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Hon. Susie Rowley

Associate Judge
Details:

Review Ancillary Docket
Review Submission Docket
Partial Distributions
Claims
Bills of Review
Trust Modifications
Temporary Restraining Orders
Temporary Administrations

Astrid Rivas

Court Manager & Court Coordinator/ADA Coordinator
832-927-1434
Details:

All Contested Matters
Trial Settings
Scheduling of Ancillary, Showcause and Scheduling Conferences Dockets
Dismissal for Want of Prosecution
Non-Suits
Substitution of Attorney

Nick Zeimetz

Staff Attorney/Guardianship Coordinator
832-927-1433

Details:

All Guardianship Matters
Applications For Temporary Guardianship
Attorney and Guardian Ad Litem Appointments (Guardianship)
Contested Guardianships
Review Appointee and Attorney Fees (Guardianships only)
Review Applications/Reports to Sell Property (Guardianships only)

Geoffrey Casavant

Staff Attorney
832-927-1402

Details:

Review Probate of Will Docket
Review Heirship Docket
Attorney Ad Litem Appointments on Heirship
Review Appointee Fees on Heirships only

Dawn King

Senior Court Guardianship Investigator
832-927-1435

Details:

Doctor's Letters
Annual visitations of wards
Investigation of Guardianships

Yaksha Shah

Assistant Court Investigator
832-927-1436

Details:

Chief Court Visitor
Supervision of court volunteers and interns
Review Annual and Final Reports
Annual Visitation of Wards
Assist with Investigation of Guardianships
Successor Appointments on Guardian of Person
Transfers of Guardianships (in state only)

Monique Gonzales

Guardianship Auditor
832-927-1439

Details:

Review Bonds
Review Inventories
Review Annual and Final Accounts
Applications to Close & Discharge
Applications to Reduce or Increase Bond
Motions for Expenditures, Ratifications, Reimbursements, compensation, and Allowances
Appointee & Trust Commissions
All 1301 Trust filings: Inventory, Annual and Final Accounts

Delores Medina

Decedent Auditor
832-927-1441

Details:

Bonds
Inventories
Extensions of time to file Inventory
Review Annual and Final Accounts
Applications to Close & Discharge
Applications to Reduce or Increase Bond

Karina Marino

Assistant Court Coordinator
832-927-1451

Details:

A/O Open Safe Deposit Box
Emergency Burial and Personal Property
Review Delayed Birth and Death Certificates
Review Small Estate Affidavits
Sets Ancillary Dockets

Marcella Lopez

Receptionist
832-927-1402

Details:

Sets Uncontested Probate of Will Dockets
Status of Signed Instruments

Review Inventories on Independent Estates
Review Notice to Beneficiaries on Independent Estates
Schedule Weddings
Sets Uncontested Heirship and Administration Dockets

Mary Ann Rodriguez

Court Reporter
832-927-1449

Details:

Transcripts

Kirk J. Fretty

Bailiff

Janie Drey

Court Clerk
713-274-8580