Fannin County Court at Law Document Filing Requirements

CRITICALCriminal cases

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Application

An attorney seeking placement on the list must submit a sworn application.

An attorney who desires to serve as court-appointed counsel in a death penalty case may apply for placement on the list by submiting a sworn application to:

CRITICALCivil cases

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Parent education course completion certificate

Each party must file a certificate stating the course completion date with the District Clerk within 60 days of service of the Original Petition or the Respondent's filing of a waiver.

Each party shall file with the District Clerk, a certificate of the date of the completion of such course within 60 days of the service of the Original Petition or the filing of a waiver by the Respondent.

CRITICALCivil cases

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Petition

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

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

CRITICALCivil cases

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Written agreement

Removing the children from Texas requires either a written agreement of both parties filed with the Court or a court order.

Removing the children from the State of Texas, acting directly, or in concert with others, without the written agreement of both parties, filed with the Court, or an order of this Court.

CRITICALCivil cases

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Severed case filing

Attorneys must provide copies of the severed pleadings when filing the severed case.

the attorneys must provide copies of the severed pleadings at the time of filing.

CRITICALCivil cases

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Document containing unredacted sensitive data

If a document must contain unredacted sensitive data, the filing party must mark it with the specified notice to notify the clerk.

Furthermore, if a document must contain unredacted sensitive data, the filing party must notify the clerk by marking it "NOTICE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS SENSITIVE DATA."

CRITICALCivil cases

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Written agreement

Disrupting or withdrawing the children from their current school or day-care facility requires either a written agreement of both parents filed with the Court or a court order.

Disrupting or withdrawing the children from the school or day-care facility where the children are presently enrolled, without the written agreement of both parents, filed with the Court, or an order of this Court.

CRITICALCivil cases

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Motion

A motion must include the cause number and style of each applicable case.

The Motion shall have the cause number and style of each applicable case.

CRITICALCivil cases

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Inventory

Each party must provide the Court with a copy of their inventory at the final hearing in a contested divorce case.

Each party shall provide a copy of their inventory to the Court at a final hearing in a contested divorce case.

CRITICALCivil cases

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Certificate

Upon completing the seminar, parties must immediately submit the original certificate of completion to the district clerk as proof of attendance.

Immediately upon completion of the seminar the parties are required to submit the original certificate of completion with the district clerk's office as proof of attendance.

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Inventory

The required inventory must be signed under oath and describe and value the parties' property and list their debts and liabilities, including each creditor and amount.

an inventory, signed under oath by that party, setting forth a description and value of all property (real and personal, community and separate) owned or claimed by either or both of the parties and a list of all debts and liabilities (stating the creditor and amount) owed by either or both parties.

CRITICALCivil cases

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Severed claim

When a motion to sever is granted, the severed claim must be filed as a new case in the same Court and assigned a new cause number.

Whenever a motion to sever is granted, the severed claim shall be filed as a new case in the same Court and shall be assigned a new cause number by the District Clerk.

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Mandatory exchange of information

Each parent must produce the specified financial and child-insurance information within 30 days of appearing and before any temporary-orders hearing, whichever occurs first.

Within 30 days of a parent's appearance in a suit affecting parent child relationship, and before any hearing on temporary orders (whichever occurs first), each parent shall produce the following: 7.1 Information sufficient to accurately identify that parent's net resources and ability to pay child support; 7.2 Copies of income tax returns for the past two years, a financial statement, and current pay stubs; and 7.3 Regarding each child's health, dental and/or vision insurance: the name of the carrier, the policy number, a copy of the policy and schedule of benefits, insurance membership card and proof of the cost of the child's portion of the premiums.

CRITICALCriminal cases

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Application

Applicants for first chair or lead trial counsel must identify a district court judge knowledgeable about their proficiency and commitment to quality representation in death penalty cases.

In addition to the sworn application and other documentation, attorneys applying for first chair or lead trial counsel must identify a district court judge who has knowledge of the attorney's proficiency and commitment to providing quality representation to defendants in death penalty cases.

CRITICALCivil cases

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Petition

If the Petitioner omits the order, the Clerk must ensure it is attached 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.

CRITICALCivil cases

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Written agreement

Hiding or secreting the children from the other parent or changing their current abode requires either a written agreement of both parents filed with the Court or a court order.

Hiding or secreting the children from the other parent or changing the children's current place of abode, without the written agreement of both parents, filed with the Court, or an order of this Court.

CRITICALCriminal cases

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Self study credit documentation

An attorney claiming self-study credit must submit documentation identifying the type of self-study and the hours related to death-penalty defense.

If the attorney is claiming any self-study credit, the attorney must submit documentation stating what type of self study was involved and how many hours were related to the defense of death penalty cases.

CRITICALCriminal cases

A document that must contain sensitive data must carry the specified notice at the upper left of its first page, unless its only sensitive data is exempt from redaction under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.10.

If an electronic or paper document must contain sensitive data, the filing party must state on the upper left-hand side of the first page, "NOTICE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS SENSITIVE DATA." This notice is not required if the only sensitive data contained in the document is exempt from redaction under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.10.

CRITICALCivil cases

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Petition

The Petitioner must attach this Order to the original petition and every copy, and the Clerk must ensure it is attached at filing if the Petitioner has not done so.

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

CRITICALCriminal cases

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Written notice of removal

An attorney who wants to be removed from the list must notify the Region's Presiding Judge in writing that they no longer wish to be available for death-penalty appointments.

If for any reason an attorney wants to be removed from the list, the attorney shall notify the Presiding Judge of the Region in writing that the attorney no longer wishes to be available for appointment to death penalty cases.

CRITICALCivil cases

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Inventory certificate of compliance

When serving an inventory, the party must file a certificate of compliance with the District Clerk.

When a party serves an inventory on opposing counsel or a self-represented party, the party shall file a certificate of compliance with the District Clerk certifying the same.

CRITICALCriminal cases

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Annual cle compliance proof

CLE proof must include the annual certification form and State Bar MCLE Compliance Report, and detail each course's name and number, attendance dates, and hours related to death-penalty defense or appeals.

Such proof shall include the form entitled "Annual Attorney Certification of CLE Hours" available on the Region website at www.ixcourts.gov/lair aspx and a copy of the attorney's MCLE Compliance Report from the State Bar of Texas. The documentation also must detail the course name and number, the dates the attorney attended the course, and how many hours were related to the defense or appeal of death penalty cases.

CRITICALCriminal cases

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Electronically filed document

A person who electronically files a document must include their email address on it.

The email address of any person who electronically files a document must be included on the document.

WARNINGCriminal cases

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Application

Incomplete applications will not be considered for placement on the list.

Incomplete applications will not be considered

WARNINGCivil cases

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Seminar completion

The Court may waive the seminar requirement for good cause, and the requirement does not apply to parties who completed the seminar and received a certificate within the preceding two years.

For good cause shown, the Court may waive the requirement of the seminar This order does not apply to any party or parties to this suit who have heretofore successfully completed and received a certificate of completion for said seminar within two (2) years preceding the date of the current pending litigation.