Search Bexar County Probate Court Records, Estate Cases, Guardianships & Court Filings
Use official Bexar County, Texas probate resources to search probate court records, access the Odyssey Portal, contact the Probate Clerk, find Probate Court 1, Probate Court 2, Probate Court 3, request copies or letters, review guardianship updates, and confirm the San Antonio courthouse location.
Choose what you need below. Bexar County probate users usually need case search, estate filings, copy or letter requests, guardianship information, eFiling help, hearing information, mental health probate court routing, or court contact details.
📂 Search probate case records
Use this for: Bexar County probate case lookup, estate files, guardianship cases, case numbers, party-name searches, and basic court record information.
Best official path: use Bexar County’s Probate Division page and the Bexar County Odyssey Portal for court records.
Important: if the online record does not show the document you need, contact the County Clerk’s Probate Department at 210-335-2241.
Bexar County Probate Court Quick Facts
Bexar County has multiple probate court resources for estate, guardianship, conservatorship, mental health, and related probate matters. The County Clerk’s Probate Department is the main clerk contact for probate records, copies, letters, order status, and probate case filing questions.
What This Bexar County Probate Court Guide Covers
Official Bexar County Probate Court Path in Texas
The official local path starts with the Bexar County Probate Division, the Bexar County Probate Courts, and the County Clerk’s Probate Department. Bexar County directs users to the Odyssey Portal for court-record searches and lists the Probate Department phone number as 210-335-2241.
For probate search intent, the most common mistake is confusing probate court records with district court records, criminal records, marriage records, property records, private background-check websites, or general county records. Estate files, wills, letters testamentary, letters of administration, guardianships, conservatorships, and probate-related mental health matters should begin with official Bexar County probate resources.
Use the County Clerk’s Probate Department for probate records, copies, letters, order status, filing questions, and probate clerk routing.
Use Probate Court 1, Probate Court 2, or Probate Court 3 resources for court-specific procedures, hearings, staff contacts, and judge-related information.
Use the Bexar County Odyssey Portal for official court-record searching before paying private record websites.
Use eFileTexas.gov and Bexar County local instructions for electronic filing, especially for attorney-filed probate matters.
How to Search Bexar County Probate Court Records Online
Bexar County’s Probate Division page directs users to the Bexar County Odyssey Portal for court-record searches. Use the strongest available search details, then contact the Probate Department if the online result is incomplete, sealed, restricted, recently filed, or missing the document you need.
Start with Bexar County Probate Division
Open the official Probate Division page first so you are using the correct Bexar County, Texas probate resource.
Search the Odyssey Portal
Use the Bexar County Odyssey Portal for probate court records, case numbers, party names, estate names, guardianship cases, and docket information.
Confirm the case type
Estate cases, guardianship cases, conservatorship cases, mental health probate matters, and ancillary probate matters may have different access and routing rules.
Contact the Probate Department if needed
If you need copies, letters, order status, certified documents, or help identifying the proper probate court, contact the County Clerk’s Probate Department.
Bexar County Probate Court 1, Probate Court 2 and Probate Court 3
Bexar County lists separate probate court contacts for Probate Court 1, Probate Court 2, Probate Court 3, the Mental Health Court, and the Probate Clerk. Use the court-specific page when you need procedures, hearing settings, staff contacts, or judge-specific instructions.
Address: 100 Dolorosa, Room 117, San Antonio, TX 78205.
Phone: 210-335-2546.
Fax: 210-335-2993.
Address: 100 Dolorosa, Room 123, San Antonio, TX 78205.
Phone: 210-335-2678.
Fax: 210-335-3398.
Address: 100 Dolorosa, Suite 1.20, San Antonio, TX 78205.
Phone: 210-335-1917.
Address: 100 Dolorosa, Basement, Old Courthouse, San Antonio, TX 78205.
Phone: 210-335-2241.
Opening an Estate or Probating a Will in Bexar County
Bexar County probate filings can include applications to probate a will, independent administration, dependent administration, muniment of title, heirship proceedings, small estate affidavits, letters testamentary, letters of administration, estate inventories, accountings, claims, and related court orders.
Use this path when an original will must be filed, admitted, or connected to appointment of an executor or personal representative.
Use this path when a decedent’s estate needs legal authority for assets, debts, claims, transfers, notices, or court-supervised administration.
Banks, title companies, agencies, and asset holders may require letters testamentary, letters of administration, or certified orders.
Estate files may involve creditor claims, inventories, accountings, appraisements, estate closings, and court approvals.
Bexar County Guardianship and Conservatorship Information
Bexar County probate courts handle guardianship and related protected-person matters. The Bexar County Probate Division also notes that, effective October 1, 2025, the Probate Department implemented a new case numbering system for guardianship cases.
A guardian may be appointed to make certain personal, medical, placement, or care-related decisions when a guardianship is legally appropriate.
Guardianship matters may involve property, funds, assets, annual accountings, bonds, court reports, and court supervision.
For guardianship filings, verify current case-number rules because Bexar County announced a new guardianship case numbering system effective October 1, 2025.
Guardianship cases can involve background checks, court investigators, hearings, reports, accountings, and ongoing compliance duties.
Requesting Bexar County Probate Copies, Letters, or Order Status
Online probate search can help identify the case, but official use often requires court-issued copies, certified letters, sealed documents, or verified order status. Bexar County provides a dedicated page for requests of copies, letters, or status of orders.
Phone: 210-335-2241. Use this number for County Clerk Probate Department questions.
Use this path for certified copies, letters testamentary, letters of administration, court orders, file copies, and status of orders.
The copy/status page lists the Probate Department at the Red Old Courthouse, 100 Dolorosa, San Antonio, TX 78205.
The copy/status page lists hours as 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. Verify before visiting.
Bexar County Probate eFiling, Forms and Hearing Procedures
Texas eFile is the official statewide e-filing system. eFileTexas.gov states that eFiling is mandatory for attorneys filing civil, family, probate, or criminal cases in Texas appellate, district, and county courts, while non-attorney filers are encouraged to file electronically.
Use the official Texas eFiling system for electronic probate filings when required or available.
Check the specific Probate Court page before setting hearings, filing proposed orders, or contacting court staff.
If an eFiling is returned, review the clerk’s reason, correct the issue, and resubmit according to current Texas and local rules.
For wills, bonds, certified documents, or restricted records, ask the clerk whether original or physical documents are required.
eFileTexas
Official Texas electronic filing system for probate and other court filings.
Open eFileTexasProbate Court 1
Use for Probate Court 1 procedures, hearing information, and staff contacts.
Open Probate Court 1Probate Court 2
Use for Probate Court 2 procedures, hearing information, and court contacts.
Open Probate Court 2Bexar County Mental Health Court and Probate Routing
Bexar County lists a Mental Health Court under its probate court contacts. Mental health probate matters can have separate locations, confidentiality rules, forms, court staff, and hearing procedures, so users should not treat mental health probate matters the same as standard estate cases.
Address: 300 Dolorosa, Basement near Jury Duty, San Antonio, TX 78205.
Phone: 210-335-2536.
Mental health records may involve confidential, protected, sealed, or restricted information. Contact the court for current access rules.
Estate, guardianship, mental health, and civil ancillary probate matters may follow different procedures.
Confirm the correct courtroom, filing office, hearing location, and document requirements before going downtown.
Official Bexar County Probate Court Links
Probate Division
Main Bexar County Probate Division page with Probate Department contact and Odyssey Portal guidance.
Open Probate DivisionProbate Courts
Official Bexar County page listing Probate Court 1, Probate Court 2, Probate Court 3, Mental Health Court, and Probate Clerk contacts.
Open Probate CourtsOdyssey Portal
Official Bexar County Odyssey Portal for court-record searches.
Open Odyssey PortalCopies and Letters
Bexar County page for requests of copies, letters, and status of orders.
Open Request InfoJustice Portal
Bexar County Justice Portal information for elevated access to court records.
Open Justice Portal InfoeFileTexas
Official Texas electronic filing system for probate and other court filings.
Open eFileTexasBexar County Probate Court Map and Location
Bexar County lists Probate Court 1 at 100 Dolorosa, Room 117, Probate Court 2 at 100 Dolorosa, Room 123, Probate Court 3 at 100 Dolorosa, Suite 1.20, and the Probate Clerk at 100 Dolorosa, Basement, Old Courthouse, San Antonio, TX 78205. Confirm the correct room before visiting because probate court, clerk, mental health court, and copy-request routing can differ.
Bexar County Probate Court FAQs
Where is Bexar County Probate Court located?
Bexar County lists Probate Court 1 at 100 Dolorosa, Room 117; Probate Court 2 at 100 Dolorosa, Room 123; Probate Court 3 at 100 Dolorosa, Suite 1.20; and the Probate Clerk at 100 Dolorosa, Basement, Old Courthouse, San Antonio, TX 78205.
What is the phone number for the Bexar County Probate Clerk?
The County Clerk’s Probate Department phone number listed by Bexar County is 210-335-2241.
How do I search Bexar County probate records?
Use Bexar County’s Probate Division page and the Bexar County Odyssey Portal for court-record searches. Search by case number, estate name, party name, protected person name, guardian name, or other available case details.
How do I request probate copies or letters in Bexar County?
Use the Bexar County page for requests of copies, letters, or status of orders, or contact the County Clerk’s Probate Department. Ask whether you need certified letters, certified orders, file copies, or other court-issued documents.
Does Bexar County have more than one probate court?
Yes. Bexar County lists Probate Court 1, Probate Court 2, Probate Court 3, a Mental Health Court under probate contacts, and the Probate Clerk.
Can probate cases be eFiled in Bexar County?
Texas eFile is the official statewide e-filing system. eFileTexas.gov states that eFiling is mandatory for attorneys filing probate cases in Texas district and county courts, while non-attorney filers are encouraged to use eFiling when available.