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To obtain a probate or guardianship hearing in the Victoria County Courts at Law: get the probate docket schedule from the Court Coordinator, e-file an Order Setting Hearing (specific to the application or motion, with current contact information for all parties, and e-mail addresses for any Zoom participant), Zoom only for uncontested matters, special settings for hearings over thirty minutes, the signed order serves as the only notice of hearing, and cancellations require Court approval with a signed agreement of all parties in contested matters.
Applies to probate and guardianship settings in Victoria County Courts at Law No. 1 and No. 2. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Administrative Order — In the County Courts at Law No. 1 and No. 2, Victoria County, Texas Procedure for Obtaining Probate/Guardianship Hearings in Victoria County Courts at Law No. 1 and No. 2 By Order of the Court, the following procedure shall be followed in order to obtain a Probate/Guardianship hearing in the Victoria County Courts at Law No. 1 and No. 2: 1. Contact the Court Coordinator for the Probate Docket Schedule at tnovosad@vctx.org or 361.580-5761. 2. When you are ready to set the case, e-file an Order Setting Hearing with the Victoria County Clerk's Office to obtain the hearing date. This must be received as soon as possible to ensure there is availability on this date. 3. The Order Setting Hearing must be specific to the application and/or motion that is being set. 4. The Order Setting Hearing must contain the current contact information for all parties. Lack of this information may result in rejection of the Order Setting Hearing and loss of your desired hearing date. 5. Zoom hearings being requested must provide email addresses for all participants in order to receive Zoom participant information. 6. Zoom hearings may only be held in uncontested matters. 7. If your hearing is going to take longer than thirty minutes, please contact the Court Coordinator for a special setting. 8. Once signed by the presiding judge, the Order Setting Hearing will be emailed to the filing party and each party listed. **This will serve as NOTICE OF HEARING. No other notice will be issued. It is critical that all parties are listed on the Notice of Hearing with current contact information. 9. All cancellations of hearings must be approved by the Court. The Court will require all parties to agree and sign a document so indicating if this is a contested matter. Signed on this 14th day of November, 2024. [signatures] Travis H. Ernst, Judge, County Court at Law No. 1; Daniel F. Gilliam, Judge, County Court at Law No. 2
Administrative Order — In the County Courts at Law No. 1 and No. 2, Victoria County, Texas Procedure for Obtaining Probate/Guardianship Hearings in Victoria County Courts at Law No. 1 and No. 2 By Order of the Court, the following procedure shall be followed in order to obtain a Probate/Guardianship hearing in the Victoria County Courts at Law No. 1 and No. 2: 1. Contact the Court Coordinator for
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-08 from the own-site custody copy (two pages, text layer read in full; the handwritten signing day read from the page image). Two current signers, so no single-judge join; bound to both County Courts at Law. [2026-09-26: the county moved this document to https://www.victoriacountytx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/723/Procedure-for-Obtaining-Probate-Guardianship-Hearing-PDF; re-fetched, bytes equal to the custody copy the rule was composed from.]
9 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-10.
6 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-13.