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That depends on the court. In larger counties (Dallas, Tarrant, Harris), where there are statutory probate courts, the courts have more staff and resources and the court administrator or other staff may provide instruction. It is ultimately your responsibility to know your duties and your attorney should be your first resource on that. Your first responsibility is going to be to file an Inventory and Appraisement of the estate, which is due 90 days from when you receive letters of administration.

It is not necessary that a will be notarized; it is CRUCIAL that it be witnessed by two people, who both are in the room and see the testator (and each other) as the will is signed. If there is no affidavit of witnesses to the will (which is the piece that gets notarized) then at least one of the witnesses must be available to come into court and testify that he or she witnessed testator signing the will.