Bexar County Courts at Law Filing Rules

Answer every question the SEA form requires; the Court cannot approve an SEA with needed information missing.

File the Oath and Bond within 20 days.

The notice of appointment to creditors must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.

Counsel should not attempt to communicate ex parte with the Judge through court staff.

E-file appropriate case documents, including proposed orders, the Statement of Facts, and Proof of Death, with the Probate Clerk for review.

Any charge for the request must comply with subchapter F, Chapter 552, Government Code.

Cross through checklist actions that do not apply.

When the assigned judge is unavailable, the listed judges may act on continuance motions and case settings or resets, in sequence, upon a showing of good cause.

The social security number on the death certificate must be crossed out.

The signed order’s courtesy copy will be emailed to the ad litem and the attorney listed on the appointment motion.

For matters proceeding by written submission, an opposing party must file a response within 5 days of the motion’s filing date, and the moving party may file a reply within 3 days of the response’s filing date; a late response may be construed as non-opposition.

The Court strongly prefers that the affidavit or certificate be filed separately from other documents.