Hidalgo County Courts at Law Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICALCivil cases

After a hearing is set, the District Clerk must notify the defendant by certified mail with return receipt requested, notify the attorney by fax or regular mail, and file the correspondence and mailing receipts.

The District Clerk shall notify each defendant of the arraignment in the defendant’s criminal case by certified mail, return receipt requested, as soon as practicable after a court sets the case for a hearing. The District Clerk shall also notify the defendant’s attorney of the arraignment by facsimile transmission or by regular mail. The District Clerk shall file the correspondence and mailing receipts in each defendant’s case.

CRITICALCivil cases

Service

Court service to agency

The District Clerk must deliver every arraignment notice to the District Attorney’s office and send the sheriff notices for jailed defendants, whom the sheriff must transport to arraignment.

The District Clerk shall deliver a Copy of every arraignment notice to the District Attorney’s office. The District Clerk shall provide a copy of each arraignment notice concerning a jailed defendant to the sheriff, who must transport each jailed defendant to the arraignment.

CRITICALCivil cases

The District Clerk must promptly notify the State, the defendant, and defense counsel of the next trial setting.

The District Clerk shall promptly provide notice of this next trial setting to the State, the defendant, and defense counsel.

CRITICALCivil cases

For the specified children to be placed outside the Rio Grande Valley, the filed notice must also be copied to all counsel of record.

Child(ren) who have an extraordinarily high level of medical needs and/or children who have behavioral level of care “Specialized”, “Intense”, or higher, as defined under RULES 700.2341 & 700.2361 of the TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, may be placed outside of counties of the Rio Grande Valley, upon notice filed with the Court and copied to all counsel of record. No prior Court approval is necessary.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Videotaped deposition page and line designations

The parties must exchange page-and-line designations for videotaped deposition excerpts before trial.

Page and line designation for video taped deposition excerpts shall be exchanged by the parties prior to trial.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Withdrawal motion

A copy of the withdrawal motion must be delivered or mailed to opposing counsel.

A copy of the motion shall be delivered or mailed to opposing counsel.

CRITICALCivil cases

IT IS ORDERED that all elective medical and dental procedures necessitating general anesthesia shall require notice and consent to any legal or adjudicated parent whose rights have not been terminated and is subject to the jurisdiction of the Court, the Attorney Ad Litem for the child(ren), and the Guardian Ad Litem for the Child(ren). DEPARTMENT shall provide notice of no less than five (5) business days of the elective medical or dental procedure requiring general anesthesia to any legal or adjudicated parent whose rights have not been terminated and is subject to the jurisdiction of the Court, the Attorney Ad Litem for the child(ren), and the Guardian Ad Litem for the Child(ren).

IT IS ORDERED that all elective medical and dental procedures necessitating general anesthesia shall require notice and consent to any legal or adjudicated parent whose rights have not been terminated and is subject to the jurisdiction of the Court, the Attorney Ad Litem for the child(ren), and the Guardian Ad Litem for the Child(ren). DEPARTMENT shall provide notice of no less than five (5) business days of the elective medical or dental procedure requiring general anesthesia to any legal or adjudicated parent whose rights have not been terminated and is subject to the jurisdiction of the Court, the Attorney Ad Litem for the child(ren), and the Guardian Ad Litem for the Child(ren).

CRITICALCivil cases

IT IS ORDERED that DEPARTMENT shall provide notice of no less than five (5) days of the child’s intent to travel out -of-state to any legal or adjudicated parent whose rights have not been terminated and is subject to the jurisdiction of the Court, the Attorney Ad Litem for the child(ren), and the Guardian Ad Litem for the Child(ren).

IT IS ORDERED that DEPARTMENT shall provide notice of no less than five (5) days of the child’s intent to travel out -of-state to any legal or adjudicated parent whose rights have not been terminated and is subject to the jurisdiction of the Court, the Attorney Ad Litem for the child(ren), and the Guardian Ad Litem for the Child(ren).

CRITICALCivil cases

The Department must give the specified parents and ad litems at least five days’ notice of a child’s intent to travel out of state.

IT IS ORDERED that DEPARTMENT shall provide notice of no less than five (5) days of the child’s intent to travel out -of-state to any legal or adjudicated parent whose rights have not been terminated and is subject to the jurisdiction of the Court, the Attorney Ad Litem for the child(ren), and the Guardian Ad Litem for the Child(ren).

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Placement notice

The placement notice must be copied to all counsel of record.

Child(ren) who have an extraordinarily high level of medical needs and/or children who have behavioral level of care “Specialized”, “Intense”, or higher, as defined under RULES 700.2341 & 700.2361 of the TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, may be placed outside of counties of the Rio Grande Valley, upon notice filed with the Court and copied to all counsel of record. No prior Court approval is necessary.

WARNINGCivil cases

If a parent, Attorney Ad Litem for the child(ren), and Guardian Ad Litem for the child(ren) do not respond to the DEPARTMENT’s request for consent after three (3) business days, the request

If a parent, Attorney Ad Litem for the child(ren), and Guardian Ad Litem for the child(ren) do not respond to the DEPARTMENT’s request for consent after three (3) business days, the request