Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 1 admits wills, appoints executors and approves guardianship transfer in multi‑case docket

At a docket hearing before Fort Bend County Court at Law No. 1, the court admitted several wills to probate, appointed executors and administrators, accepted a guardianship transfer from Harris County and set a bond in one administration matter.

Why it matters: the orders establish who has authority to manage estates, whether appraisers or bonds are required, and where guardianship business will be handled — all actions that affect property transfers, distribution to heirs and the administration of decedents’ affairs in Fort Bend County.

The court took the following formal actions (cases listed by file number and decedent):

24 CPR 041781 — Estate of Terence (Teron) Schaeffer: The court admitted the will shown on the record, found a necessity for administration, appointed Kenton E. Schaeffer as independent executor to serve without bond and waived the necessity for appraisers. The judge offered condolences to the family, saying, “I’m very sorry for your loss.”

24 CPR 041668 — Estate of Charles Brothers (aka Charles Shields Brothers III): The court admitted a holographic will dated Dec. 14, 2020 into probate, found the will valid after…