Brewster County District Court, Texas Sealing & Redaction Procedures

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Procedures for filing sealed or redacted documents, including required motions and formats.

Civil cases

Specified records in DFPS suits must be maintained as confidential, with access allowed to the listed people and entities.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that access to affidavits, court reports, and other documents filed in a suit brought by DFPS pursuant to Chapters 261, 262, and 264 of the Texas Family Code are CONFIDENTIAL and shall be maintained by the District Clerk of Brewster County as such. The Clerk of the Court shall allow access to these pleadings, orders, and documents to the court, an associate judge, DFPS employees, employees of a Single Source Continuum Contractor (SSCC) acting as an authorized agent of DFPS, a party, a party's attorney, any attorney ad litem or guardian ad litem for the child, and the Office of the Attorney General.

Common questions about Brewster County District Court, Texas sealing & redaction procedures

How does Brewster County District Court, Texas handle sealed or redacted filings?

Judge Monty Wayne Kimball: Specified records in DFPS suits must be maintained as confidential, with access allowed to the listed people and entities.

View rule Official source Source: page 2, section STANDING ORDER ESTABLISHING CONFIDENTIALITY OF DFPS COURT RECORDS

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