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The probate courts' order (signed July 9, 2024) that any small estate affidavit under Estates Code ch. 205 must substantially comply with the form posted on the Probate Court No. 1 website to be approved; every affidavit filed after July 9, 2024 requires a posted general citation (Estates Code §§ 51.001, 51.003, 51.053, 51.104) with no action until the first Monday after the citation is returned; and the applicant must file an original death certificate with the first six digits of the decedent's Social Security number redacted.
Texas > Denton County > Probate Court No. 1 and Probate Court No. 2 — applicants filing small estate affidavits under Estates Code ch. 205.
"It is ORDERED that any Small Estate Affidavit filed after July 9, 2024 shall have a General Citation posted. It is ORDERED that the contents of the General Citation shall be in a form that substantially complies with TEC §51.003. It is ORDERED that the service of citation shall be by posting in a manner that substantially complies with §51.053 and §51.104. It is ORDERED no action will be taken on a Small Estate Affidavit until the first Monday after the General Citation is returned to the Court. It is therefore ORDERED that in order to be approved by the Court a Small Estate Affidavit filed after September 1, 2017 must substantially comply with the form and content of the Small Estate Affidavit provided on the Denton County Probate Court's website. It is ORDERED that the Applicant(s) filing a Small Estate Affidavit after July 9, 2024 shall also file with the Denton County Probate Clerk an original Certificate of Death, with the first six (6) digits of the Decedent's social security number redacted (XXX-XX-X123). Signed on July 9, 2024." (The order names the form at https://www.dentoncounty.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2660/Complete-Small-Estate-Affidavit-PDF.)
"It is ORDERED that any Small Estate Affidavit filed after July 9, 2024 shall have a General Citation posted. It is ORDERED that the contents of the General Citation shall be in a form that substantially complies with TEC §51.003. It is ORDERED that the service of citation shall be by posting in a manner that substantially complies with §51.053 and §51.104. It is ORDERED no action will be taken on
Reviewer note: Text-layer registration (2 pp) read in full 2026-09-06; quoted verbatim; signed by Judge Christopher J. Everett (Court No. 2). Composed benchpath-ajr8-denton. County-site receipt(s) in custody 2026-09-06: https://www.dentoncounty.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2614/Administration-and-Standing-Order-Regarding-the-Filing-of-a-Small-Estate-Affidavit-in-the-Denton-County-Probate-Court-PDF (identical edition).
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