Guadalupe County Probate Court — Administrative Order Requiring Use of the Court's Approved Form for Small Estate Affidavits · BenchPath

Guadalupe County Probate Court — Administrative Order Requiring Use of the Court's Approved Form for Small Estate Affidavits

High confidence· verified September 6, 2026Administrative OrdersGuadalupe County Administrative Order No. 2019-1 Requiring Use of the Court's Approved Form for Small Estate Affidavits (Estates Code ch. 205) — TOPICs reg. doc 2557.

Summary

An administrative order (No. 2019-1) of the Guadalupe County Probate Court requiring that Small Estate Affidavits filed under Chapter 205 of the Texas Estates Code use the Court's approved form posted on the Court's website.

Applies to

Applies to the filing of Small Estate Affidavits in the Guadalupe County Probate Court. Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Requirement

Guadalupe County Administrative Order No. 2019-1 — Requiring the Use of the Court's Approved Form for Small Estate Affidavits. The Probate Court finds a need for an administrative order regarding the form to be used when a Small Estate Affidavit is filed in the Guadalupe County Probate Court under Texas Estates Code Chapter 205, noting that over half of the Small Estate Affidavits filed do not provide all information the Code and Court require, and that while approval is within the Court's discretion (Estates Code sec. 205.003), evaluating incomplete affidavits wastes the resources of the Court and applicants. The Court has created a Small Estate Affidavit form that, if completely and correctly filled out, includes all information necessary to determine whether the affidavit should be approved, posted on the probate page of the Court's website. IT IS ORDERED that the Guadalupe County Probate Court will not approve any Small Estate Affidavit unless it uses the approved form posted on the Court's website (or a future posted modification).

Source of truth

Guadalupe County Administrative Order No. 2019-1 — Requiring the Use of the Court's Approved Form for Small Estate Affidavits. The Probate Court finds a need for an administrative order regarding the form to be used when a Small Estate Affidavit is filed in the Guadalupe County Probate Court under Texas Estates Code Chapter 205, noting that over half of the Small Estate Affidavits filed do not pro

Official source: TOPICs — Texas local rules registry (topics.txcourts.gov)
Source health: Healthy · checked August 25, 2026
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Last verified: September 6, 2026benchpath-tx-ajr3-guadalupe-2026-09-06

Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from the TOPICs custody scan (text layer read). Bound to Guadalupe County (probate).

4th Cir. — AO 1986-33A Amended Administrative Order No. 86-33 Compensation for Court Appointed Attorneys in Crimi

2 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1986-33A.

High confidence· verified August 3, 2026Fourth Judicial Circuit Administrative Order 1986-33A, filed 05/12/1988, published on the Duval Clerk's administrative-orders store — sha256-hashed 2026-08-03

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4th Cir. — AO 1987-09 Administrative Order 87-09 Court Reporters - Requests for Transcripts

1 verbatim requirement from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1987-09.

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