Texas Probate Court Finder
For detailed information about the probate court procedures in your county, including relevant forms, fees, and contact information, please enter your ZIP code or select your county. This will direct you to a page providing tailored information about the probate court in your area.
Texas Probate Courts
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Harris County Probate Court
County Seat: (Houston) FIPS: 48201 - pop.4,731,145 -
Dallas County Probate Court
County Seat: (Dallas) FIPS: 48113 - pop.2,613,539 -
Tarrant County Probate Court
County Seat: (Fort Worth) FIPS: 48439 - pop.2,110,640 -
Bexar County Probate Court
County Seat: (San Antonio) FIPS: 48029 - pop.2,009,324 -
Travis County Probate Court
County Seat: (Austin) FIPS: 48453 - pop.1,290,188 -
Collin County Probate Court
County Seat: (McKinney) FIPS: 48085 - pop.1,064,465 -
Denton County Probate Court
County Seat: (Denton) FIPS: 48121 - pop.906,422 -
Hidalgo County Probate Court
County Seat: (Edinburg) FIPS: 48215 - pop.870,781 -
El Paso County Probate Court
County Seat: (El Paso) FIPS: 48141 - pop.865,657 -
Fort Bend County Probate Court
County Seat: (Richmond) FIPS: 48157 - pop.822,779 -
Montgomery County Probate Court
County Seat: (Conroe) FIPS: 48339 - pop.620,443 -
Williamson County Probate Court
County Seat: (Georgetown) FIPS: 48491 - pop.609,017 -
Cameron County Probate Court
County Seat: (Brownsville) FIPS: 48061 - pop.421,017 -
Brazoria County Probate Court
County Seat: (Angleton) FIPS: 48039 - pop.372,031 -
Bell County Probate Court
County Seat: (Belton) FIPS: 48027 - pop.370,647 -
Nueces County Probate Court
County Seat: (Corpus Christi) FIPS: 48355 - pop.353,178 -
Galveston County Probate Court
County Seat: (Galveston) FIPS: 48167 - pop.350,682 -
Lubbock County Probate Court
County Seat: (Lubbock) FIPS: 48303 - pop.310,639 -
Webb County Probate Court
County Seat: (Laredo) FIPS: 48479 - pop.267,114 -
McLennan County Probate Court
County Seat: (Waco) FIPS: 48309 - pop.260,579 -
Jefferson County Probate Court
County Seat: (Beaumont) FIPS: 48245 - pop.256,526 -
Hays County Probate Court
County Seat: (San Marcos) FIPS: 48209 - pop.241,067 -
Brazos County Probate Court
County Seat: (Bryan) FIPS: 48041 - pop.233,849 -
Smith County Probate Court
County Seat: (Tyler) FIPS: 48423 - pop.233,479 -
Ellis County Probate Court
County Seat: (Waxahachie) FIPS: 48139 - pop.192,455 -
Johnson County Probate Court
County Seat: (Cleburne) FIPS: 48251 - pop.179,927 -
Guadalupe County Probate Court
County Seat: (Seguin) FIPS: 48187 - pop.172,706 -
Midland County Probate Court
County Seat: (Midland) FIPS: 48329 - pop.169,983 -
Ector County Probate Court
County Seat: (Odessa) FIPS: 48135 - pop.165,171 -
Comal County Probate Court
County Seat: (New Braunfels) FIPS: 48091 - pop.161,501 -
Parker County Probate Court
County Seat: (Weatherford) FIPS: 48367 - pop.148,222 -
Kaufman County Probate Court
County Seat: (Kaufman) FIPS: 48257 - pop.145,310 -
Taylor County Probate Court
County Seat: (Abilene) FIPS: 48441 - pop.143,208 -
Randall County Probate Court
County Seat: (Canyon) FIPS: 48381 - pop.140,753 -
Grayson County Probate Court
County Seat: (Sherman) FIPS: 48181 - pop.135,543 -
Wichita County Probate Court
County Seat: (Wichita Falls) FIPS: 48485 - pop.129,350 -
Gregg County Probate Court
County Seat: (Longview) FIPS: 48183 - pop.124,239 -
Tom Green County Probate Court
County Seat: (San Angelo) FIPS: 48451 - pop.120,003 -
Potter County Probate Court
County Seat: (Amarillo) FIPS: 48375 - pop.118,525 -
Rockwall County Probate Court
County Seat: (Rockwall) FIPS: 48397 - pop.107,819 -
Hunt County Probate Court
County Seat: (Greenville) FIPS: 48231 - pop.99,956 -
Bastrop County Probate Court
County Seat: (Bastrop) FIPS: 48021 - pop.97,216 -
Bowie County Probate Court
County Seat: (New Boston) FIPS: 48037 - pop.92,893 -
Liberty County Probate Court
County Seat: (Liberty) FIPS: 48291 - pop.91,628 -
Victoria County Probate Court
County Seat: (Victoria) FIPS: 48469 - pop.91,319 -
Angelina County Probate Court
County Seat: (Lufkin) FIPS: 48005 - pop.86,395 -
Orange County Probate Court
County Seat: (Orange) FIPS: 48361 - pop.84,808 -
Coryell County Probate Court
County Seat: (Gatesville) FIPS: 48099 - pop.83,093 -
Henderson County Probate Court
County Seat: (Athens) FIPS: 48213 - pop.82,150 -
Walker County Probate Court
County Seat: (Huntsville) FIPS: 48471 - pop.76,400 -
Harrison County Probate Court
County Seat: (Marshall) FIPS: 48203 - pop.68,839 -
San Patricio County Probate Court
County Seat: (Sinton) FIPS: 48409 - pop.68,755 -
Wise County Probate Court
County Seat: (Decatur) FIPS: 48497 - pop.68,632 -
Starr County Probate Court
County Seat: (Rio Grande City) FIPS: 48427 - pop.65,920 -
Nacogdoches County Probate Court
County Seat: (Nacogdoches) FIPS: 48347 - pop.64,653 -
Hood County Probate Court
County Seat: (Granbury) FIPS: 48221 - pop.61,598 -
Van Zandt County Probate Court
County Seat: (Canton) FIPS: 48467 - pop.59,541 -
Anderson County Probate Court
County Seat: (Palestine) FIPS: 48001 - pop.57,922 -
Maverick County Probate Court
County Seat: (Eagle Pass) FIPS: 48323 - pop.57,887 -
Waller County Probate Court
County Seat: (Hempstead) FIPS: 48473 - pop.56,794 -
Hardin County Probate Court
County Seat: (Kountze) FIPS: 48199 - pop.56,231 -
Navarro County Probate Court
County Seat: (Corsicana) FIPS: 48349 - pop.52,624 -
Kerr County Probate Court
County Seat: (Kerrville) FIPS: 48265 - pop.52,598 -
Rusk County Probate Court
County Seat: (Henderson) FIPS: 48401 - pop.52,214 -
Medina County Probate Court
County Seat: (Hondo) FIPS: 48325 - pop.50,748 -
Cherokee County Probate Court
County Seat: (Rusk) FIPS: 48073 - pop.50,412 -
Polk County Probate Court
County Seat: (Livingston) FIPS: 48373 - pop.50,123 -
Lamar County Probate Court
County Seat: (Paris) FIPS: 48277 - pop.50,088 -
Wilson County Probate Court
County Seat: (Floresville) FIPS: 48493 - pop.49,753 -
Burnet County Probate Court
County Seat: (Burnet) FIPS: 48053 - pop.49,130 -
Atascosa County Probate Court
County Seat: (Jourdanton) FIPS: 48013 - pop.48,981 -
Val Verde County Probate Court
County Seat: (Del Rio) FIPS: 48465 - pop.47,586 -
Chambers County Probate Court
County Seat: (Anahuac) FIPS: 48071 - pop.46,571 -
Caldwell County Probate Court
County Seat: (Lockhart) FIPS: 48055 - pop.45,883 -
Wood County Probate Court
County Seat: (Quitman) FIPS: 48499 - pop.44,843 -
Kendall County Probate Court
County Seat: (Boerne) FIPS: 48259 - pop.44,279 -
Erath County Probate Court
County Seat: (Stephenville) FIPS: 48143 - pop.42,545 -
Cooke County Probate Court
County Seat: (Gainesville) FIPS: 48097 - pop.41,668 -
Wharton County Probate Court
County Seat: (Wharton) FIPS: 48481 - pop.41,570 -
Upshur County Probate Court
County Seat: (Gilmer) FIPS: 48459 - pop.40,892 -
Jim Wells County Probate Court
County Seat: (Alice) FIPS: 48249 - pop.38,891 -
Brown County Probate Court
County Seat: (Brownwood) FIPS: 48049 - pop.38,095 -
Hopkins County Probate Court
County Seat: (Sulphur Springs) FIPS: 48223 - pop.36,787 -
Matagorda County Probate Court
County Seat: (Bay City) FIPS: 48321 - pop.36,255 -
Hill County Probate Court
County Seat: (Hillsboro) FIPS: 48217 - pop.35,874 -
Washington County Probate Court
County Seat: (Brenham) FIPS: 48477 - pop.35,805 -
Fannin County Probate Court
County Seat: (Bonham) FIPS: 48147 - pop.35,662 -
Howard County Probate Court
County Seat: (Big Spring) FIPS: 48227 - pop.34,860 -
Jasper County Probate Court
County Seat: (Jasper) FIPS: 48241 - pop.32,980 -
Hale County Probate Court
County Seat: (Plainview) FIPS: 48189 - pop.32,522 -
Titus County Probate Court
County Seat: (Mount Pleasant) FIPS: 48449 - pop.31,247 -
Bee County Probate Court
County Seat: (Beeville) FIPS: 48025 - pop.31,047 -
Kleberg County Probate Court
County Seat: (Kingsville) FIPS: 48273 - pop.31,040 -
Austin County Probate Court
County Seat: (Bellville) FIPS: 48015 - pop.30,167 -
Grimes County Probate Court
County Seat: (Anderson) FIPS: 48185 - pop.29,268 -
Cass County Probate Court
County Seat: (Linden) FIPS: 48067 - pop.28,454 -
Palo Pinto County Probate Court
County Seat: (Palo Pinto) FIPS: 48363 - pop.28,409 -
San Jacinto County Probate Court
County Seat: (Coldspring) FIPS: 48407 - pop.27,402 -
Gillespie County Probate Court
County Seat: (Fredericksburg) FIPS: 48171 - pop.26,725 -
Milam County Probate Court
County Seat: (Cameron) FIPS: 48331 - pop.24,754 -
Uvalde County Probate Court
County Seat: (Uvalde) FIPS: 48463 - pop.24,564 -
Fayette County Probate Court
County Seat: (La Grange) FIPS: 48149 - pop.24,435 -
Shelby County Probate Court
County Seat: (Center) FIPS: 48419 - pop.24,022 -
Aransas County Probate Court
County Seat: (Rockport) FIPS: 48007 - pop.23,830 -
Panola County Probate Court
County Seat: (Carthage) FIPS: 48365 - pop.22,491 -
Limestone County Probate Court
County Seat: (Groesbeck) FIPS: 48293 - pop.22,146 -
Houston County Probate Court
County Seat: (Crockett) FIPS: 48225 - pop.22,066 -
Lampasas County Probate Court
County Seat: (Lampasas) FIPS: 48281 - pop.21,627 -
Gaines County Probate Court
County Seat: (Seminole) FIPS: 48165 - pop.21,598 -
Hockley County Probate Court
County Seat: (Levelland) FIPS: 48219 - pop.21,537 -
Moore County Probate Court
County Seat: (Dumas) FIPS: 48341 - pop.21,358 -
Llano County Probate Court
County Seat: (Llano) FIPS: 48299 - pop.21,243 -
Gray County Probate Court
County Seat: (Pampa) FIPS: 48179 - pop.21,227 -
Bandera County Probate Court
County Seat: (Bandera) FIPS: 48019 - pop.20,851 -
Hutchinson County Probate Court
County Seat: (Stinnett) FIPS: 48233 - pop.20,617 -
Colorado County Probate Court
County Seat: (Columbus) FIPS: 48089 - pop.20,557 -
Lavaca County Probate Court
County Seat: (Hallettsville) FIPS: 48285 - pop.20,337 -
Willacy County Probate Court
County Seat: (Raymondville) FIPS: 48489 - pop.20,164 -
Calhoun County Probate Court
County Seat: (Port Lavaca) FIPS: 48057 - pop.20,106 -
Montague County Probate Court
County Seat: (Montague) FIPS: 48337 - pop.19,965 -
De Witt County Probate Court
County Seat: (Cuero) FIPS: 48123 - pop.19,824 -
Tyler County Probate Court
County Seat: (Woodville) FIPS: 48457 - pop.19,798 -
Jones County Probate Court
County Seat: (Anson) FIPS: 48253 - pop.19,663 -
Gonzales County Probate Court
County Seat: (Gonzales) FIPS: 48177 - pop.19,653 -
Freestone County Probate Court
County Seat: (Fairfield) FIPS: 48161 - pop.19,435 -
Andrews County Probate Court
County Seat: (Andrews) FIPS: 48003 - pop.18,610 -
Deaf Smith County Probate Court
County Seat: (Hereford) FIPS: 48117 - pop.18,583 -
Frio County Probate Court
County Seat: (Pearsall) FIPS: 48163 - pop.18,385 -
Bosque County Probate Court
County Seat: (Meridian) FIPS: 48035 - pop.18,235 -
Young County Probate Court
County Seat: (Graham) FIPS: 48503 - pop.17,867 -
Eastland County Probate Court
County Seat: (Eastland) FIPS: 48133 - pop.17,725 -
Burleson County Probate Court
County Seat: (Caldwell) FIPS: 48051 - pop.17,642 -
Lee County Probate Court
County Seat: (Giddings) FIPS: 48287 - pop.17,478 -
Falls County Probate Court
County Seat: (Marlin) FIPS: 48145 - pop.16,968 -
Scurry County Probate Court
County Seat: (Snyder) FIPS: 48415 - pop.16,932 -
Robertson County Probate Court
County Seat: (Franklin) FIPS: 48395 - pop.16,757 -
Leon County Probate Court
County Seat: (Centerville) FIPS: 48289 - pop.15,719 -
Pecos County Probate Court
County Seat: (Fort Stockton) FIPS: 48371 - pop.15,193 -
Jackson County Probate Court
County Seat: (Edna) FIPS: 48239 - pop.14,988 -
Reeves County Probate Court
County Seat: (Pecos) FIPS: 48389 - pop.14,748 -
Nolan County Probate Court
County Seat: (Sweetwater) FIPS: 48353 - pop.14,738 -
Karnes County Probate Court
County Seat: (Karnes City) FIPS: 48255 - pop.14,710 -
Zapata County Probate Court
County Seat: (Zapata) FIPS: 48505 - pop.13,889 -
Callahan County Probate Court
County Seat: (Baird) FIPS: 48059 - pop.13,708 -
Trinity County Probate Court
County Seat: (Groveton) FIPS: 48455 - pop.13,602 -
Comanche County Probate Court
County Seat: (Comanche) FIPS: 48093 - pop.13,594 -
Madison County Probate Court
County Seat: (Madisonville) FIPS: 48313 - pop.13,455 -
Lamb County Probate Court
County Seat: (Littlefield) FIPS: 48279 - pop.13,045 -
Wilbarger County Probate Court
County Seat: (Vernon) FIPS: 48487 - pop.12,887 -
Camp County Probate Court
County Seat: (Pittsburg) FIPS: 48063 - pop.12,464 -
Dawson County Probate Court
County Seat: (Lamesa) FIPS: 48115 - pop.12,456 -
Newton County Probate Court
County Seat: (Newton) FIPS: 48351 - pop.12,217 -
Rains County Probate Court
County Seat: (Emory) FIPS: 48379 - pop.12,164 -
Morris County Probate Court
County Seat: (Daingerfield) FIPS: 48343 - pop.11,973 -
Terry County Probate Court
County Seat: (Brownfield) FIPS: 48445 - pop.11,831 -
Ward County Probate Court
County Seat: (Monahans) FIPS: 48475 - pop.11,644 -
Red River County Probate Court
County Seat: (Clarksville) FIPS: 48387 - pop.11,587 -
Blanco County Probate Court
County Seat: (Johnson City) FIPS: 48031 - pop.11,374 -
Live Oak County Probate Court
County Seat: (George West) FIPS: 48297 - pop.11,335 -
Franklin County Probate Court
County Seat: (Mount Vernon) FIPS: 48159 - pop.10,359 -
Clay County Probate Court
County Seat: (Henrietta) FIPS: 48077 - pop.10,218 -
Ochiltree County Probate Court
County Seat: (Perryton) FIPS: 48357 - pop.10,015 -
Runnels County Probate Court
County Seat: (Ballinger) FIPS: 48399 - pop.9,900 -
Sabine County Probate Court
County Seat: (Hemphill) FIPS: 48403 - pop.9,894 -
Parmer County Probate Court
County Seat: (Farwell) FIPS: 48369 - pop.9,869 -
Duval County Probate Court
County Seat: (San Diego) FIPS: 48131 - pop.9,831 -
Marion County Probate Court
County Seat: (Jefferson) FIPS: 48315 - pop.9,725 -
Zavala County Probate Court
County Seat: (Crystal City) FIPS: 48507 - pop.9,670 -
Brewster County Probate Court
County Seat: (Alpine) FIPS: 48043 - pop.9,546 -
Somervell County Probate Court
County Seat: (Glen Rose) FIPS: 48425 - pop.9,205 -
Stephens County Probate Court
County Seat: (Breckenridge) FIPS: 48429 - pop.9,101 -
Mitchell County Probate Court
County Seat: (Colorado City) FIPS: 48335 - pop.8,990 -
Dimmit County Probate Court
County Seat: (Carrizo Springs) FIPS: 48127 - pop.8,615 -
Archer County Probate Court
County Seat: (Archer City) FIPS: 48009 - pop.8,560 -
Jack County Probate Court
County Seat: (Jacksboro) FIPS: 48237 - pop.8,472 -
Hamilton County Probate Court
County Seat: (Hamilton) FIPS: 48193 - pop.8,222 -
San Augustine County Probate Court
County Seat: (San Augustine) FIPS: 48405 - pop.7,918 -
Winkler County Probate Court
County Seat: (Kermit) FIPS: 48495 - pop.7,791 -
Yoakum County Probate Court
County Seat: (Plains) FIPS: 48501 - pop.7,694 -
Coleman County Probate Court
County Seat: (Coleman) FIPS: 48083 - pop.7,684 -
McCulloch County Probate Court
County Seat: (Brady) FIPS: 48307 - pop.7,630 -
Castro County Probate Court
County Seat: (Dimmitt) FIPS: 48069 - pop.7,371 -
Dallam County Probate Court
County Seat: (Dalhart) FIPS: 48111 - pop.7,115 -
Brooks County Probate Court
County Seat: (Falfurrias) FIPS: 48047 - pop.7,076 -
Goliad County Probate Court
County Seat: (Goliad) FIPS: 48175 - pop.7,012 -
Swisher County Probate Court
County Seat: (Tulia) FIPS: 48437 - pop.6,971 -
Bailey County Probate Court
County Seat: (Muleshoe) FIPS: 48017 - pop.6,904 -
Refugio County Probate Court
County Seat: (Refugio) FIPS: 48391 - pop.6,741 -
Childress County Probate Court
County Seat: (Childress) FIPS: 48075 - pop.6,664 -
La Salle County Probate Court
County Seat: (Cotulla) FIPS: 48283 - pop.6,664 -
Presidio County Probate Court
County Seat: (Marfa) FIPS: 48377 - pop.6,131 -
Garza County Probate Court
County Seat: (Post) FIPS: 48169 - pop.5,816 -
Carson County Probate Court
County Seat: (Panhandle) FIPS: 48065 - pop.5,807 -
San Saba County Probate Court
County Seat: (San Saba) FIPS: 48411 - pop.5,730 -
Lynn County Probate Court
County Seat: (Tahoka) FIPS: 48305 - pop.5,596 -
Haskell County Probate Court
County Seat: (Haskell) FIPS: 48207 - pop.5,416 -
Floyd County Probate Court
County Seat: (Floydada) FIPS: 48153 - pop.5,402 -
Hartley County Probate Court
County Seat: (Channing) FIPS: 48205 - pop.5,382 -
Hansford County Probate Court
County Seat: (Spearman) FIPS: 48195 - pop.5,285 -
Martin County Probate Court
County Seat: (Stanton) FIPS: 48317 - pop.5,237 -
Delta County Probate Court
County Seat: (Cooper) FIPS: 48119 - pop.5,230 -
Crosby County Probate Court
County Seat: (Crosbyton) FIPS: 48107 - pop.5,133 -
Wheeler County Probate Court
County Seat: (Wheeler) FIPS: 48483 - pop.4,990 -
Jim Hogg County Probate Court
County Seat: (Hebbronville) FIPS: 48247 - pop.4,838 -
Crane County Probate Court
County Seat: (Crane) FIPS: 48103 - pop.4,675 -
Mills County Probate Court
County Seat: (Goldthwaite) FIPS: 48333 - pop.4,456 -
Kimble County Probate Court
County Seat: (Junction) FIPS: 48267 - pop.4,286 -
Mason County Probate Court
County Seat: (Mason) FIPS: 48319 - pop.3,953 -
Fisher County Probate Court
County Seat: (Roby) FIPS: 48151 - pop.3,672 -
Hardeman County Probate Court
County Seat: (Quanah) FIPS: 48197 - pop.3,549 -
Baylor County Probate Court
County Seat: (Seymour) FIPS: 48023 - pop.3,465 -
Reagan County Probate Court
County Seat: (Big Lake) FIPS: 48383 - pop.3,385 -
Hemphill County Probate Court
County Seat: (Canadian) FIPS: 48211 - pop.3,382 -
Sutton County Probate Court
County Seat: (Sonora) FIPS: 48435 - pop.3,372 -
Knox County Probate Court
County Seat: (Benjamin) FIPS: 48275 - pop.3,353 -
Upton County Probate Court
County Seat: (Rankin) FIPS: 48461 - pop.3,308 -
Concho County Probate Court
County Seat: (Paint Rock) FIPS: 48095 - pop.3,303 -
Coke County Probate Court
County Seat: (Robert Lee) FIPS: 48081 - pop.3,285 -
Donley County Probate Court
County Seat: (Clarendon) FIPS: 48129 - pop.3,258 -
Hudspeth County Probate Court
County Seat: (Sierra Blanca) FIPS: 48229 - pop.3,202 -
Kinney County Probate Court
County Seat: (Brackettville) FIPS: 48271 - pop.3,129 -
Shackelford County Probate Court
County Seat: (Albany) FIPS: 48417 - pop.3,105 -
Crockett County Probate Court
County Seat: (Ozona) FIPS: 48105 - pop.3,098 -
Lipscomb County Probate Court
County Seat: (Lipscomb) FIPS: 48295 - pop.3,059 -
Hall County Probate Court
County Seat: (Memphis) FIPS: 48191 - pop.2,825 -
Sherman County Probate Court
County Seat: (Stratford) FIPS: 48421 - pop.2,782 -
Real County Probate Court
County Seat: (Leakey) FIPS: 48385 - pop.2,758 -
Collingsworth County Probate Court
County Seat: (Wellington) FIPS: 48087 - pop.2,652 -
Cochran County Probate Court
County Seat: (Morton) FIPS: 48079 - pop.2,547 -
Schleicher County Probate Court
County Seat: (Eldorado) FIPS: 48413 - pop.2,451 -
Culberson County Probate Court
County Seat: (Van Horn) FIPS: 48109 - pop.2,188 -
Jeff Davis County Probate Court
County Seat: (Fort Davis) FIPS: 48243 - pop.1,996 -
Menard County Probate Court
County Seat: (Menard) FIPS: 48327 - pop.1,962 -
Armstrong County Probate Court
County Seat: (Claude) FIPS: 48011 - pop.1,848 -
Dickens County Probate Court
County Seat: (Dickens) FIPS: 48125 - pop.1,770 -
Oldham County Probate Court
County Seat: (Vega) FIPS: 48359 - pop.1,758 -
Irion County Probate Court
County Seat: (Mertzon) FIPS: 48235 - pop.1,513 -
Throckmorton County Probate Court
County Seat: (Throckmorton) FIPS: 48447 - pop.1,440 -
Briscoe County Probate Court
County Seat: (Silverton) FIPS: 48045 - pop.1,435 -
Edwards County Probate Court
County Seat: (Rocksprings) FIPS: 48137 - pop.1,422 -
Cottle County Probate Court
County Seat: (Paducah) FIPS: 48101 - pop.1,380 -
Sterling County Probate Court
County Seat: (Sterling City) FIPS: 48431 - pop.1,372 -
Stonewall County Probate Court
County Seat: (Aspermont) FIPS: 48433 - pop.1,245 -
Glasscock County Probate Court
County Seat: (Garden City) FIPS: 48173 - pop.1,116 -
Foard County Probate Court
County Seat: (Crowell) FIPS: 48155 - pop.1,095 -
Motley County Probate Court
County Seat: (Matador) FIPS: 48345 - pop.1,063 -
Roberts County Probate Court
County Seat: (Miami) FIPS: 48393 - pop.827 -
Terrell County Probate Court
County Seat: (Sanderson) FIPS: 48443 - pop.760 -
Kent County Probate Court
County Seat: (Jayton) FIPS: 48263 - pop.753 -
Borden County Probate Court
County Seat: (Gail) FIPS: 48033 - pop.631 -
McMullen County Probate Court
County Seat: (Tilden) FIPS: 48311 - pop.600 -
Kenedy County Probate Court
County Seat: (Sarita) FIPS: 48261 - pop.350 -
King County Probate Court
County Seat: (Guthrie) FIPS: 48269 - pop.265 -
Loving County Probate Court
County Seat: (Mentone) FIPS: 48301 - pop.64
How Texas Probate Courts Work
What Is Probate?
Probate refers to the legal process through which a deceased person's will is validated by a court. This process ensures that the deceased's assets are distributed according to their wishes as stated in the will, after any debts and taxes are paid.
What Are Probate Courts?
Probate courts, which are specialized judicial bodies, oversee these proceedings.
They also handle matters related to:
- estate administration,
- guardianships, and conservatorships
- when a will is not present
- or in cases of dispute.
It's important to note that the specific procedures and requirements of probate courts can vary significantly from one county to another across the United States. This variation is due to differences in state laws and local court rules. As a result, engaging with a probate court in one jurisdiction might be quite different from doing so in another.
Also, every state has simplified procedures for dealing with small estates... and most estates end up being "small," and most estates do not require the full probate process, especially if the deceased person owned property in one or more of the ways described below.
Types of Property That Does NOT Pass Through Probate Court
Many types of property are designed to bypass the probate process, allowing for a more streamlined transfer of assets upon someone's death. These include:
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Jointly Owned Property: Assets owned in joint tenancy with the right of survivorship or as tenants by the entirety automatically pass to the surviving owner without the need for probate. This is common with real estate, bank accounts, and vehicles owned jointly by two or more individuals.
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Payable-on-Death (POD) and Transfer-on-Death (TOD) Accounts: Financial accounts and securities that are designated as payable-on-death (POD) or transfer-on-death (TOD) can be transferred directly to the named beneficiary upon the account holder's death. This designation allows these assets to skip probate.
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Retirement Accounts and Life Insurance Policies: Funds from retirement accounts, such as IRAs and 401(k)s, and the proceeds from life insurance policies, when a beneficiary is named outside of the will, do not go through probate. These assets go directly to the beneficiaries named in the policies or account documents.
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Living Trusts: Property held in a living trust is another major category that avoids probate. The trust owns the assets, and upon the death of the individual who created the trust (the grantor), the property is transferred according to the terms of the trust, without the need for probate intervention.
These mechanisms are designed to simplify the transfer of assets, reduce the time and cost associated with probate, and ensure privacy since probate is a public process. Understanding which assets fall into these categories can be crucial for estate planning and ensuring a smooth transition of assets to beneficiaries.