(This is provided for information purposes only. Due to several reasons, the information provided may have changed or can be different in certain circumstances. Contact the court for clarification).

General Information

• To submit into Probate court, select Fort Bend County Court and then select Probate or Mental Health as the Case Category.
• Credit Cards Accepted: Visa, MasterCard, American Express
• Court is integrated. Case information for an existing case will be provided to you.
• Court is charging the $2 cost recovery fee.
• Attachments are not allowed.
• Multiple lead documents per filing are allowed.

Downloadable Documents

• Probate Copy Request form: www.fortbendcountytx.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=6524

Initial Filings

• The Application to Probate and Civil Case Information Sheet must be filed first. Attach the Civil Case Information after the last page of the Application to Probate.
• All other documents, including the will are filed after the Application is accepted.
• Complete the Probate Copy Request form or create a cover letter to request citations and the like. Upload it as the lead document.
• Order and pay for Citation Requests, Copies and the like under Court Services.
• The addresses of the plaintiff are not required. The addresses of the defendants are not required.
• In preparing an Original Petition all parties should be listed.

Subsequent Filings

• Items not needing a file stamp (proposed orders, notices, etc) should not have a cover letter as the lead document.
• Proposed orders should be filed as lead documents.
• Exhibits should be filed as lead documents.
• Complete the Probate Copy Request form or create a cover letter to request citations and the like. Upload it as the lead document.
• Order and pay for Citation Requests, Copies and the like under Court Services.

Case Information Availability

       This jurisdiction’s Case Management System, (CMS) is fully integrated into the State eFiling system.

       When you are making a subsequent eFiling into an existing case for this jurisdiction your case should be available in the eFiling system and your case information will be automatically imported.

       If the case is not found, please recheck your search criteria. If the system still does not return your case, please send an email to support@filetime.com. We will contact the State eFiling system and jurisdiction to correct the issue.