Judge Shaun Carpenter
Individual Rules, Standing Orders & Policies
- Rules last changed:
Document Filing Requirements1 rule
A copy of this document shall be attached to any newly filed family law matter so as to constitute appropriate notice to all parties of the Court's standing order.
Filing & Service rules
Sealing & Redaction Procedures
The District Clerk must restrict public access to pleadings, orders, and documents in specified DFPS suits, except for access by DFPS, the parties, their attorneys, the attorney ad litem, and the guardian ad litem, or as the Court specifically permits and orders.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that public access to pleadings, orders, and documents filed in a suit brought by DFPS pursuant to Chapters 261, 262, and 264 of the Texas Family Code are to be restricted and shall be maintained by the District Clerk as such. The Clerk of the Court shall not allow public access to these pleadings, orders, and documents other than to DFPS, the parties, their attorneys, the attorney ad litem and the guardian ad litem unless specifically permitted and ordered by this Court.
Civil cases
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