Probate hearing procedures of the County Court of Lubbock County: hearings are scheduled by e-mail with the court coordinator, first come first served, with notice when contested; hearings are in person, with a Zoom link for applicants who would travel long distances (remote participation arranged at least 48 hours ahead; attorneys attend in person); wills, and any copy being probated, must be physically on file before a hearing is set; proposed orders are filed 48-72 hours before the hearing and the proof of death within 20 days after; independent administrations with a will need all heirs' consents or live testimony, and intestate administrations need an heirship determination within 30 days after the administration hearing; attorneys ad litem are requested from the probate wheel through the coordinator and added as e-file service contacts; with the list of motions that need no hearing.
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COURT PROCEDURES FOR PROBATE HEARINGS: • To schedule a Probate hearing, please contact the Court Coordinator, Angela Gschwend, by e-mail at AGschwend@lubbockcounty.gov • The Court Coordinator will provide you with available dates and times via e-mail. These settings are first-come, first-served when provided. • Notify the Court Coordinator if your hearing is contested. Extra time will be schedule
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-25 (AJR-9 Ninth Region build, own-site layer) from BenchPath custody ajr9 corpus sources/documents/cf147698a8061baa-lubbock-county-court-hearing-procedures-updated-2-14-2025.pdf (157,751 bytes, sha256 cf147698a8061baa495d376f02c89a6dd41658aed9dd142bdec8b3747914ea24; 1 page(s)) - the document the Lubbock County website posts (https://www.lubbockcounty.gov/egov/documents/1739568638_88009.pdf), not registered with the Office of Court Administration's TOPICs registry as of 2026-09-25: the digital text layer of the file, read against every rendered page and corrected by eye (paragraphs, list structure, signature blocks, fill-ins); signature, seal and file-stamp blocks bracketed. Signed: County Court of Lubbock County (posted procedures; no signature). Published with its separately posted part https://www.lubbockcounty.gov/egov/documents/1651171425_41313.pdf (1651171425_41313.pdf). The county also posts, as a separate one-sentence document, the court's policy that a hearing to determine heirship must be held within 30 days from the hearing on the appointment of an administrator - the rule this text restates; it is receipted with this rule.
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