Pearland firm serving Brazoria, Harris, and Fort Bend counties across every Texas probate track — court-supervised administration, muniment of title, small-estate affidavit, and ancillary probate for out-of-state property. Three attorneys draft wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives, and represent executors and beneficiaries through estate administration.
Probate in Fort Bend County
Probate Court Record
Fort Bend County Courts at Law
Fort Bend County
Phone
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Office
1422 Eugene Heimann Circle, Suite 11005, Richmond, TX 77469
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E-filing
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Attorney of record required
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Asset Protection Firms Serving Fort Bend County
West Houston firm on S. Dairy Ashford handling probate alongside business and tax work. Probate services include will admission, contested wills, intestate heirship and dependent administration, muniment of title, trust litigation, and receivership. Founder Harold "Hap" May is a CPA with an LLM in tax law.
Houston firm on Kirby Drive representing executors, heirs, and beneficiaries through probate and trust administration, heirship determinations, intestacy, and creditor claims against estates, serving Harris County and surrounding counties. The attorneys carry over half a century of combined experience and take qualifying contested will cases with no upfront fees.
Boutique Houston firm in the Galleria area serving Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery, and Brazoria counties. Settles estates through probate and the administration of wills and trusts, and handles guardianship, asset protection, and business succession alongside estate planning. Partner David A. Jackson is board certified in estate planning and probate law. Complimentary initial consultation.
Estate planning and probate firm based in Cedar Park with six more offices across Austin, Round Rock, Bellaire, and Arlington. Handles probate administration and avoidance, muniment of title, small estate affidavits, trust administration, guardianship, will contests, and breach of fiduciary duty claims. Eight attorneys split between planning and probate teams.
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Forms for Planning Your Estate in Texas
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Revocable Living Trust
Create a revocable living trust to avoid probate, protect privacy, and control asset distribution.
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Pour-Over Will
In Texas, a pour-over will is signed before 2Tex. Est. Code § 251.051Verified Sep 16, 2026View source witnesses and moves anything left outside the trust into it through probate.
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Transfer on Death Deed
In Texas, a transfer on death deed is signed before a notaryTex. Estates Code 114.001 to 114.106Verified Oct 19, 2026View source, then recorded with the county before the owner's deathTex. Estates Code 114.001 to 114.106Verified Oct 19, 2026View source.
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Last Will and Testament
In Texas, a will is signed before 2Tex. Est. Code § 251.051Verified Sep 16, 2026View source witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimonyTex. Est. Code § 251.051Verified Sep 16, 2026View source.
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Tools for Planning Your Estate in Texas
Free tools for planning your estate in Texas: will and trust costs, trust or TOD deed, and the signing rules. Run each tool for Texas and read its answer.
Trust or Will: Which Costs Less?
In Texas, a will-based plan pays probate attorney fees of typically 2.2%Modeled estimate under Tex. Est. Code § 352.051 (reasonable and necessarily incurred fees; no statutory percentage): the hours the statutory fee schedules imply, at the state's surveyed hourly rateVerified Sep 8, 2026View source to 3.5%Modeled estimate under Tex. Est. Code § 352.051 (reasonable and necessarily incurred fees; no statutory percentage): the hours the statutory fee schedules imply, at the state's surveyed hourly rateVerified Sep 8, 2026View source of the estate; a funded revocable trust keeps those assets out of probate and off that fee.
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How Much Does a Revocable Living Trust Cost?
An attorney-prepared revocable living trust in Texas runs $4,130Estimate: 10 hours at $413, Clio's Texas Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $6,195Estimate: 15 hours at $413, Clio's Texas Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source for an individual, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.
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Do I Need a TOD Deed?
Texas authorizes transfer on death deedsTex. Estates Code 114.001 to 114.106Verified Oct 17, 2026View source: a recorded, revocable deed that passes real property at death outside probate.
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Are My Beneficiary Designations Protected?
Texas automatically revokes an ex-spouse as beneficiary at divorceTex. Fam. Code § 9.301; Tex. Fam. Code § 9.302; Tex. Est. Code § 123.052; Tex. Est. Code § 123.151; Tex. Est. Code § 114.057Verified Sep 15, 2026View source; employer plans under ERISA follow federal rules either way, so a 401(k) beneficiary changes only by a new designation.
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