Lampasas County Court
Court-Level Rules, Filing Procedures & Policies
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Document Filing Requirements3 rules
3. Affidavit of citation by publication in a newspaper for heirship determination. (Clerk prepares citation; you publish and then file affidavit.) The Clerk's Office will handle the citation by publication on the website maintained by OCA.
4. Section 202.057 affidavit or certificate. See the statute; don't forget 202.057(a)(2)(A)!
2. Consents from all heirs if seeking independent administration.
Filing & Service rules
Electronic Filing Rules
The Will must not be e-filed with the application.
Please do not e-file the will with your application.
Civil cases
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When applicable, the listed probate-hearing prerequisites must be completed and e-filed before requesting a hearing date.
When applicable, the following must be completed and e-filed before you request a hearing date:
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Do not e-file documents that should be signed after a hearing; they must be signed at or after the hearing, and unsigned versions need not be e-filed.
2. DO NOT E-FILE documents that should be signed after a hearing such as testimony, oaths, and Proof of Death and Other Facts. These documents must be signed either at or after the hearing, and there is no need for unsigned versions of these documents to be E-Filed.
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The probate application must be filed electronically.
1. E-File the application.
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3. E-FILE THE ORDER. This will facilitate the Judge being able to sign the Order electronically and for the filing party and any e-served parties to receive signed copies of the Order.
3. E-FILE THE ORDER. This will facilitate the Judge being able to sign the Order electronically and for the filing party and any e-served parties to receive signed copies of the Order.
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Signed documents may be e-filed after a remote hearing.
Signed documents may be E-filed after a remote hearing (Zoom, MS Teams, etc.)
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Filing Timing and Cure Windows
An original Will, or a copy of a Will being probated, must be physically filed with the Clerk within three business days of filing the application.
1. TRCP Rule 21(f) (12) requires that any original Will must be physically filed in the Clerk's office within three business days of electronically filing the application. Additionally, if you are probating a copy of a Will, the copy must be physically filed in the Clerk's office with three business days of filing the application.
Civil cases
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The proposed Proof of Death, Order Admitting Will to Probate, Oath, and other hearing documents must be submitted at least three days before the hearing.
1. Please EMAIL the proposed Proof of Death, Order Admitting Will to Probate, Oath and any other hearing documents to the Court at tricia.sneed@co.lampasas.tx.us. Please submit documents at least 3 days prior to the hearing.
Civil cases
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Service and Proof of Service Rules
Citation must be served on, or a waiver form obtained from, all non-applicant heirs and other persons entitled to notice under Texas Estates Code §202.008.
1. Service of citation on - or waiver form - all non-applicant heirs and other persons requiring notice under Texas Estates Code §202.008.
Civil cases
Page 1 | When applicable, the following must be completed and e-filed before you request a hearing date
For heirship determination, the Clerk prepares the citation, the filer publishes it in a newspaper and then files the affidavit, and the Clerk’s Office handles publication on the OCA-maintained website.
3. Affidavit of citation by publication in a newspaper for heirship determination. (Clerk prepares citation; you publish and then file affidavit.) The Clerk's Office will handle the citation by publication on the website maintained by OCA.
Civil cases
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Sealing & Redaction Procedures
The Social Security Number on the decedent’s death certificate must be redacted when the certificate is emailed under this instruction.
2. If the death occurred outside of Lampasas County, please email Decedent's death certificate (Social Security Number redacted) to tricia.sneed@co.lampasas.tx.us.
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Chambers Communication Rules
Email the proposed Proof of Death, Order Admitting Will to Probate, Oath, and other hearing documents to the Court at least three days before the hearing.
1. Please EMAIL the proposed Proof of Death, Order Admitting Will to Probate, Oath and any other hearing documents to the Court at tricia.sneed@co.lampasas.tx.us. Please submit documents at least 3 days prior to the hearing.
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If the death occurred outside Lampasas County, email the decedent’s death certificate with the Social Security Number redacted to the specified address.
2. If the death occurred outside of Lampasas County, please email Decedent's death certificate (Social Security Number redacted) to tricia.sneed@co.lampasas.tx.us.
Civil cases
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