With the largest population in the State of Texas, the City of Houston has many probate cases everyday. Our team of probate attorneys in Houston are committed to handling cases and guide clients through the intricacies of the Harris County Probate Court system.
Since the probate process will take place in the county that the decedent resided, Houston probate cases will be held within the Harris County Probate Courts.
Houston probates will be within one of four statutory probate courts:
The judges for all four probate courts have agreed to the Harris County Local Court Rules, but each judge has their own manner hearing cases and operating their court. What works in one court in Harris County may very well not work in another court in Harris County.
For filing information and probate records in Houston, please contact the Harris County Clerk. The Harris County Clerk maintains probate records.
The Harris County Clerk makes unofficial versions of the probate records available to the public for free on its website. The information for the Harris County Clerk can be found below:
Local Expertise: With a focus on probate and assisting clients in Houston, we understand local peculiarities and leverage our established network to expedite the probate process.
Vast Experience: Our attorneys bring years of dedicated experience in navigating Harris County’s probate system.
Client-Centered Approach: We recognize the emotional stress often associated with probate administration. Our objective is to alleviate this stress by providing you with top-notch legal support.
Contact us today to arrange a FREE consultation and make the probate process simpler for you.
Our Houston Probate Attorneys provide a full range of probate services to our clients, including helping with probate administrations. Affordable rates, fixed fees, and payment plans are available. We provide step-by-step instructions, guidance, checklists, and more for completing the probate process. We have years of combined experience we can use to support and guide you with probate and estate matters.
A family member signs over her home to a grandchild. Weeks later, she’s declared legally incapacitated. The family questions whether she truly understood what she was doing when she signed. But here’s the challenge: nobody performed a mental evaluation on the exact day she signed the deed. Does that mean the deed stands? This scenario…
When someone dies owing you money secured by real property, you face important choices about how to collect. You hold a lien on the property itself. But what if the property doesn’t sell for enough to cover the full debt plus all accrued interest, late fees, and attorney’s fees? Can you pursue the estate for…
When a loved one passes away in Texas, their will typically undergoes routine probate proceedings. Most wills follow a predictable format—several pages of bequests and instructions, concluding with a signature line where the testator signs above their printed name, followed by witness signatures. But what happens when the testator’s signature appears somewhere unexpected, perhaps on…