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The Honorable Guy Herman
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Probate Court
Travis County Courthouse
P.O. Box 1748
1000 Guadalupe
Room 217
Austin, Texas 78767
(512) 854-9258
Fax: (512) 854-4418
Hours: M-F, 8:00-12:00 & 1:00-5:00
Directions to the Travis County Courthouse.
Information for prospective jurors.
The probate court is a statutory probate court headed by an elected judge, the Honorable Guy Herman. The probate court is also served by Associate Judge Dan Prashner.
In general, the probate court probates the wills of deceased persons, declares the heirs of deceased persons who die without a will, establishes guardianships for incapacitated persons and minors, supervises court-ordered involuntary mental health commitments, and administers all eminent domain cases initiated in Travis County.
The probate court also has jurisdiction to hear lawsuits appertaining to or incident to an estate of a decedent or ward as well as actions by or against a personal representative of a decedent’s or ward’s estate. These ancillary cases cover a wide range of topics, from products liability to fiduciary litigation to medical malpractice to family law.
Probate Court News
- REVISED! The Uncontested Docket: When the Decedent Dies With a Will (pdf version)
- NEW! Uncontested Guardianship Docket Procedures
- REVISED! Uncontested Docket Heirship Setting Request Form (pdf version)
- REVISED! Uncontested Docket Heirship Setting Request Form (Word-form version)
- NEW! Regular docket Heirship Setting Request Form (pdf version)
- NEW! Regular Docket Heirship Setting Request Form (Word-form version)
- Court Policy Regarding Pro Se Applicants: Information for the non-lawyer
- Administrative Order Regarding Applications to Probate a Copy of a Lost Will or a Lost Will without a Copy
- Administrative Order Regarding Applications to Probate a Will More Than Four Years after the Testator’s Death
Information on the Probate Court E-Courtroom implementation is available on this site.
"First Friday" Free CLE at the Probate Court
The Probate Court sponsors eight CLE sessions each year
From the Clerk's Office
For questions please contact the Civil and Probate Division of County Clerk's office.
The links to the index pages below will take you to the County Clerk's records search web site.
- Online Probate indexes and redacted documents.
- Search Computerized Deed Indexes
and Test Redacted Images
(http://tccweb.co.travis.tx.us/)
Probate Court Local Rules
- Probate Court Local Rules
- Probate Court E-Courtroom Local Rules
- Probate Court E-Filing Rules
- Probate Court Recording & Broadcasting Local Rules
- Guidelines for Submitting Uncontested Probate-Docket Paperwork
- Uncontested Guardianship Docket Procedures
Documents:
Documents are also available on the Probate, Guardianship, and Mental Health pages.
These files require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view or print. The reader can be downloaded free from Adobe.
- 2011 Jury Schedule
- 2012 Jury Schedule
- Court Policy Regarding Pro Se Applicants Information for the non-lawyer
- Court Registry General Information Form
- Removal of Section 867 Trustees
- Attorney's Fees in Probate Court
- Seniors & the Law, Texas Young Lawyers Association
- Las Personas Adultas Mayores y la Ley, Texas Young Lawyers Association
- Medicaid Estate Recovery, DADS
- Programa de Recuperación de Medicaid, DADS
Hearings
Hearing information is also listed on the Probate, Guardianship and Mental Health pages
Schedule hearings with the Probate Court Coordinator. For emergency settings such as TROs and Temporary Administrations, please first contact the Probate Court Administrator.
Basic hearing schedule during non-jury weeks:
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Monday: |
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.--hearings except uncontested probate and uncontested guardianship |
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Tuesday: |
8:30 to 10:00 a.m.--uncontested probate docket, including heirships |
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Wednesday: |
8:30 a.m. until finished--Mental Health Court at the Austin State Hospital |
Thursday: |
8:30 to 10:00 a.m.--uncontested probate docket, including record cases other than heirships |
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Friday: |
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.--hearings except uncontested probate and uncontested guardianship |
Last Modified:
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 4:03 PM
