Fayette County Court Document Filing Requirements

CRITICAL

Applies to

Probate letters testamentary or administration

For probates seeking letters testamentary or administration, the executor or administrator must complete the Oath and Acknowledgment of Duties, and the clerk must receive the original before letters are issued.

For all probates with letters of testamentary/administration, the executor/administrator must complete the Oath and Acknowledgment of Duties that is presented in court at the time of the probate hearing. No letters will be given until all court requirements have been met. Regardless of whether or not the executor/administrator is present in court at the time of the hearing, letters only will be issued once the clerk's office has received the original Oath & Acknowledgment of Duties.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Guardianship hearing

A guardianship hearing cannot take place until the appropriate training certificate is filed and the JBCC criminal check has been returned.

however, consistent with Rule 10 (B) 5 below, no guardianship hearings will take place until the appropriate training certificate has been filed with the court, and the criminal check has come back from the Judicial Branch Certification Commission (JBCC).

CRITICAL

Applies to

Investigation report

If an ad litem attorney's duties include an investigation, the attorney must file a report detailing its results with the Court.

If the ad litem attorney's duties include an investigation, the attorney must file a report with the Court detailing the results ofthat investigation.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Hourly bill

The ad litem attorney must submit an hourly bill upon completion of the action; after Court approval, the County Clerk submits it to the County Auditor.

Upon completion of the action in question, the attorney ad Iitem will submit an hourly bill; upon the bill's approval by the Court, the County Clerk will submit the approved bill to the County Auditor for further action

CRITICAL

Applies to

Guardianship information registration

For any guardianship, including a temporary guardianship, the guardian, proposed guardian, or attorney must register the guardianship information online with the JBCC before a hearing.

For all guardianships, including temporary guardianships, the guardian, the proposed guardian, or his attorney must register the guardianship information online with the Judicial Branch Certification Commission (JBCC) at http ://www.txcourts.gov/jbcc/register-a-guardianship prior to any hearing.

INFO

Applies to

Vacation letter

An attorney may reserve up to four weeks of vacation per calendar year by sending the County Clerk a vacation letter specifying the vacation dates.

Any attorney may reserve up to four weeks in any calendar year for vacations by send ing a "vacation letter" to the County Clerk specifying vacation dates.