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The Parker County Probate Court's sixteen-item checklist a Small Estate Affidavit must satisfy before the court will approve it.
Applies to a self-represented Small Estate Affidavit filed in the Parker County Court.
A Small Estate Affidavit must use the Court's form; the death certificate is required with the social security number crossed out; it may not be filed within 30 days of death; venue must be proper; there is no will and no need for administration; all assets are listed and do not exceed $75,000 (excluding the homestead and exempt property), with any real property limited to a homestead passing to a
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from the county-site document (read in full). Court-specific County Court probate self-represented checklist; judge-joined to Deen (current posting on the Probate Court page). The SEA form (5987) is a companion receipt.
In justice-court eviction cases: the citation sets a personal-appearance trial day not less than 10 nor more than 21 days after the petition is filed; a written answer is permitted but NOT required (appearing on the trial day is what matters); no trial may be held until 4 days after service; and an appeal must be perfected within 5 days after the judgment is signed.
Policy Regarding Pro Se Applicants — Harris County Probate Courts (Probate Court No. 1 posting) — posted on the court's own website — the court-procedure tier (standing procedures, policies, and preferences the court itself publishes), distinct from the TOPICs-registered local-rules tier (TRCP 3a registration applies to local rules). Operative requirements quoted verbatim; the posted document is the controlling text.
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