Coke County District Court, Texas Document Filing Requirements

CRITICAL

Applies to

Agreed order

An agreed order must be signed by all parties and attorneys, but cannot be used when a parent is unknown or absentee.

An Agreed order must be signed by all the parties and attorneys. If there is an unknown parent, or an absentee parent, unfortunately, that cannot be an “agreed order.”

CRITICAL

Applies to

Witness exhibit list

Witness and exhibit lists must be filed with the Court and are used to determine hearing time allotments.

These witness/exhibit lists must be filed with the Court and are relied upon when making decisions concerning time allotments during the hearing.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Exhibit

Parties must still prove up exhibits during the trial or court proceeding.

The parties must still prove up any exhibits during the trial/court proceeding.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Pretrial scheduling order

A standard pre-trial scheduling order must be utilized.

IT IS ORDERED that a standard pre-trial scheduling order shall be utilized.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Advisement

The emergency-change Advisement must state the reason for the change, when the relevant agencies were notified, and whether and when the child will return to the prior placement.

This report shall include the following: 1) the reason for the change; 2) when the CPA/Dept/2Ingage were notified of the necessity for the change: 3) if the child will be returning to the prior placement and the date of that occurrence.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Written report

After three months in the specified placement circumstances, DFPS or the assigned 2Ingage placement specialist must provide the Court a written report identifying contacted placements, who contacted them, and their responses.

IT IS ORDERED that if a child has not been placed in their home county or within 150 miles of the Courthouse of their home county and is not in a relative/fictive kin or adoptive home after a period of three (3) months—DFPS placement or the 2Ingage "placement specialist" assigned to the child shall provide a written report to the Court that includes the following information: 1) what placements were contacted; 2) what person with personal knowledge of the child contacted the placements; and 3) the response from the placement.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Advisement

An advisement must be filed immediately with the court and include the information specified in the order.

**IT IS ORDERED** that an advisement shall immediately be filed with the court that includes the following information (TFC §266.0042, 264.018):

CRITICAL

Applies to

DFPS Form 4526 Psychotropic Medication Treatment Consent

For a new psychotropic medication, DFPS Form 4526 must be completed and signed by the medical consenter and the health-care provider or designee.

When consenting to a new psychotropic medication, DFPS Form 4526 Psychotropic Medication Treatment Consent must be completed and signed by the medical consenter and the health-care provider or designee.

WARNING

Applies to

Written report

Written reports in lieu of appearances are accepted only for good cause when an emergency need is expressed to the court and the report provides information needed to assess whether the child’s needs are being met; a standard compliance form alone is insufficient.

They are accepted for good cause when the emergency need arises, it has been expressed to the court, and the report contains the information needed to ascertain whether or not the child/children are having their needs met. A standard form stating you have met with the child and complied with the code is not enough.

WARNING

Applies to

Witness exhibit list

The subject line of the email should say: Court Proceeding Exhibits of (Plaintiff/Petitioner/State or Defendant/Respondent) – Cause No. ____.

The subject line of the email should say: Court Proceeding Exhibits of (Plaintiff/Petitioner/State or Defendant/Respondent) – Cause No. ____.

WARNING

Applies to

Notice of request for child meeting

Please file a notice requesting the meeting so that the court coordinator can arrange. When filing, please include relevant information like school, therapy, or appointment conflicts.

Please file a notice requesting the meeting so that the court coordinator can arrange. When filing, please include relevant information like school, therapy, or appointment conflicts.