Judgment Liens and the Texas Homestead. Information from a private real estate attorney's website on how to release a judgment lien against homestead property.To contact the County Clerk's Probate Department, please call 210-335-2241. To search for court records please visit the Bexar County Odyssey Portal. You should never co-mingle property belonging to the estate with your personal assets. Heirs can use a small estate affidavit to collect property directly from banks and other institutions. The court must first approve the application. Here, learn about ways a deceased person's property may pass on to their heirs without the need for a formal court proceeding. • applications for sale of personal property;. • applications for sale of real property;.