Comal County District Courts Document Filing Requirements

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion to set or notice of hearing

After the parties and Court Coordinator identify a hearing date and time, the Motion to Set or Notice of Hearing must be sent to the Court Coordinator with that date and time.

Once a date and time for a hearing is identified by the parties in conjunction with the Court Coordinator, a Motion to Set or Notice of Hearing shall be sent to the Court Coordinator with the identified date and time.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion to set or notice of hearing

A Motion to Set or Notice of Hearing for a Zoom hearing must identify it as a Zoom hearing and include the Court’s Zoom link and Meeting ID.

5. All Motions to Set or Notices of Hearing for Zoom hearings shall note in the Motion/Notice that the hearing is scheduled for a Zoom hearing and shall provide the Court's Zoom link and Meeting ID.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Witness subpoena

Witness subpoenas should direct witnesses to the virtual courtroom and must include the Zoom link and Meeting ID.

All witness subpoenas should direct the witness to appear in the virtual courtroom and must include the Zoom link and Meeting ID.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Petition

The Petitioner must attach a copy of the order to the original petition and every copy of the petition.

The Petitioner shall attach a copy of this order to the original petition and to each copy of the petition.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Petition

If the Petitioner omits the order, the Clerk must attach it to the petition and every copy presented when the petition is filed.

At the time the petition is filed, if the Petitioner has failed to attach a copy of this order to the petition and any copy of the petition, the Clerk shall ensure that a copy of this order is attached to the petition and every copy of the petition presented.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion or request for relief

Must include

certificate of conference

Motions or requests for relief set for hearing must include a Certificate of Conference stating that reasonable efforts to resolve the dispute were unsuccessful.

All motions or requests for relief set for hearing must contain a Certificate of Conference by the filing party that a reasonable effort has been made to resolve the dispute without the necessity of court intervention and the effort failed.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Final judgment

The prosecutor must prepare criminal judgments and present final judgments at sentencing unless the presiding judge authorizes a brief delay for good cause.

The Prosecutor shall prepare all judgments in criminal cases. Final judgments shall be presented to the Court at time of sentencing in all cases involving criminal sentencing, unless the Judge Presiding authorizes a brief delay for good cause shown.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion to set

The requesting party must file a written Motion to Set for a hearing or final trial, including an estimate of its total length, unless the Court orders otherwise.

All hearings and final trials must be set by way of a written Motion to Set by the requesting party unless otherwise ordered by the Court. The Motion to Set must include an estimated length of the entire hearing or trial.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Motion to set or notice of setting

A matter will not be set unless the Motion to Set or Notice of Setting is signed as specified.

No matter will be set unless the Motion to Set or Notice of Setting has been signed by the Court Administrator/Coordinator or as directed by the specific court.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Co parenting seminar completion certificate

Unless good cause is shown, each parent must have a Co-Parenting Seminar completion certificate on file before the specified final decree or order is obtained.

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.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Petition

Original divorce and parent-child relationship petitions must include a copy of the Standing Order Regarding Children, Property and Conduct of Parties.

All Original Divorce or Suits Affecting Parent-Child Relationship Petitions shall have attached a copy of the “Standing Order Regarding Children, Property and Conduct of Parties” (“Standing Order”).

CRITICAL

Applies to

Judgment or order

All attorneys must approve as to form every judgment or order before it is presented to the Judge for signature.

Every judgment or order to be signed by a Judge shall be approved as to form by all attorneys before it is presented to the Judge.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Proposed judgment or order

Every proposed judgment or order must include the Presiding Judge’s signature line on the final page, which must also contain substantive text before the line.

All proposed judgments or orders shall provide a signature line for the Presiding Judge to sign. The signature line shall not be placed on a page by itself. It must be placed on the final page with a substantive portion of the judgment or order preceding it on the signature page.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Pretrial motion

Must include

caption, case number, proposed order

Every pretrial motion must have an order attached on a separate page with the proper cause number and case style.

On pretrial motions, attach by separate page on all motions, an Order with the proper cause number and style of case.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Jury waiver

When the defense requests a court trial, the defendant must file a jury waiver that is signed and sworn to by the defendant and approved by defense counsel and the District Attorney.

If the defense attorney or Self-Represented Litigant defendant requests a trial before the Court, a jury waiver must be filed with the Court. The waiver is to be signed and sworn to by defendant and approved by defense counsel and District Attorney.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Notice of deposition

Must include

certificate of conference

A written deposition notice must contain a certificate of conference.

Any written notice of deposition shall contain a certificate of conference as described in Rule 1a, above.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Pleading

Must include

ai disclosure

Attorneys and self-represented litigants filing pleadings must confirm either that AI was not used to generate the pleading or that AI-generated information was personally verified; signing certifies compliance.

All attorneys and Self-Represented Litigants who file pleadings with the Court shall confirm that artificial intelligence has not been used to generate the pleading or, if artificial intelligence is utilized, that the attorneys and/or Self-Represented Litigants have personally confirmed that the information generated by artificial intelligence is accurate. The signing of the pleading will serve as a certificate that the party and/or the Self-Represented Litigant, and all members of the attorneys' law firm, have complied with this rule.

WARNING

Applies to

Certificate of conference

The Certificate of Conference should substantially comply with either of the two stated formulations.

The Certificate of Conference should be in substantial compliance with the following language: "The undersigned has conferred with all parties who may be affected by the relief sought in this motion in a good faith effort to resolve or narrow the issues raised herein and agreements could not be reached" or "The undersigned has made reasonable efforts to confer with all parties who may be affected by the relief sought in this motion but has been unable to do so."

WARNING

Applies to

Emergency or ex parte hearing

These local rules do not alter the time periods or notice requirements governing emergency or ex parte hearings under the TRCP or TFC.

Nothing in these local rules shall change any time period or notice requirements that apply to emergency hearings and/or ex parte hearings allowed by the TRCP or the Texas Family Code ("TFC.")

WARNING

Applies to

Proposed docket control order

A proposed docket control order must substantially comply with the Court’s provided form docket control orders.

The proposed docket control order shall be substantially in compliance with the form docket control orders provided by the Court.

WARNING

Applies to

Financial forms

Copies of the financial forms must be available to the Court at any contested hearing involving child support or spousal support.

Copies of these financial forms shall be available for the Court for any contested hearing involving child support or spousal support.

WARNING

Applies to

Objection to proposed judgment

Written objections must state the reasons and include proposed alternative language; failing to provide them may be treated as waiver of the objection.

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.

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Civil cases

Applies to

Proof of completion

Proof of completion of the program must be filed with the Clerk.

We could not find this wording in the court's document. Open the source before relying on it.CRITICAL?

The parties shall provide copies of their latest proposed division of property to the Court at any contested hearing.

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Applies to

Motion

Files written consents to the withdrawal/substitution signed by the client on a motion to withdraw or by withdrawing counsel and new counsel on motion to substitute, in a motion that complies with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

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Applies to

Exhibit submission email ?

The email subject line should identify the cause number and the court in which the hearing is to be held.

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Applies to

Proposed jury charges

Both the State and the Defense should be prepared to present proposed jury charges to the Court at this hearing.