Conflicts, scope, attorney availability, and fit are confirmed before representation.
Source-backed
County process notes and legal timing statements link to current primary authority.
Profession-safe
No title conclusion, fee-sharing promise, closing guarantee, or automatic acceptance.
One handoff, three professional contexts
Send high-level facts to intake. WG Law screens the legal matter while each referring professional keeps control of their own duties and decisions.
Referring attorneys
A direct intake path for probate administration, heirship, inherited-property, and contested-estate matters that fall outside your scope or capacity.
A Collin County estate needs administration or heirship counsel
A will, fiduciary appointment, or beneficiary position is disputed
The matter needs probate counsel before a real estate transaction can move forward
Any co-counsel, association, or fee-division discussion is separate from this hub and must comply with Texas Rule 1.04, including required client consent.
Escrow and title professionals
A lawyer-led handoff when a file presents a possible probate, heirship, or estate-authority question. Your team keeps control of its own title and underwriting requirements.
Record title remains in a deceased owner
The proposed signer has no clear court-issued authority
A title requirement refers to probate, heirship, or estate documents
Real estate professionals
A focused screening route when a death or estate issue may affect who can sign, whether court authority is needed, or what information counsel must review.
A seller died before listing or closing
Family members disagree about authority or distribution
A closing date is approaching but the probate path is still unclear
When to use the hub
You do not need to diagnose the probate path. Flag the facts and let an attorney determine what, if anything, should happen next.
Collin County venue is fact-specific. Texas Estates Code Section 33.001 generally starts with the county where a Texas decedent was domiciled, with different rules when there was no Texas domicile.
The decedent lived in Collin County or the estate may otherwise have Collin County venue
A deed, title commitment, contract, or proposed closing involves a deceased owner
No one has clear court-issued authority to sign for the estate
There may be no will, a missing original will, or an heirship issue
A beneficiary, executor, creditor, or family member disputes the proposed path
The fourth anniversary of death, a hearing, or a closing date may be approaching
What the current sources establish
These are routing facts, not a conclusion that a particular estate qualifies for a procedure or that a filing will resolve a title requirement.
County administration cases require counsel
Collin County Probate Court states that an attorney is required in probate cases requiring estate administration. Intake determines whether WG Law can take the matter after conflicts and fit review.
The original will affects setting
The Collin County Clerk says the original will must be delivered within three days after e-filing and acceptance, and that a hearing generally is not set until the original is received.
Venue starts with statutory facts
Texas Estates Code Sections 33.001 and 33.004 provide the venue rules for probate, administration, and heirship proceedings. Property location alone does not answer every venue question.
Four years is a screening trigger
Texas Estates Code Section 256.003 states the general four-year rule for admitting a will, with a statutory lack-of-default exception. An approaching anniversary belongs in the referral notes.
The handoff stays human
The form records the referral source and first-touch context, then routes the matter through the firm's existing intake and WardCRM delivery path.
Share the signal
Send the professional role, issue category, county, and actual timing concern. Keep sensitive identifiers and documents out of the public form.
Intake screens
A person checks conflicts, geographic fit, scope, attorney availability, and what information is needed for the next step.
Counsel follows up
If the matter may fit, an attorney or intake team member explains the next conversation. Acceptance requires a written engagement.
Probate administration inquiries route to Therese Gutierrez and Philip Burgess. Contested-estate and fiduciary-dispute inquiries route to Therese. Intake still confirms conflicts, capacity, scope, and the appropriate attorney for the facts.
Use high-level facts only. The stable form source and first-touch landing context let WardCRM distinguish this hub from a general website inquiry.
Response target: one business day for intake review.
Urgent timing: call 214-250-4407 after submitting. The website does not provide emergency legal advice.
No online booking: intake coordinates the next conversation after screening.
Referral questions
What information should I send with a Collin County probate referral?+
Start with your contact information, your professional role, the county, whether an original will is known, the general probate or inherited-property issue, and any real deadline such as a hearing or closing date. Do not place Social Security numbers, account numbers, dates of birth, or confidential documents in the public form. Intake will explain the secure next step after conflicts and fit are screened.
Does submitting a referral create an attorney-client relationship?+
No. WG Law must complete conflicts and fit review, confirm scope and attorney availability, and enter a written engagement before the firm represents anyone. A referral form submission does not promise acceptance or create an attorney-client relationship.
Can WG Law coordinate with a title company or real estate professional?+
Yes, when the client authorizes it and the matter is accepted. Probate counsel can explain the court process and provide filed or signed documents. The title or escrow company independently applies its own title, underwriting, closing, and document requirements. WG Law does not promise that a particular probate filing will satisfy those requirements or preserve a closing date.
Does WG Law pay referral fees to escrow officers or real estate professionals?+
No. This hub is a professional intake and coordination path, not a compensation program for nonlawyer referrals.
How are attorney referral or co-counsel arrangements handled?+
Any association, division of work, or division of fees is discussed separately after conflicts and matter fit are reviewed. If a fee division is proposed, it must comply with Texas Disciplinary Rule of Professional Conduct 1.04, including the required client consent. The hub itself makes no fee-sharing promise.
Is there a deadline for probating a will in Texas?+
Texas Estates Code Section 256.003 generally bars admission of a will after the fourth anniversary of death unless the applicant proves the statutory lack-of-default exception. Other procedures and deadlines may apply to the facts. If the fourth anniversary may be approaching, identify the date in the referral so an attorney can screen it promptly.
Primary sources
Reviewed August 31, 2026. Linked sources control over this educational summary.
Collin County Probate Court
Probate Cases
The court describes its probate docket, original-will process, hearing-setting information, and attorney requirement for cases requiring estate administration.
The clerk states that an original will must be delivered within three days after the probate application is e-filed and accepted, and that a hearing generally waits for the original will.
Section 33.001 supplies the venue rules for admitting a will to probate or seeking letters of administration. Section 33.004 addresses venue for heirship proceedings.
Section 256.003 provides the general four-year limit for admitting a will to probate, subject to the statute's stated exceptions and proof requirements.
Rule 1.04(f) and (g) govern lawyer-to-lawyer fee divisions and require a compliant arrangement, including the client's prior written consent. This hub does not promise a referral fee.
General education only. The page does not provide legal or title advice, determine venue, promise representation, predict a court or underwriting decision, or guarantee that a transaction will close. No attorney-client relationship is created without a written engagement.
