Judge Chance Oliver

Applies to

Small estate affidavit

Small Estate Affidavits should substantially comply with the form and content of the form posted on the Denton Probate Court website.

Applies to

General citation

The General Citation must substantially comply in form with Texas Estates Code section 51.003.

Applies to

Small estate affidavit

For court approval, a Small Estate Affidavit filed after September 1, 2017 must substantially comply with the form and content provided on the Denton County Probate Court website.

If the vacation letter is filed at least 45 days before the vacation begins, no hearings or trials may be set and no Rule 1.13 orders may be submitted during the vacation; existing settings are unaffected.

The moving party must immediately file written notice of the hearing with the District Clerk or County Clerk after receiving the hearing date and time.

Deadline

3 working days

Except in emergencies, briefs for motions other than summary judgment must be served and filed no later than three working days before the scheduled hearing.

A Small Estate Affidavit filed after July 9, 2024 must have a General Citation posted.

The Court states that a general citation is to be posted and returned in accordance with the cited Texas Estates Code sections.

Citation must be served by posting in a manner that substantially complies with Texas Estates Code sections 51.053 and 51.104.

The party sponsoring evidence must ensure its format can be uploaded to and accepted by the appropriate court of appeals and complies with the cited committee's recommendations.

If an applicable higher court amends its evidence-format rules or guidelines, those amended rules and guidelines must be followed.

Trial materials must be delivered on disk, flash drive, or similar storage device.