Guadalupe County Courts at Law Service and Proof of Service Rules

Citation for small estate affidavits authorized by TEC §205.001 must be by posting.

Order Requiring Citation by Posting of All Small Estate Affidavits Authorized by TEC §205.001

Service

Publication

Citations for all small estate affidavits authorized by TEC §205.001 must be made by posting.

Order Requiring Citation by Posting of All Small Estate Affidavits Authorized by TEC §205.001

Non-jury settings require at least 10 days' notice to opposing counsel or parties, unless a statute or the Court permits otherwise.

Except where provided by statute or permission of Court, all non-jury settings shall be on at least ten (10) days notice to opposing counsel and/or parties.

Service

Mail

The required notice to the client must be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested.

Notice shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested.

The submitting attorney must provide opposing counsel and/or pro se parties a copy of the order bearing the Clerk's file stamp.

In all cases, the attorney submitting the order shall provide to all opposing counsel and/or pro se parties a copy of the Order bearing the Clerk's file stamp.

A copy of each civil jury trial setting request must be delivered 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.

Parties must serve objections to the listed pretrial materials, including objections to each party's exhibits, no later than seven days after receiving those materials.

The parties are to serve objections to the above referenced items, including objections to each party's exhibits, no later than seven (7) days after receipt of the above referred items.

Within ten (10) calendar days after receipt by opposing counsel, opposing counsel shall deliver the order to the Court for signature, or deliver to the Court and all counsel, specific written objections to the form of the proposed order.

Within ten (10) calendar days after receipt by opposing counsel, opposing counsel shall deliver the order to the Court for signature, or deliver to the Court and all counsel, specific written objections to the form of the proposed order.

Unless the Court orders otherwise, parties must serve or exchange exhibit lists and make exhibits available for inspection, witness lists, deposition-excerpt designations, and motions in limine at least 14 days before the pretrial conference.

Unless otherwise ordered specifically, at least fourteen (14) days prior to the pretrial conference, the parties shall serve or exchange the following things: a. Exhibit lists (and make exhibits available for inspection); b. Witness lists; c. Designation of deposition excerpts (written or electronic); d. Motion in Limine.

Civil cases

Applies to

Small estate affidavit

When a small estate affidavit is filed, the Clerk must require citation to all interested parties by posting.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that upon the filing of an affidavit for Collection of Small Estates Upon Affidavit under Texas Estates Code §20S.00 1 et seq., the Clerk shall require citation to all parties interested in the estate by posting under §51.053 of the Texas Estates Code.