Tarrant County Probate Bar Association News

Odyssey Migration and eFile Interruption

Shawna Young — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 19:48:53 GMT

Tarrant County will complete an upgrade that will impact the County Clerk Civil Division’s (County Courts at Law and Probate) case management system (Odyssey) on Friday, April 25, 2025.

The short disruption to services will occur between midnight (12 AM) and 10 AM. During this time, the following applications will not be available to our clerks and/or legal partners:

eFileTexas (electronic filing system): Filers can continue to submit filings through their service providers. The clerks, however, will not be able to process filings into Odyssey.

Secured Attorney Access and re:SearchTX: These applications pull their data from Odyssey. They will not be functional while Odyssey is down.

Tarrant County Public Access (Case Record Search and Court Calendar features for Probate, CCL and JP Courts): The above-described portions of this application also pull data from Odyssey. They will not be functional while Odyssey is down.

Please contact the courts directly if you file anything time sensitive April 24 – April 25, 2025.

2024 Fiduciary Litigation Seminar - SAVE THE DATE

Shawna Young — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 17:40:51 GMT

SAVE THE DATE!!

2024 Fiduciary Litigation Seminar

Where: Texas A&M University School of Law

When: September 13, 2024

2023 ESTATE, GIFT, & GST EXEMPTIONS

Shawna Young — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 17:18:52 GMT

Estate Tax Applicable Exclusion (per person)	$12,920,000
Applicable Estate Tax Credit Amount	$4,769,800
Gift Tax Lifetime Exemption	$12,920,000
Starting Tax Rate Above Estate (or Gift) Exemption Amount	40%
Annual Gift Tax Exclusion	$17,000
GST Tax Exemption	$12,920,000
GST Flat Tax Rate	40%

Thank you to Catherine Goodman for this contribution!

2022 Estate, Gift, & GST Exemptions

Shawna Young — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:53:05 GMT

Estate Tax Applicable Exclusion	$12,060,000
Applicable Estate Tax Credit Amount	$4,769,800
Gift Tax Lifetime Exemption	$12,060,000
Starting Tax Rate Above Estate (or Gift) Exemption Amount	40%
Annual Gift Tax Exclusion	$16,000
GST Tax Exemption	$12,060,000
GST Flat Tax Rate	40%

2022 Fiduciary Litigation Seminar - Save the Date!

Shawna Young — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 18:34:43 GMT

When: September 16, 2022

8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Location: TCBA, 1315 Calhoun St, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Tarrant County Clerk Fee Notice - Jury Fee

Shawna Young — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:46:05 GMT

New Public Benefit Numbers for 2022

Shawna Young — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:03:04 GMT

2022 amounts to calculate eligibility for public benefits:

Social Security cost of living increase - 5.9%
Medicare Part B premiums - $170.10
SSI Monthly Income - $841 (Single); $1,261 (Married)
Medicaid Monthly Income Cap - $2,523 (Single); $5,046 (Married, both applying)
Medicaid Resource Limit - $2,000 (Single); $3,000 (Married, both applying)
Minimum Protected Resource Amount - $27,480
Maximum Protected Resource - $137,400
Spousal Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance - $3,435
Maximum Residence Value for Exclusion - $636,000