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Chambers County probate docket: judge declares heirs in Cooling case and admits multiple wills, names independent executors
Summary
At a Chambers County probate docket, the court declared heirship in an intestate Cooling case and admitted wills in several estates, appointing named independent executors and noting a small ad litem fee for public notice.
At a consolidated probate docket in Chambers County, the court declared heirship in one intestate matter and admitted multiple wills, appointing independent executors in the estates described.
The court declared heirship in Cause No. 6 for Catherine Melvina Cooling, finding that Cooling, who died May 6, 2022, resided in Baytown, Chambers County, and left two biological sons, Patrick Lee Cooling and Michael Stewart Cooling, as her only heirs. The court reviewed marriage and death records and approved a judgment declaring the two men the decedent’s heirs; the court also discussed and approved an outstanding ad litem notice fee of $7.50 to be submitted to the clerk.
Several wills were admitted to probate during the docket. In Cause No. 9, counsel reported that…
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