Comal County District Courts Filing Timing and Cure Windows

CRITICALCivil cases

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

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.

CRITICAL

A proposed District Court hearing date is held for 48 hours and is removed from the calendar if a compliant setting request is not submitted within that period.

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 not be set.

CRITICAL

The parties must submit a proposed docket control order 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.

CRITICAL

Judgments and orders must be e-filed for entry within 30 days of 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.

CRITICAL

Deadline

5 business days

A party objecting to a proposed judgment must object within five business days after filing and give all parties the reasons and proposed new language.

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.

WARNING

Attorneys may file vacation and/or CLE letters for up to four weeks per calendar year, and must file notice at least 90 days before each designated vacation week.

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

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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.