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A standing docket control order of the Hays County Courts at Law governing the scheduling and deadlines in probate and guardianship cases, to ensure efficient management and disposition and safeguard the rights of parties, heirs, wards and proposed wards.
Applies to probate and guardianship cases before the Hays County Courts at Law. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Standing Order Regarding Docket Control Order for Probate & Guardianship Cases (Hays County Courts at Law), governing the general authority and scope of proceedings in probate and guardianship cases, effective until modified or rescinded and applying to all pending and future probate and guardianship cases. IT IS ORDERED that a schedule of deadlines governs the proceedings, including deadlines keyed to the initial hearing (and 30 days thereafter), the appointment of the guardian (with steps required within 30 and 60 days of appointment), the filing of a first answer or appearance (30 days), and the initial hearing in contested matters (90 days), together with the further scheduling requirements set out in the order to ensure uniformity, clarity and the safeguarding of the rights and interests of all parties, heirs, wards and proposed wards.
Standing Order Regarding Docket Control Order for Probate & Guardianship Cases (Hays County Courts at Law), governing the general authority and scope of proceedings in probate and guardianship cases, effective until modified or rescinded and applying to all pending and future probate and guardianship cases. IT IS ORDERED that a schedule of deadlines governs the proceedings, including deadlines key
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from the TOPICs custody scan (text layer read; image copy also in custody). Registered in two custody copies (docs 2518 and 2781); bundled as one instrument. Bound to Hays County (probate/guardianship).
Judge Wolfe enforces AO S-2024-062(28)(A) with teeth: every pretrial motion in a case transferred to TD-3 must be scheduled and heard by the original transferring judge — failure to do so timely is deemed a waiver.
Judge Rice mirrors the F-division waiver with an exception: all motions other than motions in limine must be filed AND heard before the Pretrial Conference or they are waived; limine motions must at least be filed by then.