Guadalupe County District Court, Texas Document Format Requirements

CRITICAL

A show cause or other order setting a case submitted for a judge’s signature must be on a separate page and may not be combined with a pleading.

Any show cause or other order setting a case presented for signature to a judge shall be on a separate page and not combined with a pleading.

CRITICAL

A draft order must not be typed on the same page as a pleading, motion, certificate of service, or any part of one.

A draft of an order shall not be typed on the same page with a pleading, motion, certificate of service, or any part thereof,

CRITICAL

The judge's signature line on a proposed order must appear on a page with other text, not on a separate page.

The signature line for the judge to sign proposed orders shall not be on a separate page, but shall be on a page with other text.

CRITICAL

A show-cause or other case-setting order presented to a judge for signature must be on a separate page and not combined with a pleading.

Any show cause or other order setting a case presented for signature to a judge shall be on a separate page and not combined with a pleading.

CRITICAL

In lieu of the Proposed Property Division form, a copy of a spreadsheet showing assets shall be provided to the court in an editable electronic format at the beginning of trial.

In lieu of the Proposed Property Division form, a copy of a spreadsheet showing assets shall be provided to the court in an editable electronic format at the beginning of trial.

CRITICAL

A draft order must not share a page with a pleading, motion, or certificate of service, and it must have a heading with the cause number, case style, and court.

A draft of an order shall not be typed on the same page with a pleading, motion, certificate of service, or any part thereof, and each such draft shall have a heading showing the cause number, the style of the case, and the court in which it is pending.

CRITICAL

A judge’s signature line on a proposed order must appear on a page with other text, not on a separate page.

The signature line for the judge to sign proposed orders shall not be on a separate page, but shall be on a page with other text.

CRITICAL

A show cause or other case-setting order submitted for a judge’s signature must be on a separate page and may not be combined with a pleading.

Any show cause or other order setting a case presented for signature to a judge shall be on a separate page and not combined with a pleading.

CRITICAL

In lieu of the Proposed Property Division form, a copy of a spreadsheet showing assets shall be provided to the court in an editable electronic format at the beginning of trial.

In lieu of the Proposed Property Division form, a copy of a spreadsheet showing assets shall be provided to the court in an editable electronic format at the beginning of trial.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Draft order

A draft order must be on a separate page from pleadings, motions, and certificates of service, and its heading must identify the cause number, case style, and court.

A draft of an order shall not be typed on the same page with a pleading, motion, certificate of service, or any part thereof, and each such draft shall have a heading showing the cause number, the style of the case, and the court in which it is pending.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Proposed order

The judge’s signature line on a proposed order must appear on a page with other text, not by itself on a separate page.

The signature line for the judge to sign proposed orders shall not be on a separate page, but shall be on a page with other text.

WARNING

A spreadsheet showing assets provided instead of the Proposed Property Division form must be in an editable electronic format and provided to the court at the beginning of trial.

In a divorce suit, each party shall prepare and deliver a Proposed Property Division using the form posted on the Guadalupe County District Courts' website, fully completed and signed by the party, or a single agreed Proposed Property Division, signed by both parties. In lieu of the Proposed Property Division form, a copy of a spreadsheet showing assets shall be provided to the court in an editable electronic format at the beginning of trial.

WARNING

Pleadings and court orders must be neat and clean, without smudges or strike-overs.

1. ALL pleadings and Court orders MUST appear neat, clean, with no smudges or strike-overs.

WARNING

Pleadings and decrees must be printed on 8½-by-11-inch paper.

4. All pleadings and decrees must be printed on 8 ½ by 11 inch paper.

WARNING

Pleadings must be originals, and preprinted forms must not be photocopied.

5. All pleadings must be originals. If you use preprinted forms, do not photocopy.

WARNING

Pleadings and court orders must be neat and clean, without smudges or strike-overs.

1. ALL pleadings and Court orders MUST appear neat, clean, with no smudges or strike-overs.

WARNING

Pleadings and decrees must be printed on 8½-by-11-inch paper.

4. All pleadings and decrees must be printed on 8 ½ by 11 inch paper.

WARNING

Pleadings must be originals, and preprinted forms must not be photocopied.

5. All pleadings must be originals. If you use preprinted forms, do not photocopy.

WARNING

Pleadings and court orders must be neat and clean, without smudges or strike-overs.

1. ALL pleadings and Court orders MUST appear neat, clean, with no smudges or strike-overs.

WARNING

Pleadings and decrees must be printed on 8½-by-11-inch paper.

4. All pleadings and decrees must be printed on 8 ½ by 11 inch paper.

WARNING

Pleadings must be originals, and preprinted forms may not be photocopied.

5. All pleadings must be originals. If you use preprinted forms, do not photocopy.