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Harris County Justice of the Peace Courts Filing Timing and Cure Windows

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Filing cutoffs, deemed-filed rules, rejection handling, cure periods, and outage procedures.

Filing deadlines

A party in a pending civil case must immediately notify the Court when a bankruptcy petition is filed.

A party to a pending civil case shall immediately notify the Court of the filing of a petition in bankruptcy.

After receiving notice that another party filed a bankruptcy petition, a party must file a suggestion of bankruptcy as soon as practicable and no later than five days afterward.

A suggestion of bankruptcy shall be filed as soon as practicable, and not more than five (5) days, after a party receives notice of the filing of a petition in bankruptcy by any other party.

Common questions about Harris County Justice of the Peace Courts filing timing and cure windows rules

What filing deadlines does Harris County Justice of the Peace Courts set?

A party in a pending civil case must immediately notify the Court when a bankruptcy petition is filed.

View ruleOfficial source Source: page 5, section RULE 1.8. FILING NOTICE OF BANKRUPTCY

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