Comal County Courts at Law Filing Timing and Cure Windows

WARNINGCivil cases

An attorney may file vacation or CLE letters covering no more than four weeks in a calendar year.

Each attorney may file vacation and/or CLE letters with the appropriate Court personnel for periods not to exceed four (4) weeks in a given calendar year.

CRITICAL

If the offering party is not present in court when physical evidence that cannot be digitized is offered, the evidence must be tendered to the court no later than two days after the remote proceeding.

Physical evidence which cannot be rendered in digital form shall be tendered to the court no later than two days after the remote proceeding if the party offering the evidence is not present in the court when it is offered.

CRITICALCivil cases

A child custody evaluation must be completed and filed with the Court at least 30 days before the final hearing.

Any child custody evaluation pursuant to §107.101, TFC shall be completed and filed with the Court at least thirty (30) days prior to the final hearing.

CRITICAL

If the offering party is not in court when physical evidence that cannot be digitized is offered, it must be tendered to the court within two days after the remote proceeding.

Physical evidence which cannot be rendered in digital form shall be tendered to the court no later than two days after the remote proceeding if the party offering the evidence is not present in the court when it is offered.

CRITICALCivil cases

At a dismissal hearing, the case must be dismissed for want of prosecution unless a motion to retain was timely filed and good cause supports keeping the case on the docket.

At the dismissal hearing, the Court shall dismiss the case for want of prosecution unless a motion to retain has been timely filed and there is good cause for the case to remain on the docket.

CRITICALCivil cases

Unless good cause is shown, the certificate must be on file before the parties obtain a Final Decree of Divorce, Final SAPCR Order, or Modification Order.

Unless good cause is shown otherwise, a certificate of completion of a Co-Parenting Seminar must be on file for each parent prior to the parties obtaining a Final Decree of Divorce or Final SAPCR Order or Modification Order.

CRITICALCivil cases

The proposed docket control order is due before the first hearing or within 30 days after the last answer is filed, whichever occurs first.

For all civil matters, including family law matters, prior to the first hearing or within thirty (30) days after the last answer is filed, whichever is first, the parties shall submit to the Court a proposed docket control order.

CRITICALCivil cases

Vacation or CLE notice must be filed at least 90 days before each designated vacation week.

Such notice must be filed at least ninety (90) days in advance of each designated vacation week.

CRITICALCivil cases

A written objection to a setting is due within five days after receipt of notice, except that when the hearing is requested less than five days ahead, the objection is due at least one day before the hearing.

If for good cause the opposing party cannot proceed to a hearing or final trial on the requested date, the party shall file and serve a written objection within five (5) days of receipt of notice of the setting, unless the hearing is requested within less than five (5) days, in which event, the written objection must be filed and served at least one (1) day prior to the hearing.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

48 hours

In a District Court proceeding, a proposed hearing date remains available for 48 hours; the party must submit a compliant written Motion to Set or Notice of Setting within that period to formally set the date, or the date is removed from the calendar.

If a proposed date has been provided by the Court Administrator/Coordinator or the Court during a hearing in a District Court proceeding, the date will remain as a potential hearing date for the party's case for 48 hours. If the party does not provide a written Motion to Set or Notice of Setting that complies with these rules to the District Court through the e-file system with the proposed date formally setting it for a hearing within the 48 hour time period, the proposed date will be removed from the District Courts' calendar and the matter will

CRITICALCivil cases

Parents of minor children must attend the family stabilization program within 60 days after the specified petition is filed; only the court may grant a waiver.

11. Parents of minor children are required to attend a family stabilization program (Helping Children Cope with Divorce) within 60 days of the filing of the Petition for Divorce or the Suit Affecting the Parent Child Relationship. Waivers may be granted only by order of the court.

CRITICALCivil cases

Judgments and orders must be filed for entry within 30 days after rendition, unless the Court directs otherwise.

All judgments and orders must be efiled with the Court for entry within thirty (30) days from the date of rendition, unless otherwise directed by the Court.

CRITICALCivil cases

Deadline

5 business days

An objection to a proposed judgment is due within five business days after filing, and failure to provide written objections and proposed alternative language may be deemed a waiver.

Any party objecting to a proposed judgment shall do so within five (5) business days of the filing of the proposed judgment and shall provide to all parties the reasons for the objection and any proposed new language. Failure to provide written objections and proposed alternative language may be deemed a waiver of objection to the proposed judgment or order.

WARNINGCivil cases

Civil cases must be disposed of within the Texas Supreme Court’s published time requirements unless good cause is shown.

All civil cases filed shall be disposed of within the time requirements published by the Texas Supreme Court unless for good cause shown.

WARNINGCivil cases

A TRCP 11-compliant agreement may shorten a required time period notwithstanding TRCP 245 or Rule 1(d).

Notwithstanding the time requirements of TRCP 245 or Rule 1(d) below, an agreement complying with the TRCP 11 may shorten any required time period.