DeWitt County District Court, Texas Service and Proof of Service Rules

Applies to

Proposed property division

A proposed property division must be provided to opposing counsel.

Each attorney shall submit a proposed property division, including property claimed or recognized as separate property, to the Court and opposing counsel.

Applies to

Trial setting request

A copy of a trial-setting request must be provided to opposing counsel and any pro se parties.

If counsel for either party is requesting a setting for trial, the request shall be in writing and directed to the District Clerk, with a copy to opposing counsel and any pro se parties.

Civil cases

The District Clerk must attach a copy of the order to the citation served on each person.

District Clerk to each person served by citation by attaching to citation.

Applies to

Dismissal notice

Cases not disposed of within Rule 6 time standards should be placed on the dismissal docket at regular intervals; the Clerk must send notice to attorneys of record and unrepresented parties with an address on file, and the case is dismissed unless retained under Rule 165a.

Any case not disposed of within the time standards of Rule 6 of the Rules of Judicial Administration should be placed on the Dismissal Docket at Regular Intervals as directed by the Judges of the District, and notice of the Courts' intention to dismiss and the date and place of the dismissal hearing shall be sent by the Clerk to each attorney of record and to each party not represented by an attorney of record and whose address is shown on the docket or in the papers on file, as provided in Rule 165a of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, and the case ·shall thereafter be dismissed unless the case be retained in accordance with said Rule 165a.

Applies to

Financial information sheet

The Financial Information Sheet must be furnished to opposing counsel.

A Financial Information Sheet showing the income and expenses of each party shall be furnished to the Court and opposing counsel not later than the commencement of hearing or trial in which the payment of support or property rights will be an issue.

Civil cases

The petitioner's or movant's attorney must provide a copy of the order to the petitioner or movant.

Petitioner's/Movant's attorney to petitioner/movant;

Service

Mail to opposing party

The party preparing an unapproved final judgment must forward it to the Court and mail a copy to all opposing counsel or unrepresented parties who appeared.

All final judgments which are not approved by all counsel or opposing parties who appeared before the Court shall be forwarded to the Court, a copy shall be mailed to all opposing counsel or unrepresented parties by the party preparing the judgment;

Service

Mail to opposing party

The party preparing an unapproved final judgment must mail a copy to all opposing counsel or unrepresented parties.

a copy shall be mailed to all opposing counsel or unrepresented parties by the party preparing the judgment;

Civil cases

The District Clerk must provide a copy of the order to a pro se petitioner or movant at the time of filing.

District Clerk to pro se petitioner/movant at time of filing;

Service

Mail to opposing party

Notice of a motion or request to set a non-jury case for trial must be mailed to all other counsel.

Notice of such Motion or request shall be mailed to all other counsel in the case.

Civil cases

The respondent's attorney must provide a copy of the order to the respondent.

Respondent's attorney to respondent;