image-only, 1 p) read through the pypdfium2 vision lane 2026-09-06 and transcribed verbatim; signed by former Judge Bonnie J. Robison (historical authorship); still posted under the current courts' standing orders and restated in their Positions and Policies → county-level probate rule (court-less). Composed benchpath-ajr8-denton (own-site lane).
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