Ector County District Courts Document Filing Requirements

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Writ of wage withholding to employer request

A signature is required on the form.

SIGNATURE REQUIRED:

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Record of support order

A Record of Support Order must be submitted with every child support order.

Record of Support Order (PDF) FC § 105.008. Effective 09-01-2021, this form is now required to be submitted with ALL child support orders.

Form VS-165 is required in all family law matters.

Form VS-165 (Required for all family law matters) (PDF)

Form VS-160 is required in all adoption cases.

Form VS-160 (Required in all Adoption cases) (PDF)

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Notice district clerk role in litigation

The District Clerk's Role in Litigation notice is required for every new suit filed by a party not represented by an attorney.

Notice - District Clerk's Role in Litigation (PDF)(Required for All New Suits Filed by Party Not Represented by an Attorney)

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Acknowledgment form

A person filing attorney-unprepared documents must sign and file an acknowledgment form with the district clerk's office.

All persons filing documents not prepared by an attorney will be required to sign and file an acknowledgment form with the district clerk's office.

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CLE compliance verification

Each approved attorney must file verification of annual CLE compliance with the Local Administrative Judge.

appropriate verification of each attorney's annual CLE compliance shall thereafter be filed with the Local Administrative Judge for the Ector County District Courls.

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Annual IDC indigent-defense practice report

Each approved attorney must annually report to the Texas Indigent Defense Commission the percentage of the attorney's practice devoted to indigent cases.

each approved attorney shall make an annual reporting to the IDC of the percentage of their practice that is devoted to the handling of indigent cases.

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Attorney fee voucher

The attorney executing the voucher must certify that the information is accurate and that the compensation and expenses were reasonable and necessary for effective assistance of counsel.

21. Attorney Certification - I, the undersigned attorney, certify that the above information is true and correct with the laws of the State of Texas. The compensation and expenses claimed were reasonable and necessary to provide effective assistance of counsel.

The court must include the COVID questionnaire with summonses as Attachment B.

lnclude as Attachment B the covlD questionnaire that the court will include with summonses,

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Jury trial plan

Each county must adopt a Jury Trial Plan before any jury trial may proceed there.

recently issued OCA and Supreme Court guidelines require that a Jury Trial Plan must be adopted by each county before any jury trial may proceed in that county.

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Jury trial plan

Ector County jury trials may not proceed until the Regional Presiding Judge, Local Administrative District Judge, Judge Hays, and the local health authority approve the Jury Trial Plan.

Unfortunately, jury trials may not proceed in any Ector County District or County Court until a Jury Trial Plan has been approved by our Regional Presiding Judge (Judge Dean Rucker), the Local Administrative District Judge, Judge Hays, and the appropriate local health authority.

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Suit affecting parent child relationship report

All divorces, annulments, and suits affecting the parent-child relationship must be reported through the court clerk to the State Vital Statistics Unit.

All divorces/annulments (with or without children) and all suits affecting the parent-child relationship must be reported through the clerk of the court to the State Vital Statistics Unit (VSU).

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Report section 1

Section 1, containing general information, must be completed for every report filed.

This section must be completed for each report filed.

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Report section 2 divorce or annulment

Every divorce or annulment must be reported even without minor children, and all Section 2 information is required.

All divorces/annulments must be reported, even if there were no minor children. All information is required.

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Report section 3 children affected

Every child affected by the suit must be listed, and all corresponding Section 3 information must be completed for each child.

Every child affected by the suit being reported must be listed, and all items concerning that child must be completed.

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Continuation form

When more than six children are affected, Section 3 must be completed on another form labeled “continuation” and attached to the original form.

If more than 6 children complete section 3 on another form, label it “continuation” and attached the continuation form to the original form.

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Statement of inability to afford payment of court costs

Anyone who answered yes must select all applicable options and attach proof to the form.

If you answered yes, check all that apply and attach proof to this form, such as a copy of an eligibility form or check.

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CLE compliance verification

The approved attorney is responsible for filing the CLE compliance verification.

This filing requirement shall be the responsibility of the approved attorney.

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CLE compliance records and verifications

The Local Administrative Judge must retain and maintain all CLE compliance records and verifications.

All records and verifications of CLE compliance shall remain in the possession of and be maintained by the Local Administrative Judge for the Ector County District Courts.

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Attorney fee voucher

The attorney fee voucher includes a section for the presiding judge’s signature and approval amount.

22. SIGNATURE OF PRESIDING JUDGE: AMOUNT APPROVED:

The jury-proceeding plan must identify the arrangement of the judge, counsel, participants, and court personnel in each facility during every trial phase.

lnclude where the judge, parties/counsel, jurors, witnesses, court reporter, and bailiff will be arranged in each courtroom or facility during each phase of the trial.

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Suit affecting parent child relationship report

When more than three children are affected, the additional-children box must be checked and the additional children must be listed on the back.

If more than three children are affected, check the “additional children listed on back of form” box, and continue to list the additional children.