Guadalupe County Courts at Law Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

Small estate affidavits must use the Court's approved form.

Administrative Order Requiring the Use of the Court's Approved Form for Small Estate Affidavits

CRITICALCriminal cases

Physical evidence offered at a remote detention hearing must be displayed so the court, attorneys, parties, and witness can view it at the same time.

D. Presentation and retention of physical evidence during remote proceeding detention hearings will be conducted as follows: Any physical evidence offered at a remote proceeding detention hearing must be displayed so that the court, attorneys, parties, and witness can view it simultaneously.

CRITICALCriminal cases

A testifying party or witness must be clearly visible and identifiable on camera, or the Court will not allow the person to testify or continue testifying.

C. The camera of any party or witness who provides testimony must provide an unobstructed view of the party or witness providing testimony. An unobstructed view, for the purposes of this plan, means that the individual can be clearly seen, identified, and heard without any barrier other than a clean camera lens. Consistent with constitutional confrontation requirements, if a party or witness is not on camera, or cannot be clearly seen, the Court will not allow the person to testify or continue to testify unless the witness complies with the requirement of an unobstructed view.

CRITICAL

A civil jury trial setting request must be written, filed with the Clerk, and copied to the Court Coordinator and opposing counsel.

Requests for civil jury trial settings shall be in writing and filed with the Clerk and a copy shall be delivered to the Court Coordinator and opposing counsel.

CRITICAL

Small estate affidavits must use the court-approved form.

Administrative Order Requiring the Use of the Court's Approved Form for Small Estate Affidavits

CRITICALCivil cases

A Small Estate Affidavit must use the Court-approved form, including any future modification posted on the Court's website, to be approved.

It is therefore ORJ)ERED that the Guadalupe County Probate Court will not approve any Small Estate Affidf}vit unless it uses the approved form posted on the Court's website (or whatever modification of the approved form is posted in the future) and attached hereto as Exhibit "A".

WARNINGCriminal cases

When practicable, digital copies of physical evidence that can be prepared should be emailed to the court, court reporter, and counsel before the hearing.

E. When digital copies of physical evidence can be prepared, such as audio / video recordings, documents, or images, the digital copies should be emailed to the court at kathy@co.guadalupe.tx.us, court reporter at stacey.sharron@co.guadalupe.tx.us and to counsel for the parties before the hearing if practicable.