Application for Probate
Texas probate law requires that you wait about 2 weeks before you can have a hearing on the probate application. The court will determine if it's necessary to open the Administration of the estate or to recognize the decedent's will as valid.
During these 2 weeks, the County Clerk will post a notice at the courhouse that an applicaion for probate has been filed. The posting serves as notice to anyone who might want to contest the will or administraton that there are a certain number of days for them to do that. If no contest is made within that time, the court can move forward in opening the administration and/or recognizing the validity of the will.
Once the waiting period has passed a hearing will be held before the…